Dr. Slife received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is a first-generation college student and the first person in her family to obtain a doctorate degree. She completed her doctoral internship at the University of Maryland Counseling Center and her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Delaware Center for Counseling and Student Development, with a specialty rotation in eating disorders. Dr. Slife went on to work in a faculty position at Loyola University New Orleans, where she taught several undergraduate courses and ran a research lab focused on identity development, disordered eating, and feminist attitudes. Dr. Slife was previously a Staff Psychologist at UNLV CAPS, where she served as the Training Coordinator and Eating Disorder Treatment Team Coordinator. Dr. Slife developed and implemented the APA-accredited CAPS internship training program.  She also served as the Training Director of the APA-accredited Nevada Psychology Internship Consortium, a statewide workforce development program. She has spent the last decade focused on the supervision, training, and retention of mental health professionals in Nevada. Dr. Slife has worked with many populations, including college students, veterans, adults with serious mental illness (SMI), and the underserved.

Dr. Slife returned to UNLV CAPS in December 2022 as the Associate Director of Administrative Services. Dr. Slife enjoys the many roles that come with being a psychologist and utilizes both insight-oriented and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) interventions with clients.

Dr. Slife oversees the Wellness Promotion department of the Student Wellness Center. She also oversees the Outreach, Social Media, and Technology services at CAPS.