He holds Bachelor degrees from University of Cádiz and University of Granada (Spain). He completed his graduate studies at Villanova University (M.A.) and Vanderbilt University (Ph.D.), with a specialization in Modern and Contemporary Peninsular Studies. In his pursue of a more effective approach to teaching, he complemented his language and literary training with an M.A. in Psychology (University of Málaga, Spain) where he specialized in the development of attention, empathy and social skills within educational contexts.