Kimberly L. Craft holds bachelor and master's degrees as well as a juris doctorate. She also received a Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache from the Goethe Institut in Munich. Prof. Craft has served on various faculties, including DePaul University and Florida A&M College of Law. An attorney and legal historian, Craft has spent over a decade researching the life and trial of Countess Báthory and over a year translating original source material into English.