She received an undergraduate degree in Biology from Fitchburg State College and Master’s Degrees from Harvard University in 2004 and University of New England in 2008 in the fields of Immunology and Physician Assistant Studies respectively. As a Physician Assistant she has practiced in the specialties of Primary care, Urology, Surgery and Hospitalist Medicine. Prior to becoming a Physician Assistant she spent 20 years in research science with specialization in the field of molecular immunology to include the development of vaccine strategies for the treatment of malignant melanoma and renal cell carcinoma.