University of California, Santa Cruz. B.S., 1995, Mathematics.
University of California, Davis. M.S., 2000, Ph.D., 2002, Applied Mathematics. Advisor: Alexander Mogilner. Dissertation: “Mathematical Models in Biology.”
College of William and Mary, Department of Applied Science, 2003-2004. Research area: mathematical modeling of calcium-dynamics. Advisor: Gregory Conradi Smith.
University of Utah, Department of Mathematics, 2004-2005. Research area: computational cell biology. Advisor:Gregory Conradi Smith. Mentor: James P. Keener.