This massage therapy and bodywork expert witness has more than 35 years of experience as a practicing massage therapist, educator, curriculum developer, and continuing education provider. Her professional work encompasses massage therapy practice standards, bodywork techniques, pathology and massage considerations, pregnancy massage, oncology massage, geriatric massage, documentation practices, ethics, and massage therapy education. She has more than 10 years of experience providing expert witness services, including consultations and depositions related to massage therapy and bodywork practice issues.

Licensed in Louisiana and previously licensed in Texas as both a massage therapist and massage therapy instructor, she is board certified through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Her educational background includes a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership, a Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education, and specialized training as a Natural Therapeutic Specialist. In addition to maintaining a longstanding massage therapy practice, she has served as an owner, operator, instructor, adjunct professor, continuing education provider, and curriculum developer within massage therapy education programs.

Her expertise extends into massage therapy regulation, curriculum standards, assessment and documentation procedures, informed consent, special populations, pharmacology considerations, evidence-informed massage practice, and research-informed massage education. She has participated in national advisory groups and committees involving massage therapy education standards, competency evaluation, examination development, COVID-19 guidelines, pregnancy and postpartum massage, and the Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge project. Her committee and governance work includes service with the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, the Massage Therapy Foundation, and the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation.

A significant portion of her career has involved publication, research, and professional education activities within the massage therapy field. She is the principal author of widely used textbooks addressing massage therapy principles, pathology for massage therapists, and manual therapy education. Her presentations at national and state professional conferences have covered topics including massage and pathology, ethics, oncology massage, pregnancy massage, documentation standards, pharmacology, cultural competency, special populations, informed consent, and research-informed clinical practice. Professional affiliations include the American Massage Therapy Association, the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education, the Society for Oncology Massage, and the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health. Her industry recognition includes lifetime achievement awards for educational excellence, teacher recognition honors, and induction into a massage therapy hall of fame for contributions to the profession and massage therapy education.