She is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received a BA in Psychology from the University of San Diego and lived there for 2 more years before moving to Omaha, Nebraska to attend dental school at Creighton University. Dr. Carey received her DDS in May 2010. She returned to Albuquerque for the UNM AEGD program and graduated from the program in June 2011. Dr. Carey joined the faculty in September 2011. She works at Novitski Hall on UNM campus in the faculty dental clinic while supervising the dental hygiene students. She also works at Carrie Tingley seeing patients with developmental disabilities. She is interested in pursuing a MPH from UNM and continuing to travel abroad on dental service trips. She is a member of the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the New Mexico Dental Association and the Special Care Dentistry Association.