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Education
I graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. I then went to Memphis, Tennessee where I earned my doctor of optometry degree at Southern College of Optometry.
Why did you become a optometrist?
I’ve always loved science and knew that I wanted to be a healthcare provider of some sort. I think the reason I ultimately decided on optometry was the experience of receiving my first pair of glasses. I put them on at my optometrist’s office and looked in the mirror and said “I have freckles?!” My vision was so poor, I didn’t know I had freckles. Then on the car ride home I looked out the windows and saw the detail of the leaves on the trees and blades of grass for the first time. I was 10 but I remember it like it was yesterday. I thought it would be awesome to be able to give other people that kind of experience.
Interesting Facts
I grew up in a small town near Nashville, Tennessee. I spent the majority of my life in Tennessee, until I moved to Wichita right after I graduated from optometry school in 2016. I am the mother of two boys and they are my world!