She completed her undergraduate studies at Ohio University in Nursing. She is a graduate of Nova Southern College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her psychiatry residency at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center and the Medical College of Georgia. She has served twenty two years in The United States Army as a general adult psychiatrist. Her many roles included chief of outpatient clinic and inpatient services with four oversea deployments. Dr. Harpold worked as a federal employee for several years with her main focus on addictions in the military. Dr. Harpold is the attending psychiatrist for the Behavioral Health Unit, responsible for teaching medical students and resides. She also cares for patients at ASMP.