She teaches in the nutrition undergraduate and graduate programs and the dietetic internship at UAB. She is a registered and licensed dietitian who also works with oncology patients in a survivorship and supportive care clinic. She frequently presents seminars to cancer support groups including those for breast cancer and prostate cancer. Individually, she often sees patients with head and neck cancer, working with them throughout their treatment to optimize their nutrition status and deal with the side effects of treatment during and after their course of therapy.