She is a 1963 graduate of Southeast High School in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated with a degree in Zoology from the University of Chicago in 1967 and earned a Ph.D. in behavioural genetics from Stanford University in 1976.
She is a 1963 graduate of Southeast High School in Wichita, Kansas. She received her academic credentials with a degree in Zoology from the University of Chicago in 1967 and completed her advanced studies with a Ph.D. in Behavioural Genetics from Stanford University in 1976.