She has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Massachusetts College of Art, and was recently a Clifton Visiting Artist at Harvard University. She holds both Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's acclaimed Media Laboratory, where she worked closely with Rosalind Picard, Tod Machover, John Harbison, and Marvin Minsky. She also holds a bachelor's degree with high honors in Music from Harvard University. She has received numerous distinctions for her academic work, including Research Fellowships from IBM, Motorola, and Interval Research Corporation.