[1][2] She was recognized as a Harry S. Truman Scholar in 1991 and was named one of the Top Ten College Women in the United States in the areas of politics and national affairs by Conde Nast the same year.
[1] She transitioned to academia in 1999, joining the Georgia State University (GSU) College of Law as an instructor, a role she held until 2002.
[1][2] As dean, she launched programs integrating legal education with data analytics and implemented measures to improve bar passage rates using evidence-based practices.
[1][2] During her tenure, she led the university’s academic response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, including transitioning nearly 11,000 courses online in early 2020.
[3] The position includes oversight of the 10-campus system, with a provision for a fallback academic appointment at the William S. Richardson School of Law.