Laurel attended Iowa State University for undergraduate studies and Colorado State University for veterinary school. She completed a small animal rotating internship at VCA West Los Angeles and then a residency in small animal internal medicine at Ohio State University. Although Laurel grew up in Iowa, she has lived in Los Angeles for close to a decade and loves life as an Angeleno. Favorite hobbies are classical music, which includes attending LA Phil concerts and singing and playing classical music, foreign languages (German, French), and checking out local restaurants and museums. She also enjoys figure skating and rollerblading. Laurel is owned by four cats: Rasputin (pictured), Luigi, Casper, and Lotus.