Stephanie received a Master’s degree in Human Development and Early Childhood Disorders from University of Texas at Dallas in 2015 and has been a Certified Child Life Specialist since 2016. Throughout her child life journey, Stephanie has served vast populations in different settings such as the Emergency Room, Outpatient Surgery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Burn Intensive Care Unit, and Trauma Intensive Care Unit. In addition, she is a Certified Educator of Infant Massage and a Car-Seat Safety Technician. Her passion and advocacy for children and families outside of the hospital began in her first deployment with Children’s Disaster Services for Hurricane Harvey in 2017. She takes pride in her personal philosophy to increase the value of life for children within the hospital and for those struggling to cope with trauma outside of the hospital walls.