She is a Certified Family Life Educator and is the co-author of the Couples Connecting Mindfully relationship education curriculum. She has been with the project since 2009, first as an undergraduate research assistant, then as a graduate research assistant. Most recently, she oversees the daily tasks related to the new randomized control study assessing the impact of specific relationship education curricula on couples in Alabama communities. She lives in Auburn, Alabama with her husband Tyler and their daughter Amelia. Carlie Cave Graduate Research Assistant