Hereford received her BS degree in Nursing from Boise State University, her MS degree in Nursing Education from Idaho State University and her PhD in Education with an emphasis in Adult and Organizational Learning from the University of Idaho. Prior to coming to Boise State University, Hereford worked in a variety of clinical areas including emergency, medical-surgical, home health and clinical education. Hereford’s expertise in teaching includes emergency, medical- surgical, pediatrics, nursing case management and an online transition course for returning RNs. Hereford is an expert in teaching online, hybrid and face to face having won awards by both faculty and students as outstanding faculty of the year.