She received her medical degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, and went on to complete an internship in Internal Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree at Southeast Missouri State University and her dermatology residency at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr. Harper is a Founding Director of the American Acne and Rosacea Society and is the organization’s past-President. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and recently served on the AAD’s Acne Work Group, tasked with writing acne treatment guidelines. Dr. Harper is also a member of the Women’s Dermatological Society and a former President of the Alabama Dermatological Society. She was a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Alabama-Birmingham through 2020. She has written and spoken on the subject of acne and rosacea extensively. Some of Dr. Harper’s writings can be found in journals, and publications.