Ms. Boyd received her bachelors degree in both Womens Studies and Political Science from the University of Michigan in 2008; and she received her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in December 2010. While at Michigan Law, Ms. Boyd was an Article Editor for the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law, and interned at both the Legal Aid and YWCA in Omaha, Nebraska, where she focused on helping survivors of domestic violence.