Research and Personal Interests:
Research on commercial fishing families in eastern NC; Adults with Dyslexia; Social work education; rural populations.

Personal interests include spending time at the beach and mountains, reading, collecting antiques, travel here and abroad, community work.

Education:
BSW - East Carolina University
MSW - UNC Chapel Hill
PhD - Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's NFLD, CA

Awards won and who awarded them to you:
2003 award from social work BSW students

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

Some type of quote you live by:
"I can choose my thoughts and as I think in my heart, so I will become!" from the work of Mother Teresa

Something interesting about yourself?
My father was a sea captain and I loved going to sea with him when I was growing up.