She serves as the principal investigator for the DISCOVER Maternal Child Health Leadership funded through a MCH Training grant, HIV HEART (Health Education, Assessment and Research in Telehealth) funded through the AIDS Education and Training Center and the South Central Telehealth Resource Center which is funded through the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth which are all located within HRSA. She received her doctorate in nursing practice from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and completed her PhD in May 2013 through UAMS. Translate