MA, Brigham Young University, 1988, Teaching English as a Second Language
BA, Brigham Young University, 1985, Japanese
Author
Utah Original Writing Competition (Utah Arts Council)
The Path of Dreams, Novel, Honorable mention, 2002
Pascal's Ghosts, Juvenile book, Second place, 2000
Brookie and D.K. Brown Fiction Contest (Sunstone Foundation) "Blessing Giver," Moonstone Award for Short Fiction, 2002
Vera Hinckley Mayhew Awards (Brigham Young University):
"Little America," Short story, Third place, 1988
"Outskirts," Essay, Second place, 1986
"The Long Goodbye," Short story, Third place, 1985
"Number Games," Short story, Second place, 1984
