Ph.D.   Texas State University – San Marcos, August 2010 School of Education – Adult Professional Community Education. Dissertation Topic: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Knowledge, Learning, and Adaptation.

M.S.    Texas State University – San Marcos, 1992.  Department of Biology.  Major in Biology.  Thesis topic:  Effect of Pokeweed Antiviral Protein in Combination with Guanidine on Poliovirus Macromolecular Synthesis.

B.S.    Southwest Texas State University, 1990.  Department of Biology.  Major in microbiology.