Advanced Degrees

• Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance

  Dissertation document title: Dr. Violet Balestreri Archer, Her Life, Her Vocal Literature, and Her Influence on Contemporary Canadian Music

  University of South Carolina, Columbia (1999), Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Master of Music in Vocal Performance

  University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1992), R&M Acuff Music Scholarships

• Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance

  State University of New York College at Fredonia (1988), National Dean's List

• Certification New York State Teaching Certificate, Provisional

  (1993) General/Choral Music grades K-12