University of Montevallo, 1990: B.S. in English, B.S. in Social Sciences, Minor in Speech

Miles College, 2001: B.S. in Language Arts Education

Alabama State University, 2006: M.Ed. in School Counseling Education

University of West Alabama, 2009: M.Ed. in School Library Media

University of West Alabama, 2019: EdS in School Library Media

NBCT, 2012: National Board Certification in Early Adolescence/English Language Arts

Red Mountain Writing Project Fellow, Summer 2017