Her graduate studies were completed in Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL and involved using computational tools to predict and estimate the feasibility of novel biodegradation pathways. Her postdoctoral studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine focused on computational modeling of VEGF signaling pathways. Dr. Finley's current research applies systems biology approaches to develop mechanistic computational models of biological processes related to human disease, with particular interests in tumor angiogenesis and cancer metabolism.