Brooke grew up on a farm in Bowling Green, Missouri.  She attended MU for her undergraduate education and graduated with a degree in biochemistry.  She stayed at MU for medical school and finished cum laude.  Her husband, Luke, is a carpenter and small landscape business owner.  They enjoy spending time together and playing with their English lab named Henry.  While not in the hospital, she enjoys going to the Lake of the Ozarks, shopping, reading, running, or watching the world champion St. Louis Cardinals.  She intends to return to the Bowling Green area after she finishes her training to practice in a primary care setting.