[1] She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee in 1999, during which she did an internship under Dr. George Benz working on parasitology of sharks.
[1] Early on during her academic career she took an interest in marine conservation and participated in lemon shark research at the Bimini Biological Field Station.
[1] Since March 2017, she an assistant curator of Blue Wonders in the department of Animal Care and Welfare where she manages the jellyfish, coral reef, large marine fish exhibits, and culture lab.
[4] Janssen leads the International Census of Chondrichthyans in Human Care and serves on the Association of Zoos & Aquariums professional development committee.
[2] Ames, C.L., Klompen, A. M. L., Badhiwala, K., Muffett, K., Reft, A. J., Kumar, M., Janssen, J. D., Schultzhaus, J. N., Field, L. D., Muroski, M. E., Bezio, N., Robinson, J. T., Leary, D. H., Cartwright, P., Collins, A. G. & Vora, G. J. Cassiosomes are stinging-cell structures in the mucus of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana.