Ph.D., Physics
Dissertation: The Evolution of Stellar Velocity Dispersion in Galaxy Mergers
University of California, Riverside

M.S., Applied & Engineering Physics
George Mason University

B.S., Physics
James Madison University

Dissertation Year Program Fellowship Award
Provided a stipend, tuition, and fees for two academic quarters.
Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside

Benjamin C. Shen Memorial Award
For “Outstanding Fourth-Year Graduate Student.” ($500)
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Riverside

Research Grant: Hubble Space Telescope Theory Program AR-12626
Paid for two years of tuition and my salary as a graduate student researcher.
Space Telescope Science Institute

Robert T. Poe Memorial Graduate Scholarship Award
For “Outstanding Graduate Research by a Second-Year Graduate Student.” ($500)
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Riverside