She received her DVM from the University of California, Davis, and completed her residency and PhD at Colorado State University. Her major research foci are identification and amelioration of adverse effects of exogenous therapies (particularly antiplatelet, immunosuppressive, and antibiotic) on the gastrointestinal tract, development of simulators for veterinary training, and validation of minimally invasive diagnostic techniques to decrease patient morbidity and improve patient outcome.