Ph.D.          Communication and Information - Rutgers University - May 2015.
                    Major Area of Study: Interpersonal and Family Communication
                    Minor Area of Study: Health Communication
                    Dissertation: Features of parent-child interaction as predictors of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral markers of resilience in children of
                    alcoholics
                    Dissertation Committee: Dr. Jennifer Theiss (Chair), Dr. Kathryn Greene, Dr. Vikki Katz, Dr. Rachel McLaren

M.A.           Communication Studies - Cal State University, Los Angeles - June, 2008.
                    Major Area of Study: Interpersonal Communication
                    Thesis: Impact of support groups on communication development among adult children of alcoholics. A mixed methods approach to        
                    studying communicative abilities among children of alcoholics.
                    Thesis committee: Lena Chao (chair), Beryl Bellman, Chunsheng Bai

B.A.            Communication Studies - Cal State University, Long Beach - June, 2005
                    Major Area of Study: Rhetoric

CBEST       California Basic Education Skills Certification Test, 2010.

Academic Honors:
Graduated Summa cum Laude, California State University, Los Angeles. 2008
Deans List, California State University, Long Beach. 2005