After receiving a B.S in chemistry from Dickinson College in 2022, Sarah worked at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories to analyze soil samples for clients. She went back to school and received her M.S. in toxicology from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2024. Her thesis work pertained to indoor radon concentrations in Pennsylvania from 2013-2023 in relation to climate change events. She joined the Illinois State Water Survey in 2024.