Moyer completed her final year of high school during her first year at Stetson University,[1] and later transferred to Florida Atlantic University, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in biology in 1972 and 1974, respectively.
[2] Moyer specialized in microbiology during her doctoral studies at the University of Texas at Austin, which she completed in 1981.
[2] Upon obtaining her doctorate, Moyer joined the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio faculty for two decades.
[2][3] After stepping away from UT Heath San Antonio, Moyer founded the Incell Corporation.
[2] Moyer was elected a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 2019.