Education 
The Pennsylvania State University, Eberly College of Science (B.S., Biology: Genetics and Development, 2002) Recipient, Pennsylvania Space Grant  2000-2001 Electron Microscopy (WISER)

University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006) University of Cincinnati Law Review, Editorial Board; Scholarships: College of Law Honors, Class of 1957, Grooms; President, Intellectual Property Society