Dr. McClease grew up in Raleigh. She graduated summa cum laude from Wake Forest University with a B.S. in Health; Exercise Science and minors in Chemistry and Chinese Language; Culture. She then went to The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University where she received her M.D. and completed her Pediatrics Residency training.

Dr. McClease and her husband have two cats, Muggsy and Duncan (go Deacs!). She has special interests in healthy weight and social justice. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, cooking/baking/eating, gardening, and riding her Peloton.