She graduated from UND in 2005 after completing her predoctoral residency at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in health promotion and prevention science at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her doctoral dissertation (co-chaired with Dr. J.D. McDonald) was titled, "Prediction of body mass index in Northern Plains American Indian children." Email: