Recently, she obtained a Doctor of Science in Holistic Nutrition from Hawthorn University. Her studies and extensive clinical nutrition experience, primarily practicing medical nutrition therapy for the management of chronic conditions including stroke and other neurological conditions, sparked her interest in the pursuit of an advanced degree. Her dissertation work: Multimodal Dietary Treatment in Tourette’s Syndrome - is an exploratory open-label multimodal dietary treatment study performed in collaboration with Neuro Institute, Atlantic Health System. Positive results of this preliminary experimental multimodal dietary treatment are very encouraging and have been acknowledged as a poster presentation for Atlantic Health System Research Day and recently at FNCE, Chicago.