In 2022 she was named the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Meharry Medical College.
[4] Following high school, Lindsey earned her undergraduate degree in biology from Boston University and her PhD in cardiovascular sciences from Baylor College of Medicine.
[3] Upon joining the department, Lindsey also became the founding director of the Center for Heart and Vascular Research.
[5] She joined Meharry Medical College as the dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
[7] She received the Vincenzo Panagia Distinguished Lecture Award from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at St-Boniface Hospital Research in 2021,[8] and the Distinguished Investigator Award from the British Society for Cardiovascular Research in 2022.