Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, Miami (of Ohio) University, Oxford, 1987; Master of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1989; Doktortitel in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 2002; Semifinalistin bei der Astronautenauswahl der NASA-Gruppe 15; derzeit President/CEO Orion Avionics, Inc.