She is a graduate of Tougaloo College, as a part of the first class to graduate with a B.A. in journalism and mass communication in 2007 and she holds a M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Georgia. Before entering academia, she worked in public health as a marketing director and as an employee relations manager for a major insurance company. Prior to joining the Tougaloo faculty she was an adjunct professor at Parkland College where she taught courses in advertising and mass communication. Her research interests include race and new media: critical and cultural perspectives and social justice: the impacts of social media on organized acts of resistance.