Postgraduate Degree

Master of Arts (2004)
Writing: Process and Practice
Distinction

University of Wales-Aberystwyth (Wales, UK)

Winner, Language and Learning Centre/Royal Literary Fund Student Writing Competition
Organizations: Mature Students Union, Welsh Students Union

Undergraduate Degree

Bachelor of Arts (1998)
Double Major: Philosophy, English Literature
Summa cum laude

Pacific University (Oregon, USA)

President’s Award for Academic Excellence
Organizations: Speech & Debate, Track & Field, Pacific Phusikoi, Junior-Senior Honors Program, Old College Hall Lecture Series Committee