Dr. Hauff completed a Bachelor of Science with a Major in Microbiology at the University of Manitoba (2001). She obtained her PhD in Pharmacology & Therapeutics from the University of Manitoba (2009) on the topic of Hypocholesterolemia in Barth Syndrome. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Chemistry at McMaster University (2012).

Dr. Hauff has published numerous peer-reviewed papers and abstracts at international conferences, receiving various awards in research excellence. Dr. Hauff has been an invited speaker at conferences, community groups, and lectured at both the graduate and undergraduate university level at the University of Manitoba and McMaster Universities. Most recently, Dr. Hauff received a cross appointment as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University of British Columbia. Dr. Hauff joined Kelowna General Hospital in 2018.