Dr. McLaughlin completed her Breast Imaging Fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2013 after completing her Radiology residency in 2008 at Madigan Army Medical Center and serving time in the United States Army as a general radiologist. She is actively involved in breast imaging education and is currently the Breast Imaging Fellowship Director, the Director of the Resident Education Committee for Breast Imaging, and a medical student lecturer and mentor. She is a founding member and board member of the Breast Imaging Fellowship Consortium, a national organization focused on education of breast imaging fellows.

She has been awarded the Radiology Resident Teaching award for the Breast Imaging division in 2020 and 2022 and the Outstanding Clinician Faculty Award for Breast Imaging in 2021.

Ultrasound follow-up for palpable, Probably Benign masses in young patients: Is 24 months necessary?
Are surgical outcomes from magnetic marker localization comparable to single site wire localization?
Outcomes and characteristics of breast cancers detected from a tertiary center high risk screening breast
MRI program
Patient Experiences During Breast Biopsy (postponed due to COVID-19)
BI-RADS 5, The Other 5%
Effect of dose level on radiologists' detection of microcalcifications in digital breast tomosynthesis: An
observer study with breast phantoms.