She earned a Master of Science Degree in Community Health Education from The University of North Texas in 1983 and serves as an educational consultant to the National Parkinson Foundation, Miami, FL, The Parkinson Alliance, Princeton, NJ, and the Society for Supranuclear Palsy, Baltimore, MD. Imke has authored numerous publications for families living with Parkinson’s disease and lectures widely to healthcare professionals and maintains a geriatric case management practice in Ft. Worth, Texas.