Professor Weiss earned a BA in Chemistry and Sociology from Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia and an MS in Forensic Science from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is currently working on her PhD in Business Administration with an emphasis in Criminal Justice.

Professor Weiss is a Fingerprint Examiner and Crime Scene Investigator for a Central Florida police department where she has been employed for the past 18 years. She also has five years experience as a Serologist with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.