Ph.D. in Hispanic Language and Literatures, expected 2012
Boston University, Boston, MA
Dissertation: "The 'Degenerate' Artistic Genius and His Literary Representations in Latin America: The Case of Julián del Casal, Enrique Gómez Carrillo, and Manuel Gutierrez Nájera"
Advisor: Adela E. Pineda

M.A. in Latin-American Literature, 1999
Simón Bolívar University of the Andes, Quito, Ecuador
Thesis: "La novelística de Miguel Donoso; la desgarradura de una errancia"

B.A. in Literature, 1997
University of the Americas – Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Thesis: "Las historias literarias del siglo XIX en México"

Short Term Graduate Research Abroad Fellowship, 2011
Department of Romance Studies, Boston University

Certificate of Recognition for Dedicated Community Service in Teaching Spanish, 2011
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, City of Boston

Excellence in Teaching as a Teaching Fellow, 2008
Department of Romance Studies, Boston University

Dissertation Writing Award, 1998
Simón Bolívar University of the Andes