| DEGREE | DATE | INSTITUTION | MAJOR FIELD |
| Ph.D. | 4 Dec 80 | Yale University | Spanish and Portuguese |
| M.Phil. | 6 Dec 79 | Yale University | Spanish and Portuguese |
| M.A. | 11 Jun 77 | University of Utah | Spanish, with Certificate in Latin American Studies |
| B.A. | 16 Aug 75 | University of Utah | Spanish, magna cum laude |