She has performed research for Tuskegee University, The National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Medical Branch. She graduated from Tuskegee University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and the University of Nebraska Medical Center with a Medical Doctorate. She is the founder of the newly developing non-profit organization SayersCanHelpWright, Inc., whose mission is to provide healthcare for homeless individuals in Galveston County. Currently, she is employed as a Professor of Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology at San Jacinto Community College in Pasadena, Texas and a part time Faculty Tutor at Houston Community College. Dr. Wright actively volunteers with Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Galveston County Jail and the Gulf Coast Mental Health Center. Dr. Wright says, the greatest lessons she learned in life came from her professors. Furthermore, when she teaches, she strives to make the experience one her students will never forget.

In her downtime, she enjoys spending time with her husband of 24 years, her bull terrier Lady, Rottweiler Debo and her Manx cats Shorti and Bobbi. Dr. Wright is an avid fisher, gardener and loves to sing.