I was born on June 5, 1976, in Memphis, TN, and I guess you could just say I'm from there as accurately as you could say I'm from anywhere else. The full story is much too long, but I have lived in Mississippi, Arkansas briefly, and middle and western Tennessee. The majority of my family lives within an hour of Memphis, and I lived there for five years before moving to Tucson.

I came to Tucson in August of 2003 to become a graduate student in the Sociology Ph.D. program of the University of Arizona. I did my undergraduate work at The University of Tennessee at Martin and graduated as a University Scholar with a B.S. in Biology. I also attended medical school for a few years at UT Memphis, before deciding to pursue a different career.