Prior to her current position, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Colgate University in Upstate New York. She earned her PhD in Neuroscience in 2011 and it was during her time as a graduate student that she realized she enjoyed being creative in the classroom and had a soft spot for introverted learners. In graduate school, she earned the Biobehavioral Health Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award and the Nina Fedoroff Teaching Assistant Award. She will be the Psychology Club Adviser at PNW in Fall 2018. When she isn’t in the classroom or lab, she can be found playing with her two cats, Lola and Rusty, wondering if she can successfully clicker train them to do tricks for treats.