Natalie began the Education PhD program in Fall 2023. She received her BS in Psychology & BS in Sociology from the University of North Alabama, and her MA in Religious Studies from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Natalie has over a decade of teaching experience in the fields of Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Women’s Studies through contracts with Pellissippi State Community College, The University of Memphis, The College of Idaho, and the College of Western Idaho. Her research interests include religious deconstruction, reconstruction, transformative learning, holistic learning and development, spirituality in education, multiple religious belonging, and non-Western traditions.