She received her BS in pharmacy in 1994 and a PharmD degree in 1996, both from Duquesne University. She completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at West Virginia University Hospital in 1997 and a Specialty Residency in Ambulatory Care at the University of Pittsburgh in 1997. She was employed as a clinical specialist in the transplant department of the Disease Management Division of Stadtlanders Operating Co., LLC for 2 years. She then joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in 2000.