Grimshaw was born in Kennewick, Washington and attended Brigham Young University, where she worked as a janitor in the Ernest L. Wilkinson Student Center. Her experiences as a custodian prompted her to investigate the occupational folklore specific to students janitors and their conflicts with the public eye they serve.
From the description of It's a janitor thing : studying the folklore of Brigham Young University's Ernest L. Wilkinson Student Center's custodial staff, 2001. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367539068