I received my Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation in 1989 and returned to SIU to work on a PHD in 1998. I began working at SIU in November of 1998 and joined the Law School in Feb. 2002 where I currently work in the Law School Library in the Technical Services Department. I was on the founding Board of Directors for Southern Illinois Regional Effort for AIDS (SIREA) and have done work with area human service agencies and local animal rescue efforts. I live outside of Carbondale with 14 horses and an abundance of dogs and cats.