RYT-500 certified yoga instructor and freelance writer passionate about living a plant-based, alcohol-free life. Author of Rethinking Alcohol Through the Eight Limbs of Yoga. I host a monthly online gathering for those rethinking alcohol in their lives. In March of 2023, I completed a 100-hour spirituality immersion in Rishikesh, India to deepen my understanding of yoga.

Previously, I was an instructional designer with a background in K12, higher ed, and adult learning. I am co-editor of Thriving as a Woman in Leadership in Higher Ed (2021) and co-author of six books on instruction including Instructional Models: How to Choose One, How to Use One (2019), The 12 Touchstones of Good Teaching (2013), and Classroom Instruction that Works, 2nd ed. (2012). I have a BSEd from UGA in Education. MA from UC-Denver in Information & Learning Technologies.