Teresa received her BSN from the University of Oklahoma and a BS in Community Health at the University of Central Oklahoma. She has several years of experience as a Registered Nurse across the different specialties of nursing. She has experience in the Emergency Room, Intensive Care, Step-down, and Gastroenterology, Progressive Cornonary Care, and Case management. Teresa spent several years as a Rapid Response Nurse and a member of the Code Blue Team. Teresa received her Masters of Science in Nursing Education with honors at the University of Central in May 2017. She is currently working as a Professor of Nursing at Oklahoma City Community College.