Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies (Furman University - 2000)

• Juris Doctor (with a concentration in International and Comparative Law - Seton Hall University School of Law – 2006)

• Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Relations (Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy – 2008)

Additional Schools Attended

• S. F. Austin High School (Austin)

• East China Normal University – Fall, 1997 (Shanghai, China)

• Shanghai International Language Institute – Summer, 1998 (Shanghai, China)

• Kansai Gaidai – Fall, 1999 (Kansai, Japan)

• Beijing Language and Culture University – Fall, 2002 (temporarily) (Beijing, China)

• Capitol University of Economics and Business – Spring, 2003 (Beijing, China)

• Tsinghua University – Summer, 2004 (Beijing, China)

• China University of Politics and Law – Summer, 2004 (Beijing, China)

• American University in Cairo – Summer, 2005 (Cairo, Egypt)