Postdoctoral Fellowship, Section of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, 06/00 to 10/00. Advisor: Leo M. Chalupa, Ph.D.; Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, 10/99 to 5/00. Advisor: Carl L. Keen, Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy, Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, October, 1999. Advisor: Mark W. Majesky, Ph.D.

Master of Science, Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, June, 1991. Advisor: Judith S. Stern, Sc.D., R.D.

Bachelor of Science, Nutrition and Fitness Sciences, Student-Faculty Designed Major Program, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, June, 1988. Advisor: Lorraine R. Brilla, Ph.D.

Bachelor of Science, Geological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, June, 1982.