She received her B.S. from Wayland Baptist University and M.S. from New Mexico State University both in mathematics. She is currently working towards a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. She has done research on statistical aspects of genetics and complex analysis and currently finds interest in analysis and abstract algebra. She began teaching at Wayland in the Fall of 2008. She teaches courses in algebra, trigonometry, calculus, linear algebra, and primary mathematics education