Dr. Aupperle was born and raised in rural Oklahoma and obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Oklahoma State University. She received her master’s and doctoral education in clinical health psychology at the University of Kansas, where her research and clinical education focused on neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and anxiety disorders. She then completed clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the VA San Diego Healthcare System and University of California – San Diego, conducting research related to neural substrates of anxiety disorders and PTSD, with a particular emphasis on decision-making processes and treatment. She served as Assistant Professor within the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) Department of Psychology from 2011-2014. Dr. Aupperle joined the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) and The University of Tulsa in 2014, where she is currently Associate Professor. She leads the Neurocognitive Aspects of Anxiety, Trauma, and Treatment (NeuroCATT) Laboratory, whose mission is to conduct translational neuroscience research that has the potential to inform our understanding and optimization of psychotherapy interventions for individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, or trauma-related symptoms. She also serves as Director of Clinical Psychology training at LIBR, which includes leading a clinical internship site at LIBR and Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital (LPCH).