03/09/2026
Thanks Smokey for the reminder that I graduated from UTK (University of Tennessee at Knoxville) 10.9 years ago!
My Master’s Degree in Public Health was an extension of my knowledge base about healthcare, systems and policy that has shaped the care I deliver and the advocacy work I do.
My memories of my time are intertwined with my first clinical practice and my journey through motherhood. I found out I was pregnant with our first just a few weeks into my first semester…. And found out I was pregnant with our second son just weeks before graduation. Ultimately I chose to continue private practice with my husband in the chiropractic profession due to the discrepancy between work/life balance (ironically) in public health related fields. I wouldn’t change the past 10 years one bit!! We still have plenty of time left to change the world.
p.s. I still haven’t framed my Master’s degree, but pictured are my DC degree from and my Bachelor’s from