Ph.D. in Geography, University of Kansas
◦ Dissertation committee members: Peter Herlihy (adviser), Jerome Dobson, and William Woods, Dept. of Geography; Brent Metz, Dept. of Anthropology; Jorge Soberón, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
◦ Coursework included Mesoamerican and Central American geography, remote sensing, GIS, cultural ecology, critical theory, development studies, and indigenous studies
M.L.A. in Landscape Architecture, University of California, Berkeley
◦ Professional project: Incorporating Regional Landscape Elements in the Future Development of the Stewart Properties, New York State
◦ Coursework included landscape assessment, forest ecology, park design, land use law, and Latin American economic and social geography
B.A. in Geographical Studies, University of Chicago
◦ Senior thesis: Dzibilchaltún, Yucatan, A.D. 500 - 1992: Continuity and Change in a Constructed Landscape
◦ Coursework included urban geography and cartography