About

Born and raised in a home where education was valued, ambition were supported, and inquiry was encouraged, I naturally developed a love for knowledge and an aspiration to be both an educator, an innovator, and a counselor.

I obtained my B.A. in Elementary Education from Huntington College in 2002, my M.A. in Counseling from Regent University in 2004, and my Ed.D. in Distance Education with a focus on instructional design and technology in 2009. I am a licensed teacher in the state of Indiana, and I am licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed school counselor in the state of Virginia.

In 2009, I accepted an appointment as an assistant professor at Liberty University in the school of education. Here I teach and develop online courses for the educational technology and school counseling program. You can see a selection of my educational technology artifacts here. I also serve as a research consultant and Chair of Doctoral Research for the doctorate of education program. In the latter position, I oversee and develop online system solutions to facilitate the online dissertation process. See  my doctoral education artifacts on my doctoral education page.

Previously, I held a lecturer position at Old Dominion University (ODU) and worked as a teaching assistant for Regent University’s CACREP-accredited Masters in counseling program. While at ODU, I worked as a developer and consultant for online course development.

In addition to teaching in higher education institutions, I have served as a counselor at a community college’s women’s center, in human service agencies, and at day and residential treatment facilities. Visit my counselor education page for more information.

Building houses for hurricane victims in Florida to teaching basic living skills to parents in Bolivia, I have traveled extensively in the United States and overseas volunteering to work with diverse populations.

My research interests include online community, web based technology, and cultural intelligence. I enjoy writing and presenting on all of these topics and often do so with my husband.

On a personal note, I enjoy spending time with my husband, Michael. We enjoy “tinkering” on our computers (and creating programs and websites such as the one you are viewing now) and exploring the great outdoors — hiking, biking, traveling and running. Some of our recent travel adventures include, petting Tigers in Thailand, hiking the jungles of Malaysia, and paragliding off a mountain in New Zealand. One of our favorite vacation spots is Disney World where we get to visit both Mickey and my parents. And, we have 2 cats, Minnie and Mushu (both named after Disney characters).