ley ▁completed ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁While ▁she ▁was ▁studying ▁for ▁the ▁degree , ▁Oak ley ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Russian ▁transl ator ▁on ▁Soviet ▁tra w lers ▁in ▁the ▁Ber ing ▁Sea . ▁She ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁her ▁experiences ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁entitled ▁H air ▁of ▁the ▁Dog : ▁T ales ▁from ▁A board ▁a ▁Russian ▁T raw ler . ▁ ▁Oak ley ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁spend ▁a ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁radio ▁operator ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁P ole ▁Station ▁in ▁Ant arct ica . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁she ▁met ▁her ▁husband - to - be , ▁Philip . ▁They ▁married ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁They ▁have ▁four ▁children ; ▁two ▁daughters , ▁and ▁two ▁adopted ▁sons ▁who ▁were ▁previously ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Kos ovo . ▁ ▁Oak ley ▁moved ▁to ▁Detroit ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁She ▁worked ▁for ▁Ford ▁briefly , ▁and ▁then ▁began ▁att ending ▁Oak land ▁University ▁while ▁doing ▁consult ing ▁work . ▁She ▁received ▁an ▁M . S . ▁degree ▁in ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Computer ▁Engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Oak ley ▁continued ▁her ▁education ▁after ▁that , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Systems ▁Engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Work ▁and ▁research ▁ ▁Oak ley ▁became ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Engineering ▁at ▁Oak land ▁University