In 2007 Woods began her training for her Ph.D. and completed it in 2013, in Clinical Community Psychology with Rural Indigenous Emphasis.
She served as an alternate member of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration tribal advisory committee on behalf of Alaska.
With training from Tlingit teachers, Harold and Phil Gatensby of Carcross, Canada she was able to conduct peacemaking or healing circles.
She serves on the Data Safety Monitoring for HEALTHH Study (Healing and Empowering Alaskan Lives Toward Healthy Hearts Project).
Woods is a committee member of the Criminal Justice Commission workshop on Behavioral Health, and for the Alaska Opioid Policy Task Force.