- Ph.D., Rutgers University, Newark
- M.A., Rutgers University, Newark
- B.S., Rutgers University, Newark
- Ph.D., Rutgers University, Newark\
- M.A., Rutgers University, Newark
- B.A., Penn State University
- Ph.D., Rutgers University, Newark
- M.A., Columbia University, Teachers College
- B.A., McGill University
Dr. Valerie Laws Backstrom