She received her PhD in Logistics Systems and MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the University of North Texas, and a MS in Finance and a BBA in International Marketing from Texas A&M University. She is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Counsel of Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP), the Decision Sciences Institute Southwest Region (SWDSI), and the Decision Sciences Institute Southeast Region (SEDSI). Her current research interests include logistics and supply chain management, data analytics. transportation, performance-based logistics, healthcare analytics, operations management, and data and text mining.