Master of Arts (Summa Cum Laude), University of North Dakota, May 2005
Literary Theory and Criticism
Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude), University of North Dakota, May 2000
Double Major: English Literature and Comparative Religious Studies
Minor: Classical Studies
- North Dakota Quarterly – Editorial Board, contributor
- Grand Forks Public Library Foundation – Co-Founder, Chairperson. January 2015 to Present
- Grand Forks Public Library Board of Trustees – Board President. November 2011 to May 2017.
- Global Friends Coalition (GFC) volunteer – GFC is a Grand Forks-based, a refugee integration–oriented nonprofit organization which provides New Americans with English tutors, drivers’ education, and otherwise works to ease their integration into American life. April 2007 – August 2011