University of Texas Medical Branch-Wyle Flugärztin für das Space Shuttle, die International Space Station und das Constellation Programm; Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering von The George Washington University, Washington, D. C., 1997; M.D. von der University of Texas – Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, 2001; bis zu ihrer Auswahl war sie Assistant Professor and Physician in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Division of Clinical Preventive Medicine, and Internal Medicine an der UTMB; Hobbys: Basketball, Softball, Cricket, wandern in den Bergen von Colorado und Jet-Skiing in der Galveston Surf-Region.