Dr. Rodgers has been a practicing physician for over 40 years. She graduated from Rush Medical College, in Chicago, and completed two residencies, one in anesthesiology and one in psychiatry. She was previously the psychiatric consultant for the Jefferson University Pain Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the director for sexual offender treatment at Norristown State Hospital in Pennsylvania. She is board certified in general psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry. The last is the interface between psychiatric practice and the law.

Dr. Rodgers was on the full-time faculty at Jefferson Medical College, doing teaching and clinical research for 5 years. She subsequently opened her own private practice, with an emphasis on patient care, consultation, and forensic practice. She is currently a Clinical Professor at Cooper Medical School in New Jersey, and teaches the required forensic psychiatry block for residents. When not working, she enjoys reading and watching British mysteries, taking long walks with her husband and rescue dog, and volunteering on her township's Senior Citizens' Advisory Council.