Kimberly was a paramedic for 10 years before returning to college. She earned a BS in Biochemistry from East Stroudsburg University in 2021, having received degrees in Chemistry and Psychology previously. It was during that time she had the opportunity to teach and aspires to return to academia in that capacity. Kimberly is now a second-year graduate student at Lehigh working on low-valent Samarium chemistry with the Flowers group. She loves music and in her spare time she enjoys weightlifting, skiing, kayaking or just riding her bike.