My path to psychology is a non-traditional one. I graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas summa cum laude, with a B.B.A. degree in Finance and a minor in French in 2009.

After graduating, I worked as fee-only personal financial planner in downtown Fort Worth and later received my Certified Financial Planner (TM) designation.

In 2012, I moved to Portland, Oregon, and soon after began working as a research assistant for Dr. Leslie Hammer at Portland State University in the I/O Psychology department. I later worked with Dr. Talya Bauer and Dr. Donald Truxillo. Two years later, I applied to doctoral programs in I/O Psychology and accepted my offer to Rice University, working with Dr. Margaret Beier.

I obtained my M.A. in Psychology from Rice in 2018 and my Ph.D. in 2020.