She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of St. Mary, Omaha, Nebraska, and earned a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Rhonda is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a secondary Gerontological Nurse Practitioner certification through the American Nursing Credentialing Center. She is also a Certified Asthma Educator, and a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Minnesota Nurse Practitioners. Rhonda has special interests in respiratory health, infectious disease and autoimmune disease.