She is certified as a Pediatric Mental Health Specialist through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. She also works in both the Neurofibromatosis and the Tourette Syndrome Clinics at Children's Hospital. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing (BSN '88, MSN '02). She completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at Robert Morris University (DNP '14). She has more than 29 years of pediatric nursing experience, including hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplantation, neurology, primary care, chronic pain management, functional feeding, shared decision-making/patient-and family-centered care, and developmental-behavioral pediatrics.