​Research Interests

• Maternal Mental Health and Matrescence
• Maternal Identity Development
• Trauma and PTSD
• Multicultural Counseling and Cultural Humility
• Counselor Education and Supervision
• Jungian Psychology and Sandplay Therapy
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Women's Mental Health

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Current Research

Doctoral Dissertation (In Progress)
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Matrescence: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study of Maternal Identity Transformation
Colorado Christian University | 2025–Present

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Research Experience

Student Research Team Member
Lived Experiences of Adoptive Parents Raising Children Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure
IRB-Approved Qualitative Research Study
Colorado Christian University | 2024–2025

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Student Research Team Member

Evaluating the Mental Health of Children Placed in a Kenyan Orphanage
IRB-Approved Quantitative Archival Research Study
Colorado Christian University | 2024