Madelyn Harvey has a doctoral degree in human services with specialization in clinical social work from Walden University. She obtained her master's degree in agency counseling and her bachelor's degree in child development/family life from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. Dr. Harvey is certified as a human services board practitioner, and she is a licensed social worker. She originates from the Island of Bermuda, but has lived in the United States for the past fifteen years. Dr. Harvey is currently an adjunct professor at Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio. She has three adult children: Dorinda Nusum-Buycks, Sharmaine Nusum, and Marlin Harvey.