I do hold three degrees, including an Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) in Curriculum from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. None of my degree work had anything to do with the study of herbs, but it does have something to do with the way that I've chosen to learn about herbs. My doctoral thesis was a study of the way in which people engage in the process of self-directed learning, and with the equivalent of 21 years of experience as a student, and a career that finds me in schools each working day, I've just about had my share of formal courses. I really do feel that the best way for me to develop expertise is through self-directed learning.
As a result, the only herb course I've taken was an 8 class series with a wonderful person who has also learned everything she knows about herbs through over 25 years of self-directed study, but would not likely refer to herself as a herbalist.
So I don't have any paper on the wall announcing that I have any knowledge of herbs at all, and I may never have such a paper. The information contained on this web page is a collation of the work of reputable authors who have the knowledge I lack.