She received a BS in Chemistry from Muhlenberg College and MS, DA, and PhD degrees from Lehigh University. Her research interests include studying poly(vinyl alcohol) gels by NMR as part of a larger interest in porphyrins and phthalocyanines as candidate contrast enhancement agents for MRI. She teaches the introductory chemistry class every fall to engineering, biology, and other non-chemistry majors. Natalie also regularly teaches a spectral analysis course at the graduate level.