She holds a Master of Arts degree in Liberal Studies from New York University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University, and is a licensed engineer.

She has interest in the University of San Diego, where she would major in journalism or liberal studies.

For example, West Virginia University Admissions & Records (2004) justifies the university's Liberal Studies program by noting that "[i]n our world of rapid economic, social, and technological change, universities recognize that a broad educational foundation is necessary for the life-long learning that makes meaningful careers and other goals attainable.