She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She then began working for Baylor’s Human Genome Sequencing Center where she helped further research about the genetic underlying of retinal diseases. Her interest in research continued into graduate school, where she received awards for her group master’s project about obstructive sleep apnea. She completed her Master of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. She is privileged to be part of the multidisciplinary team at the Lung Institute and contribute to research in treatment of pleural mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer.