She holds a doctorate in nursing practice from Madonna University, masters and undergraduate degrees in midwifery and nursing from the University of Michigan, and has completed a fellowship in clinical medical ethics at the University of Chicago's MacLean Center. She has done research on Muslim women's attitudes, practices, and health care needs regarding religious fasting during pregnancy, Islamic bioethical concerns related to prenatal genetic testing, and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in southeast Michigan. Most recently she completed a quality improvement pilot project on the use of a decision aid to promote informed choice for prenatal genetic testing in the outpatient setting.