Nora graduated from the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich Germany in 2004. She conducted a two-year field study on Lemur ecology in Sahamalaza, North Northwest Madagascar and gained her PhD from the Justus-Liebig University Gießen Germany in 2007. She moved to England, where she worked 10 years in small animal first opinion practice, spending more and more time focusing on veterinary dentistry. Nora currently works as a Dental Consultant for Dublin Zoo and leads the dental department in MyVet Lucan where she teaches veterinary nurses, dental champions and graduates from Ireland and the UK. Nora is also an Advanced Veterinary Practitioner in Dental & Oral Surgery Course through Improve International and Harpers Adams University. She moved with her husband and three children to Ireland in Summer 2020.