Undergraduate - B.A. degree in Spanish from the University of Utah
in 1995, cum laude.
Honors Bachelor of University Studies Degree in Latin American Studies
from the University of Utah in 1995, cum laude.
Senior Honors project, Literary and Historical Representations of the
Mexican Revolution, published as part of the Marriott Library collection.
Certificate of International Relations in Political Science from the
University of Utah in 1995, cum laude.
Graduate - Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Utah in 1998
William H. Leary Scholar, 1997.
Phi Beta Kappa, Fellowship at the Tanner Humanities Center 1993-1994,
Mortar Board, Owl and Key Society, Phi Sigma Iota, Phi Eta Sigma and
Sigma Chi Fraternity.