About me

As a full-time professor, I truly love teaching and training the next generation of psychologists.  That commitment to lifelong learning has me constantly revisiting how therapy works, how I work as a therapist, and how I can better show up for and serve my clients. As a Board Certified Counseling Psychologist (ABPP), I take my professional identity and commitment to clinical excellence very seriously, and I’ve been active in leadership roles in many professional organizations since graduate school.

I have enjoyed working both short-term and long-term with a diverse array of clients for over two decades. I have a particular expertise in working with Women in STEM: I’ve co-authored several book chapters and been involved in long-term research on career, identity, and work-life interface.

I’m an East Coast native who’s moved around a lot, spent much of my professional life in the Midwest, and is delighted to be calling California home for the third time (this time for keeps!). I’m a nature and animal lover, a lifelong nerd (before it was cool!), and I will undoubtedly share relevant book/article/podcast resources with you because I can’t help myself.

If you'd like more of a sense of the type of academic and training work I've done, I have a link below to publications and presentations.

CA License PSY34202

IL License 071.007477

Diplomate (ABPP) in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park

Pre-doctoral Internship: Purdue University 

Post-doctoral Fellowship: University of California, Santa Cruz 

M.A. in College Student Personnel (now Student Affairs), University of Maryland, College Park

B.A. in Psychology, Connecticut College