Education

Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in counseling, Florida State University

Master of Education with major in exceptional children, University of South Carolina

Professional Affiliations

Association of Childhood Education International

The American Psychiatric Alliance

The National Association for the Education of Young Children

Honors and Awards

University of South Carolina, Sumter, Governor's Professor of the Year

Governor's Professor of the year, South Carolina State Finalist

YWCA Tribute to Women in Industry award

Listed in Outstanding Young Women in America

Listed in Who's Who in America's Teachers