Best known for her role on the Style Network reality series Big Rich Texas, she is also the author of 7 novels, including the Fiona Frost series. She is an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas, teaching Biochemistry and Parasitology. She earned a PhD in physiology, has been published in numerous journals, and served as an Ad Hoc Reviewer for the National Science Foundation, Royal Integrative Society and other scientific journals.