2014   MSc in Investigative and Forensic Psychology

            University of Liverpool, England

2011    Post-doctoral degree (Habilitation) in English Linguistics

             University of Cologne, Germany

             Areas of Specialization: Language Policy, Historical Onomastics, and Multilingualism

2005    PhD in English Linguistics

             University of Freiburg, Germany

             Areas of Specialization: English Dialectology, Language Policy, and Neurolinguistics
             Dissertation Title: "The Discourse of Race: An Historical Corpus Analysis of US American English Conventions Based on Usage in the US Census and

             Related Government Documentation”

1995    M.A. in German Linguistics and Literature

             University of Washington, USA

             Areas of Specialilzation: German Linguistics, Medieval German Literature, Post-war German Literature

1990    B.A. in German Linguistics and Literature

             University of Maryland, USA

             Areas of Specialization: Diacrhonic German Linguistics (Indoeuropean to Present-day), Holocaust Literature

1990    B.S. in Psychology

             University of Maryland, USA

             Areas of Specialization: Clinical and Social Psychology