She has a B.A. in Sociology from New College in Sarasota, Florida, a law degree from Southwestern University School of Law, and a M.A. in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire. She is a director of the first Youth Internet Safety Survey and a co-Principal Investigator of the second Youth Internet Safety Survey, the first and second National Juvenile Online Victimization Studies and the National Juvenile Prostitution Study. She is the author and co-author of numerous articles about child victimization, Internet-related sex crimes, and youth Internet use.