| 1984 | Sc.B. | Sc.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physics |
| Thesis: Grain Alignment in Molecular Clouds (Advisor: C. Alcock) | ||
| 1986 | A.M. | Harvard University, Physics |
| 1989 | Ph.D. | Harvard University, Physics |
| Thesis: Interstellar Magnetic Fields: An Observational Perspective (Advisor: P. Myers) |