Meagan was born in Michigan and obtained her B.S. in Biomedical Sciences from Central Michigan University in 2012. Meagan went on to receive her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 2019 in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology where she studied the structure and function of the intestinal brush border. Meagan was a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow placed at the National Science Foundation (NSF), USA. At the NSF, her work was focused on global environmental change and sustainability with a portfolio spanning several international organizations. Her primary work was with the Belmont Forum Secretariat where she supported the operation of several funding calls.