Dr. Angelica has been a Teacher Education Professor for over 10 years and has over 20 years of teaching reading, advising, mentoring, and life coaching experience within the K-12 sector. During her career, she’s worn many hats as an Academic Coach, Academic Advisor, Educational Consultant, Instructional Coach, Dissertation Coach, Professional Learning Coach, New Teacher Mentor, Instructional Facilitator, RTI Coordinator, Reading Specialist, Team Leader, and Reading Teacher. She is a proud graduate of South Side High School (Memphis, TN), and later graduated from The University of Memphis in 2001 (B.S.), 2002 (B.A.), 2005 (M.A.T), and 2018 (Ed. D; Literacy/Reading). She is also a member of the Memphis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.