Ms. Aubrey is an alumna of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program at ETSU where she was chosen for the Distinguished Thesis Award in the humanities. She also possess a M.L.I.S. from the University of Tennessee. Her graduate studies focused on Ecofeminism and the Gastonia novels.
In addition to teaching classes, she spends much of her free time hiking the Appalachian Trail.