She received her PhD and MBA from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida, and a B.S. in sociology from Furman University. Her primary research interest is employee volunteering, which stems from her time working in the nonprofit sector for both the HandsOn Network and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Her other interests include justice, personality, emotion, and employee well-being. She has published her work in leading scholarly journals, including Academy of Management Journal and the Journal of Applied Psychology. She is actively involved with several local and national volunteering organizations-including United Way Worldwide, Points of Light Foundation, and Community Connection of Northeast Georgia-in order to both examine her research interests and disseminate results to the relevant audiences.