Dr. Backe received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. She then went on to complete a PGY1 pharmacy residency at Cox Health System in Springfield, Missouri, and a PGY2 psychiatric residency at Seton Healthcare/University of Texas at Austin before coming to VA North Texas in 2015.

Dr. Backe is one of two clinical pharmacy specialists in the PC-MHI clinic where she practices medication therapy management for a variety of mental health disease states including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, substance use disorder, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, and bipolar disorder.

She was honored to be recognized as a PGY1 Preceptor of the Year for 2016-17 and began her role as PGY1 residency program co-coordinator in July 2017 and will assume the role of PGY2 mental health residency program director in 2022. Dr. Backe is also a member of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP).