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BA 1991 Kalamazoo College, History
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1989-90 College Year In Nepal, University of Wisconsin
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1991 Post-Baccalaureate Classical Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania
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MA 1994 University of Texas at Austin, Comparative Literature
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1996 Committee on Institutional Cooperation Exchange Program, University of Chicago
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PhD 2004 University of Minnesota, Greek. Dissertation: "The Hero's Handmaid: Female Helpers in Indo-European Epic"