- From Northeast Nebraska
- Nationally certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner
- Doctor of Nursing Practice in Forensic Nursing from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
- Master of Forensic Science from Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
- Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Kearney, NE
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mount Marty College, Yankton, SD
- 24 years experience as a practicing Family Nurse Practitioner; 28 years in nursing; 18 years as a forensic specialist.