She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1983 from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. Her Masters of Science degree was completed in 2001 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She joined the SIU Department of Surgery as the Clinical Nurse Instructor for the Surgery Clerkship in 1998. Prior to joining SIU Maggie was the Clinical Coordinator of the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois. Maggie has received multiple awards and honors including the Excellence in Teaching Award for the Department of Surgery every year since she joined SIU in 1999. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau and Phi Kappa Phi. Her research interests include surgical education and she has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals.