Biden studied cultural anthropology at Tulane University.[1] During her freshman year of college, she worked at Girls Incorporated, now Kingswood Academy, as a camp counselor.[2] She also interned at a summer program at Georgetown University, working with youth from Anacostia.[18] After college, Biden worked as a waitress at a pizza shop in Wilmington for a few months before starting her career in social work.[3] She moved to Kensington, Philadelphia, and started a job as a clinical support specialist at the Northwestern Human Services Children’s Reach Clinic, assisting youth and their families with accessing resources and working directly with psychiatrists and therapists.[18][13][19][18] She obtained a master's of social work degree from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice in 2010.[15][17] She was one of twelve graduates who received the John Hope Franklin Combating American Racism Award.[20]