Marty received her BSN from The University of South Carolina Honors College (cum laude) and her MN from the University of South Carolina. She received a Certificate in Nursing Education from Francis Marion University in 2014. She became a certified nurse educator in 2016 and also holds certifications in parish nursing from St Louis University and in on-line instruction from Central Michigan University. She is an Amy V Cockcroft Nursing Fellow (2004), Oxford University Round Table delegate (2007), and a 2008 recipient of The Palmetto Gold Award.