She received her BA and MA , with a certificate in Contemporary History, from Ohio University, and her PhD in American History with a Women’t Studies Emphasis at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Her book, “Presctiption for Heterosexuality: Sexual Citizenship in the Cold War Era”, (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press) came out in October, 2010. She has written articles for the Journal of Women’s History, American Historical Review, and the Western Association of Women Historians, as well as reviews and chapters. Her current research focuses on obstetrics in the Chicago Maternity Center and Eisenhower-era youth culture and family life.