Stephanie grew up in Athens, GA where she graduated from Cedar Shoals High School. She earned her B.S. in Nursing, at the Medical College of Georgia. She worked as a registered nurse in the neurosurgical field, mainly in the Neuro ICU for over 6 years before furthering her education at Georgia Regents University. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner degree in 2015. She holds professional membership to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).