(1980) Popular Feminine Narratives: A Study of Romances, Gothics, and Soap Operas PhD, Stanford University

(2002) Love conquers all: the rhetoric, culture, and appeal of the contemporary romance novel, and coming to terms with coming out of the closet MA thesis, New Mexico State University

(1997) Re-reading the (series) romance: toward a typology of recent series romance novels MA thesis, Bowling Green State University

(2007) The Female Quest: An Analysis of Archetypal Layering in Harlequin Presents Master of Education, Queen's University

(2009) In Defense of Romantic Fiction Master of Science in Publishing, Pace University

(1984) Beyond Gatekeepers: Romance Publishing and the Production of Culture PhD, Vanderbilt University