McDermott received her bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in Slippery Rock, Pa. She later earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing in University Park, Pa., and then went on to earn her master’s degree in nursing, with a focus on Family and Individual Across the Lifespan, from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa.
McDermott is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
