I earned a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ, in 2006. My training included OB/GYN, natural birth, family medicine, endocrinology, and pain management. I gained experience working in local hospitals and clinics. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Pre-Medicine from Concordia University in Irvine, CA, and a Master of Arts in Psychology from Pepperdine University. My career has included roles as a mental health therapist, Social Services Director in a nursing facility, hospital social worker, crisis counselor, and crisis evaluator in an Emergency Room. I also served as a Site Coordinator, managing 25 staff members and 950 severely mentally ill clients in Tucson and Phoenix, AZ.

I have been teaching since September 2003 and currently teach at several local universities. From 2010 to 2013, I was the Area Chair of the Undergraduate and Graduate Psychology programs at the University of Phoenix Phoenix Campus, where I managed 50 faculty members and oversaw both the undergraduate and graduate programs. In 2016, I received the Outstanding Faculty of the Year award in the Social Sciences Department at the University of Phoenix. I also served as the Department Chair at Arizona Christian University for seven years and have been teaching at Maricopa Community Colleges for the past seven years.

Doctorate degree in Naturopathic Medicine

Master of Arts in Psychology.