Doctor of Philosophy (English): University of Toronto, 1995
Master of Arts (English): The University of Calgary, 1987
Bachelor of Arts (English): The University of Calgary, 1985
- Specialization: Victorian Literature
- Dissertation title: “Teaching Women: Teacher and Taught in the Novels of Anne Brontë and Charlotte Brontë”
Master of Arts (English): The University of Calgary, 1987
- Specialization: Children's Literature
- Thesis Title: “Approaches to Evil in the Adventure Story”
Bachelor of Arts (English): The University of Calgary, 1985
- Honors thesis title: “Landscape and Character in George MacDonald's Children's Fiction”