A lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve, she has 25 years of health care experience, with expertise in international business strategy and health care management. Wood has served as a consultant for numerous strategic planning initiatives for the military health system, public and nonprofit service organizations and foreign governments. At the UW, she teaches courses on applied research and health care strategy and conducts translational research on health care strategy, business operations and service delivery. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Wood has a Ph.D. in business administration from Old Dominion University.