Alicia received her Bachelor's degree in Functional Design at Murray State University in Kentucky and her Masters in Artisanry from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth in Jewelry and Metals. Her work is in personal and private collections and has been exhibited in juried and invitational shows. Alicia is a former Artist-in-Resident at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and the Appalachian Center for Craft. She recently was the Visiting Associate Professor teaching Jewelry and Metal Crafts at PrattMWP in New York and now presently is teaching Jewelry and Metalsmithing at Boise State University in Idaho.