She received a nursing degree from Mount Carmel College of Nursing, a bachelor's degree in nursing from Otterbein College, and a master's degree in nursing from The Ohio State University. She has experience in a variety of medical and mental health settings, having worked in the prison system, in a collaborative medical model for mental health care delivery at OSU, and at the Center for Balanced Living treating eating disorders and comorbid conditions. Michele has taught other nurse practitioners at OSU, and now enjoys working with adults to realize their best potential through a combination of medication, therapy, and lifestyle modification.