Ph.D., Archaeology, Boston University, Boston, MA. Thesis: Climate, Culture, and Agriculture: Examining Change in the Near East during the Bronze and Iron Ages

Graduate Certificate in African Studies, Boston University, Boston, MA. Focus: Environmental history and food production in Turkana, northwest Kenya

M.A., Archaeology, Boston University, Boston, MA. Thesis: The Relevance of Archaeological Studies in Ancient Agricultural Systems to Marginal Regions of the World

Certificate in Teaching of English as a Foreign Language to Adults, issued by University of Cambridge, UK

M.Sc., Irrigation, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK and Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (awarded with distinction, Summa cum laude). Thesis: The Impact of Agriculture and Drainage Water Recycling on Water Quality in the MUDA Area, Kedah, Malaysia

B.Sc., Agriculture and Environmental Science with Honors in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK (awarded with First Class Honors, Summa cum laude). Thesis: Biodegradation of Biopol Film in Different Soils under different Moisture Regimes