Degrees

• PhD, Public Administration & Public Policy, Auburn University
• MPH, Public Health Administration, East Tennessee State University
• BS, Health Administration & Community Health, with a minor in marketing, East Tennessee State University

Awards and Honors

• Association of University Programs of Health Administration Glandon Family Scholarship Recipient, 2022
• Fellow of the Alabama Academy of Science Award, 2022
• Birmingham’s Leader in Diversity Award, 2022
• Forbes 30 Under 30 Healthcare Category Candidate, 2021
• Samford University Professor of the Game, 2021
• Birmingham’s NextGen: Rising Stars of Education and Workforce Development Award Recipient, 2020
• Auburn University’s 2020 Women of Distinction Alumnae Award Recipient, 2020
• Auburn University’s 2020 Distinguished Dissertation Award Recipient, 2020
• Thirty Under 30 Alumni Recipient, Auburn University’s College of Liberal Arts, 2020
• Global Student Entrepreneur Awards National Finalist, 2019
• Southern Management Association’s Healthcare Management Track, Best Doctoral Student Paper Award, 2017
• The Beryl Institute Scholar, 2017

Involvement

• American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Alabama Chapter, president
• Birmingham Education Foundation, junior board member
• Association of University Programs in Health Administration, member and certification reviewer
• Academy of Management, member
• Southern Management Association, member
• Southern Conference for Public Administration, member

Expertise

• Healthcare administration
• Public health
• Quality improvement
• Leadership

Recent Publications & Presentations

• Google Scholar Page