Anna Durfee graduated from BYU-Idaho in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in English Education. She afterwards completed a master's degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Idaho, in 2019.
Anna served as an English teacher, private tutor, and English facilitator for several educational institutions before joining the Department of English at BYU-Idaho in 2020. In addition to teaching students at BYU-Idaho, she also operates a photography studio called Anna Durfee Photography.