She earned her Masters in Nursing at the University of Greensboro. Board Certified in Adult Health by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Karen received her BSN from A&T State University and her ASN from Alamance Community College. Karen joined Student Health in 2005 and has been with Duke University since 2003. She is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Honorary Nursing Society. Karen's clinical interests and experience include family medicine, women's health, preventative medicine and health maintenance. Karen's outside interests include gardening, spending quality time with her family, shopping, playing with her two dogs and bird watching.