City University of New York, Hunter College
Master of Fine Arts in Fiction
- Hunter College ranked #1 MFA writing program in NYC by The Village Voice
- Faculty include: Peter Carey, Colum McCann, Nathan Englander, and Clare Messud.
- August 2008-May 2010
London Film School
The Writer’s Gym with Ellis Freeman
- Summer-long screenwriting course with award-winning screenwriter Ellis Freeman
- Completed feature length screenplay which was informally read by Imagine Films
- Summer 2007
The University of Houston
Candidate for Master of Fine Arts
- Studied for one year in the UH Creative Writing Program
- UHCWP ranked #2 in the country by US News and World Report
- Faculty include: Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni, Antonya Nelson, and Emily Fox Gordon.
- 2006-2007
The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Arts in Geography
- Winner of the 2002 E.W. Miller Award for excellence in writing in the discipline
- Penn State Geography Department ranked #1 in the country by US News and World Report
- GPA: 3.78 (4.0 in the major)
- 1998- 2002
