She graduated from the University of Saint Francis in Albuquerque, NM with a master’s in physician assistant studies. Before she went to PA school, she attended the University of Montana and played basketball for the Lady Griz before transferring for her last year and graduating with a bachelor’s in biology from Carroll College. She loves to be able to care for patients in athletics that have to persevere through injury, as she herself had six knee surgeries through her college career and continued to play basketball through these injuries.