Sandra holds a degree in psychology and a minor in political science from the University of Houston. As a contributor and on-air talent expert for StudioD, her work has appeared on websites such as Livestrong, eHow, Global Post, Modern Mom, and The Classroom.
She has a rich, diverse background in the mental health and teaching fields and worked as a corporate language trainer for 11 years teaching business and survival English.
Sandra's screenplay, Hyde Park, received an honorable mention in the Fort Bend Writer's Guild First Ten Screenplay and Novel Competition. In 2009, Sandra was awarded a poetry fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center, and her short story, Running on Fumes in 1999, was published by Crack the Spine Literary Magazine in May 2014.
Additionally, she was a quarter-finalist and semi-finalist for the 2016 Mary Ballard Poetry Prize. Sandra's feature scripts Article V and Bare were official selections of the 2015 and 2016 Oaxaca Film Festival, respectively. Her script Article V won the Outstanding Drama Award at the 2017 Sacramento International Film Festival.
She is the author of A Practical Guide to Learning American English: Useful Tips for High Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced English Students. Sandra is an active member of the National Writers Union and serves as a delegate and contract advisor for the Grievance and Contract Division.
Last, but not least, Sandra is the owner, or might one say "servant," of one pet cat, The Duchess.
