Dr. Novince, a former university professor, holds a Ph.D. in the disciplines of Developmental, Educational, and Counseling Psychology. As an educational consultant and trainer, she has conducted in-service trainings for schools and agencies and presented at numerous statewide and national conferences on topics addressing healthy child and adolescent development.

Since 2012, she has served as consultant to the LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth, a community prevention coalition serving Southern Beaufort County.  She has extensive experience in coalition development and coalition-based prevention planning systems designed to promote positive youth development and reduce child/adolescent risk-taking behaviors. During Senator Rob Portman’s tenure as a congressman in Ohio, Dr. Novince collaborated with him when he facilitated the passage of the Drug-Free Communities Act in 1998.