Dr. Diddlemeyer attended Regis College where she earned her bachelor's degree in political science. She then studied Reading Education at Old Dominion University. After working as a reading specialist for 10 years, she decided to move to administration, so she studied for an educational specialist degree at The George Washington University. Upon completion of that degree, she was appointed an assistant principal at James Monroe Elementary School in Norfolk, Virginia. In 1993, she moved to Japan where she taught in the Japanese university system for three years. When she returned to the United States, she decided to complete her doctorate at The George Washington University in Educational Leadership. When she is not teaching, Dr. D can be found reading all types of literature, walking her ShetlandSheepdog, waterskiing, gardening or practicing yoga.