She received her medical degree from Yale University in 1996 and completed her internship, residency, and Chief Residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She is a founding member of the Play2PREVENT program, a team of Yale researchers and collaborators developing and testing video games to improve health among children, teens, and young adults. Kimberly Hieftje, Ph.D., Eva Jennifer Edelman, M.D., and Deepa R. Camenga, M.D., are researchers and instructors at Yale University School of Medicine and members of the Play2PREVENT team.