Dr. Norris graduated with honors from the University of Texas in Austin.  She then earned optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN.  During this time, she became actively involved in a humanitarian organization that provided eye care and glasses to the underprivileged in Central America.  Her optometry internships were completed at the Memphis VA Hospital and a private optometric practice in Mississippi.  She then pursued an additional year of residency training in Primary Care Optometry at the Roseburg VA Medical Center in Roseburg, Oregon.

Dr. Norris is a member of the American Optometric Association, Oregon Optometric Physicians Association, and BSK International Optometric Honor Society.  She is certified in the treatment and management of ocular disease.

She and her husband Josh live in Corvallis, with their two sons.  They both enjoy spending time outdoors kayaking, rock climbing and running.