Prior to joining CSU, Dr. Yuma completed a post-doctoral fellowship with a dual appointment in the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. Before completing her doctoral studies at the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, Dr. Yuma managed pediatric injury prevention programs for Dell Children's Medical Center of Austin and Children's Medical Center Dallas. She served as the chair of the Central Texas Injury Prevention Committee and as a member of the Texas Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council's Injury Prevention Committee. Dr. Yuma holds a master's degree in public health from the Texas A&M Health Science Center’s School of Public Health.