Ph.D.                    Business Administration, Florida State University, 2003

                                       Major Field:    Organizational Behavior/ Human Resources Management            

                                       Minor Field:      Measurement and Statistics

                                       Dissertation:      The Role of Age and Influence in the Performance Evaluation Context: Test of a Process  Model Incorporating Age Norms and Political Skill

M.B.A.                 Business Administration, Virginia Tech, 1996

                                        Major Field:     Management

                                        Concentration:  Human Resource Management

 B.S.                      Business Administration, Concord College, 1993

                                        Major Field:     Marketing