As a proud graduate of The Ohio State University, I am a higher education professional with over 25 years of combined experience in administration, teaching, research, and service. Additionally, I am dedicated to student retention and success. I have taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades in Texas public schools and hold lifetime teaching certificates in Elementary Education and Reading. In Higher Education, I have taught courses in early childhood education, elementary education, diversity and equity, teacher education, reading, literacy, action research, and qualitative research. I have successfully chaired numerous dissertations and sat on many dissertation committees. I serve on the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and hold current CITI research training certificates.

I was a Professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate School at my university. In this role, I supervised the Office of Thesis and Dissertations and approved theses and dissertations. One of my areas of expertise is motivating doctoral students in their programs. We co-create a realistic backward timeline to ensure graduation before they reach their 10-year deadline. Professors work hard balancing life, teaching, research, and scholarship. Doctoral students are often left with minimal guidance and support. I am a high-touch coach offering proofreading and editing in APA 7 format. Moreover, I am passionate about working with underserved populations and mentoring and coaching doctoral students.

As a principal investigator or co-principal investigator, I have secured over $ 1.219 million in refereed grants and $288,158,000 in non-refereed grants.