She has over ten years of teaching experience at the professional level. She is considered a local expert in medicinal plants and has given talks throughout West Virginia on the subject. As a certified Master Naturalist, she also coordinates the Kanawha Valley Chapter of the West Virginia Master Naturalists. Dr. Linger received a B.A. in Music and a B.S. in Biochemistry from San Francisco State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry at Purdue University. She has published twelve articles on mechanistic enzymological topics in top scientific journals.