Dr. Coral Pucci earned her Bachelor of Science in biology and minor in chemistry from Missouri State University, where she graduated summa cum laude.
She then attended the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry where she was honored as Student Marshall of her 2017 graduating class. Following graduation, she completed a Primary Care/Ocular Disease residency at the Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center in southern Illinois. During her residency, she had the opportunity to work with student externs in a clinical capacity, which bolstered her desire to obtain both a didactic and clinical optometric faculty position.