08/26/2026
I Just Want to Know Why 😂
People sometimes look at my education and ask why I kept going back to school.
The answer is pretty simple:
I love to learn.
I'm the person who notices something repeatedly coming up in cases and immediately starts wondering...
Why does this keep happening? What causes it? Is there research on this?
And suddenly I'm 14 tabs deep reading research papers. 😂
That curiosity took me from Criminal Justice, to paralegal studies, to a master's focused on Forensic Psychology, and eventually into doctoral studies in Traumatology.
And here's the funny part:
This photo is from the only graduation ceremony I've ever attended—high school. That's me with Mama and O'Bachan. 🤍 Jordan was in Mama's womb.
All those degrees and certificates later, apparently I was never particularly interested in walking across the stage.
I wanted the education.
Because knowing what happened has never been enough for me.
I want to know why.
Why people behave the way they do. Why systems work—or don't. Why patterns keep appearing. And how understanding those things can help me do my work better.
I don't think I'll ever stop learning.
Which probably means there's another educational rabbit hole somewhere with my name on it. 😂📚