Dr. Doig holds a bachelor's degree in Medical Technology as well a master's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science from Michigan State University (MSU). She first joined the MSU Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics (BLD) faculty in 1976 and left in 1979 to direct a hospital-based laboratory education program. After returning to MSU in 1983 and earning her doctorate, Dr. Doig was appointed Program Director for Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics in 2001 and became Program Director for the NAACLS accredited major as well, a position she still holds.  She served as BLD Program Director until 2008 when she was appointed Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Natural Science, though she maintained teaching responsibilities in BLD.  As of January 1, 2013, Dr. Doig stepped down from the role of Associate Dean and returned to teaching with a focus on special projects in BLD.

Dr. Doig’s teaching responsibilities include teaching laboratory professionalism as well as hematology, hemostasis and urinalysis. Her research interests lie in course and curriculum development, professionalization of occupations, and workforce issues in medical laboratories. Dr. Doig is a past-president of the Michigan Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and a past-president of the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA). She has held numerous national professional positions within the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS).  In recognition of her service, she has been honored with multiple Board Recognition Awards and was named Member of the Year for 1998, the Society’s highest honor.  More recently for her work with the NCA, she received the highest award from the ASCLS Education and Research Fund, its Mendelson award. Dr. Doig’s publications on workforce issues in medical laboratories have received multiple awards from ASCLS and the ASCLS Education and Research fund.