- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Clinical Child Psychology, Reiss-Davis Child Study Center, Los Angeles
- Teacher of children with emotional and academic difficulties
- Climbing instructor in Outward Bound-type mountaineering programs
- Volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps, Jamaica
Professional memberships include:
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- California Psychological Association (CPA)
- Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA)
- Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)