Dr. McHenry earned her doctorate in political science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and holds a master's degree in women's and gender studies from Georgia State University. She teaches several courses including Gender, Health in Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Intro to Comparative Women’s Studies and Women’s Health Disparities. She writes on the following topics: women's health, environment, breast cancer advocacy and social movement organizations. Her recent work focuses on fracking’s harmful impact on the environment and health.