Educational Background:

•  Degrees:
Ph.D. in Ancient History,  Miami University,  12/1996
Teaching Fields: Ancient,  Near East, Medieval, and 20th Century US History 
Cognate Field: Anthropology, Archaeology focus
Dissertation Title:  "Tel Abil: An Examination of the Archaeological and Historical Evidence"

M.A. Ancient History, Miami University  12/1988
Thesis Title: "The Region of the Decapolis"

M.Div. Theology, Cincinnati Christian Seminary   5/1988

M.A. Near Eastern Antiquities, Cincinnati Christian Seminary  5/1987

B.S. Biology, Chemistry minor, Valparaiso University 5/1980

•  Additional Graduate Work 

Jerusalem University College, Summer 1986
Four Graduate Hours, Historical Geography of the Land of the Bible

Emmanuel School of Religion, Summer  1983

•   Languages Studied
Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Coptic, French, German

•   Foreign Travels
Syria, Egypt,  Jordan,  Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Tunisia, Greece,  Italy, Austria,  Germany, Czechoslovakia,  Hungary, Netherlands, England, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Canada, Mexico, France