he received the M.S. in Library Science in 1990 and, in 1995, a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Design from The Florida State University.

Returning to UGA where she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Learning and Performance Support Lab (1995-96), she was on the faculty of the University of Northern Colorado and Georgia State University. She has participated in diverse design projects, including a training project as a faculty fellow at NASA, Johnson Space Center.

Her current research focuses on Web-based learning environments and community building in virtual environments, technology integration, and information retrieval in open-ended systems.

Her teaching interests include instructional design, research in instructional technology, technology integration, and Web-based learning environments.