Dr. Harris received a B.A. in Biology and Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She completed her Psychiatry Residency and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Dr. Harris is board certified in psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and psychosomatic medicine. After fellowship, she pursued a career in community psychiatry prior to her academic appointment at BCM.