BS, Creative Writing, 1991, Minnesota State University, Mankato
MFA Creative Writing, nonfiction, 2018, Hamline University
Editorial Board, 2016-2017, Water~Stone Review, Hamline University
Associate Editor, 2018, CNF, Water-Stone Review, Hamline University
Minnesota State Arts Board Emerging Artist grant recipient 2018
Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support grant recipient 2022
Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Board grant recipient 2022
Loft Literary Mentor Series fellow in CNF, 2019-2020