Dr. Coker has worked in the field of traumatic SCI since 1997. She obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in May 2001, where she won the James W. Alley Award for Outstanding Service to Disadvantaged Populations, and a PhD in Clinical Science from the University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus in 2020. Dr. Coker has won several awards for research presentations and publications, most recently being awarded the American Spinal Injury Association MJ Mulcahey Award for rehabilitation outcomes measurement. She has been at Craig Hospital since April 2012 and is the Co-Project Director of the SCI Model Systems and PI for several other projects. Dr. Coker also currently serves as Chair of the Board of the Colorado TBI Trust Fund.