She received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health. She completed her residency training at the UCLA School of Dentistry in Orofacial Pain & Dental Sleep Medicine, and was a neurology headache fellow at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain. Dr. Lovell is a member of the American Headache Society and an active member of the Community Memorial Hospital medical staff.