She earned her B.A. & M.A. in English from Sonoma State University. Currently, she is working on her Ph.D. in Historical & Cultural Studies of Religion at the Graduate Theological Union. Her dissertation focuses on two 20th century poets, Marianne Moore & Denise Levertov, and the ways in which they construct their poetic worlds so as to create imaginary spaces where readers can pilgrimage (to, from, within, and through).