Michelle attended Creighton University for both her undergraduate work and for physical therapy school.  She received her DPT in 2008.  She completed the residency in orthopedic physical therapy at Creighton in 2009 and received her orthopedic specialization in 2010.  She has more than 15 years of experience in outpatient orthopedics with a practice focused primarily on post operative rehabilitation and musculoskeletal disorders of the lower quarter. 
Michelle has a passion for dance, especially ballet, and she specializes in the physical therapy treatment of performing artists.  She is currently the physical therapist for American Midwest Ballet, the only professional dance company in the state, and have been working with the company since its inception as Ballet Nebraska in 2010.  Additionally, she provides onsite physical therapy coverage for traveling performance companies that tour in the Omaha area.  
Michelle started her career in academica in 2009 at Clarkson College, teaching in their physical therapist assistant program until 2016.  She transitioned to Creighton in 2017 where she teache primarily in the musculoskeletal sequence including Patient Management I, Integrated Lab I, Musculoskeletal PT I and Differential Diagnosis.  She serves as the Director of Curriculum and Assessment for the Omaha Physical Therapy Department and is the program Director for the Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program.  Her scholarly agenda focuses on the teaching/learning of clinical reasoning as well as the physical therapy treatment of performing artists.