[7][8] She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in 1917 from Dickinson College, and then undertook graduate studies at Bryn Mawr, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

[9][10] After studying at Bryn Mawr and Radcliffe College, Mohler held teaching positions.

She joined the faculty of Smith College as an instructor in 1927,[11][12] then began research work under the supervision of Gladys Anslow,[13] earning a PhD in 1934.

[12] She attained the status of associate professor of physics by 1937; that year and the following, she conducted research at the Cavendish Laboratory.

[14][16][17] In 1951, Mohler was elected Vice-Chair of the American Physical Society's New England section.