She completed her undergraduate degree in sociology and environmental science in 1994, her master’s degree in public health/environmental health, in 1999 at Western Kentucky University, and completed her Ph.D. program in higher education administration at the University of Louisville in 2007. She also holds graduate certificates in Women’s Studies and Community College Faculty Preparation. Dr. Kerby’s educational and research interests have focused primarily on issues pertaining gender, service-learning, civic engagement, and sustainability. In addition to her interests in traditional classroom teaching, she teaches service-learning based courses in Ireland and Belize that encourage students.