Research and Personal Interests:
Health and well-being of grandparents raising grandchildren, parenting and parent education, and body image of minority women

Education:
BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from East Carolina University

PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from Florida State University

Awards won and who awarded them to you
Undergraduate teaching award from the University of Florida, publication excellence award from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)

What City, State, or Country are you originally from?
Fayetteville, NC 

Some type of quote you live by:
"The mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates, the great teacher inspires." - William Arthur Ward

Something interesting about yourself?
I enjoy travel, cooking, interior design, and going to the gun range.