On top of her Ballroom Dancing career, she also received a BA in Psychology at Harvard University and was a member of the Harvard Ballroom DanceTeam, Expressions Dance Company, Pan-African Dance and Music Ensemble, Black Community and Student Theater.
She is a professor in the Psychology department at University of Massachusetts - Boston while Currently working on getting her PHd in Clinical Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston with focus on researching methods of improving culturally sensitive counseling, therapist training, and outcomes for clients who regularly encounter discrimination.