- Graduated from Carleton College at the head of her class, summa cum laude
- Studied mathematics at the Sorbonne on a National Science Foundation Fellowship
- Received a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, studying on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
- Received a Distinguished Achievement Award from Carleton College in 2010 for her work in the field of chemical sensitivity
- Was invited to present a seminar titled "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Rapidly Growing Health Disorder" at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a branch of the NIH. This event was cosponsored by the NIEHS National Toxicology Program and the NIEHS Disability Advocacy Committee
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- Has given copies of five of her books and documentaries to all members of Congress
- Has shown her Gulf War Syndrome and 9/11 documentaries on Capitol Hill and in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Wiesbaden, Halifax, Ottawa, and Montreal
- Organized a press conference on Capitol Hill for the tenth anniversary of the end of the Gulf War; speakers included Ross Perot and Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Dick Durbin
- Presented her book Gulf War Syndrome: Legacy of a Perfect War on C-Span 2's BookTV
- Has published three biographies: Wallace Stevens: A Dual Life as Poet and Insurance Executive; Henry James: His Life Revealed Through His Letters; and Louis XVI and the French Revolution and has produced and directed a documentary titled The World of Wallace Stevens.
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