Bachelor of arts in biological science from
Ohio State University, 1980; master of science in safety engineering from the
University of Southern California, 1985; doctorate in industrial engineering
from the University of Houston in 1997; Colonel,
USA, Ret.;
unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 12;
hobbies: Swimming, triathlons, weight lifting, water skiing, scuba diving; 2002
she went to the Clemson University, but returned a week later to the Astronaut
Office; later working as Safety and Mission Assurance Manager, Space Shuttle
Program, Johnson Space Center; was since January 2005 employed by Sverdrup,
Houston; 2005 2006 Senior Technical Advisor, Automation, Robotics and
Simulation Division, Engineering Directorate,
NASA, Johnson Space Center, Automation, Robotics &
Simulation Division, Houston, Texas; 2006 2008 Engineering Directorate
Deputy Director; 2008 2017 Principal Engineer / Chief Engineer,
NASA Engineering & Safety Center, Johnson Space
Center, Houston, Texas; leaving
NASA in September 2017 after 30 years of serving;
since September 2017 Professor of Engineering Practice, Industrial and Systems
Engineering, Texas A&M University.