Kari graduated with her Doctor in Physical Therapy from Central Michigan University in 2013 and started working at Michigan Medicine that same year. She has worked in a variety of settings in the university system, spending time in outpatient adult spine and extremity clinics, adult inpatient acute care, and pediatrics. In 2015 she worked to develop physical therapy services in the adult Emergency Department. In 2016 she joined the NeuroSport Physical Therapy team. She achieved board certification through the APTA as an Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) in 2017. In addition to the NeuroSport team, Kari works in outpatient pediatrics specializing in orthopedic conditions.