She teaches at the Southeast Campus located in Arlington, Texas. She earned a B.A. and a M.A. in history from Angelo State University and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University . She has taught at Texas A&M University and Blinn College in addition to her current position. Dr. Lawrence has taught courses in twentieth century American history, women's history, and Western Civilization, as well as her courses on the history of Texas . She has taught as part of the Honors program at both Tarrant County College and Texas A&M. She has presented scholarly papers at the meetings of the Texas State Historical Association, the Mid-America Conference on History, and the Popular Culture Association.