(2008) Genesis Press: Cultural Representation and the Production of African American Romance Novels PhD, University of Iowa

(2010) Heyer’s heroes: An investigation into Georgette Heyer and her literary ‘mark’ on the Regency hero Master of Arts, University of Waikato, New Zealand

(1995) Gender, Ethnicity and the Romance Novel Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University

(2013) Assume the Position: Exploring Discipline Relationships PhD, Georgia State University

(1997) Trembling at Her Own Response: Resistance and Reconciliation in Mass-Market Romance Novels PhD, University of Delaware