She received her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, her master's of public health from Harvard University and her master's of science in nursing/nurse-midwifery from the Yale University School of Nursing. Prior to joining the practice, she gained experience at the Fair Haven Community Health Center in New Haven, Conn. She was board certified by the ACNM Certification Council in 2000. She is the author of Varney's Study Guide.