Mary Mudd's vocation is medical staff services. She holds the designations Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist and Certified Professional in Medical Services Management from the National Association Medical Staff Services, and is employed by a hospital in the office of Medical Staff Affairs. Mudd's avocation, however, is the research and writing of Roman and Byzantine history, in which she holds a doctorate from Rutgers University. Mudd also enjoys the theater, classic rock music, swimming, cats, feeding wild birds, and playtimes with her grandson James.