She teaches introductory biology courses and laboratories to non-science majors and is an advocate for service learning. Dr. Scully received her M.S., specializing in forensic science research with a concentration on fiber evidence, and a Ph.D. with a research focus on developmental biology from The George Washington University. She has worked for a nonprofit agency training prosecutors nationwide on how to present forensic evidence—specifically DNA—in criminal cases, and is the author of the book Discovering Biology in the Lab: An Introductory Laboratory Manual.