Samantha received her BS in Neuroscience from the University of Michigan and worked on a project analyzing fetal growth deficits associated with prenatal opioid exposure as well as assisting in research investigating the association between antepartum admission and perinatal depression.
She is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Samantha is a Michigan sports fan, a Summer Olympics enthusiast, a Detroit Lions true believer, a friendly game night competitor and intermediate hiker with expert aspirations. Her hometown is Atlanta, Michigan.