BA Johns Hopkins (English, 1968)

MA Stanford (English Education, 1969)

MA University of Pennsylvania (Folklore, 1971)

PhD University of Pennsylvania (Folklore, 1974)

Certified in English, secondary schools (1970 +, issued for Life, California)

Certified in Math, secondary schools (1981 +, issued in Ky, reciprocity in DE, 1991 +)