Ms. Morrison studied chemistry at Barnard College and obtained her M.S. in biochemistry and toxicology from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a M.A. in Teaching from Belmont University. She worked in biochemical research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Vanderbilt University. She began teaching high school chemistry in the Nashville Public Schools from 2009 to 2011, and is currently teaching at Wellesley High School, a public school in Wellesley, Massachusetts.