Dr. Carney has doctoral training in public health, community medicine, and educational psychology. Dr. Carney has studied the medical educational continuum, including pre-matriculation, undergraduate and graduate medical education, as well as continuing professional development of practicing physicians for over 25 years. She was raised in northern New England and is of Irish and Scottish descent. Her role in NNACoE is co-investigator for evaluation. She loves to learn about American Indian and Alaska Native cultures and so appreciates storytelling traditions. She also enjoys hiking with Lea, her ten year old blue heeler.