She completed her Bachelors of Nursing Science and Masters of Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated with honors and was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Prior to attending nursing school, she was a research associate at University of California, San Diego studying prevention, transmission, and treatment of HIV. Kelsey enjoys hiking with her dog, cooking, and reading.