EDUCATION

Jan. 1998 - August 1999 POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW
Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Health Services,
Boston, MA

Jan. 1998 - August 1999 POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW
Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, & Economic Research, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA

1997 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, N.C.Ph.D., Sociology
Areas of specialization: Social Psychology, Medical Sociology, and Research Methods
Minor: Interdisciplinary (Statistics and Public Administration)
Dissertation: Marital Status and Mental Health Revisited: Examining the Importance of Risk Factors, Resources, and Social Support
Committee Co-Chairs: Dr. Lu Otto and Dr. Michael Schulman

1991 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, N.C.
M.S., Sociology Minor: Statistics
Thesis: Working Women and Psychological Distress
Committee Chair: Dr. Michael Schulman

1987 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, Winston-Salem, N.C.
B.A. Primary Major: Sociology
Secondary Major: Psychology