Her primary role is to evaluate and support patients in the areas of pain and symptom management, goals of care, and hospice evaluations. Ashley earned her Bachelor of Arts from Carlow University in 2004 with a focus in English and creative non-fiction writing. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Duquesne University of Pennsylvania in 2008 and completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Robert Morris University in 2017. Her work prior to joining the palliative care team was as a registered nurse in the medical intensive care unit where she was introduced to palliative care. While obtaining her DNP, she completed a quality improvement project with the Palliative team at UPMC Mercy regarding moral distress in nurses caring for patients at the end of life.