A.B. Degree, English Literature and History, University of Missouri.

M.A. Degree, 19th Century British Literature, University of Missouri.

Doctorate of Arts, English Literature and Film Studies, Drake University (Dissertation: The Hollywood Novel: An American Literary Genre)

Faculty Member, Department of English, Iowa State University.

Editor, Profile Program, College of Education, Iowa State University.

Editor, Administrative Data Processing Center, Iowa State University.

Administrative Assistant, Iowa House of Representatives (Secretary, Energy and Environmental Protection Committee)

Records Clerk, Ames, Iowa, Police Department.

Founder, Contributor, and Editor, Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases.