Anderson studied pharmacy at Cardiff University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1982.
[1] In 1989, she was appointed postgraduate tutor for the Oxford regional health authority and to the pharmacy faculty at King's College London.
[2] Whilst at King's, she worked toward a doctorate, where she investigated the role of community pharmacists in promoting health.
[1] Anderson developed a postgraduate masters and diploma in community pharmacy at King's.
She has extensive research leadership experience within pharmacy and across a number of health, education and social science disciplines.