- AA From Black Hawk College (Moline, Illinois)
- BA in History from Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois)
- MA in US History from Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois) with an emphasis on Immigration and Ethnicity
- ABD Northern Illinois University (Dekalb, Illinois): Modern American History, American History, British History, "Race, Ethnicity, and Identity"
- IGD Facilitator Training Completed 2019
- Department Chair (2010-2019)
