Mylinda Cripe, MSN, RN, received her master's degree in nursing, family nurse practitioner, at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

She has an interest in family practice and functional medicine, and has worked in direct patient care, education and management. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International and the alumni society of Alpha Omicron Pi.

In her free time, she enjoys hiking, biking, traveling and reading.