Ph. D., 1992 University of Connecticut. Spanish. 
Specialization:  19th and 20th Century Spanish Peninsular Literature 
Dissertation: Narrative Time: Memory, History, and Myth in the Contemporary Spanish Novel.  (Director: David Herzberger). 
M. A., 1987 
Spanish.  Department of Modern and Classical Languages University of Connecticut. 
"Licenciatura" in English Philology, 1984 
 Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Facultad de Filología, 
Spain. (Five years of University studies in English language and literature)