She earned her bachelor’s degree from Rust College summa cum laude in 1995 and her doctoral degree in genetics from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2001. Under the mentorship of her graduate advisors, Dr. Charlotte Phillips, PhD, and Dr. Richard Hillman, MD, Dr. Love-Gregory studied and published several original manuscripts on the function and origin of ancestral mutations that cause Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) in Mennonite and non-Mennonite families.