Major Lambert was born in Colorado Springs, CO and though she grew up in the shadow of the Academy, she went through the ROTC program at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO where she earned a commission and degrees in International Relations and Political Science. Following graduation, she completed the Intelligence Officer course at Goodfellow AFB, TX and then went on to her first assignment at Ramstein AFB, Germany. Following that assignment, she was an ROTC Instructor at CU Boulder, where she gained acceptance into the Advanced Academic Degree Program to  attend the Naval Postgraduate School in residence for her second master's degree. Major Lambert is currently an Instructor of Political Science at the United States Air Force Academy.

MA, Security Studies-Middle East, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California (2021)

MA, Global Affairs, University of Denver, Colorado (2016)

BA, International Relations, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (2011)

BA, Political Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (2011)

Instructor, Political Science, USAFA, Colorado Springs, CO (2023-present)

Senior Intelligence Officer, 375 Operations Support Squadron, Scott AFB, Illinois (2022-2023)

Deputy Branch Chief, AMC/A2 Plans and Exercises, Scott AFB, Illinois (2021-2022)

Graduate Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California  (2019-2021)

Operations Flight Commander, AFROTC Detachment 105 – CU Boulder, Colorado (2017-2019)

Flight Commander, Eagle Vision, Ramstein AB, Germany (2016-2017)

Mission Operations Commander, 24th Intelligence Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany (2014-2016)

Deputy OIC, Politics, Economics, and Command and Control, 603d Air Operations Center, Ramstein AB, Germany (2013-2014)

Student, Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas (2012-2013)

Security Cooperation in humanitarian crises and counterterrorism

Middle East Security Studies

National Guard Bureau – State Partnership Program