Kaitlyn grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and was number three of her parents' seven children. She ventured over to middle Tennessee for her undergraduate education at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville where she majored in biochemistry and minored in mathematics. During her gap year, Kaitlyn gave back to the community she grew up in by tutoring students at the community college less than a mile from her childhood home. She attended East Tennessee State University in Johnson City for medical school.

Kaitlyn enjoys spending her free time with her husband, Eric, their two dogs (Luna and Trixie, short for Bellatrix), and cat (Minnie, short for Minerva). She enjoys yoga, games of all varieties, reading, crocheting, and bingeable tv.