Educational History:

2014, Ph.D. in Classics, The Ohio State University, Columbus.

Certificate earned:
Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean.

Dissertation:
Through the Grapevine: Tracing the Origins of Wine.

Research Interests:

• Greek and Latin Language and Literature
• Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean
• Contacts Between Greece and Near Eastern Literatures and Cultures
• Greek, Latin, and Indo-European Linguistics

Teaching Interests:

• Classical religions and culture (Greek Mythology, Magic in Ancient Religion, etc.)
• Language courses (Greek, Latin, and other ancient languages)
• Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity

Representative Courses:

• CLST 107 - Greek Mythology
• CLST 333-334/RELG 347 - Topics in Greek Literature and Culture
• Magic in Ancient Religion
• Sex and Gender in Ancient Religion
• Apocalypse in the Ancient World
• LATN 303-304 - Advanced Classical Latin
• GREK 301-302 - Advanced Ancient Greek
• CLST 333-334/RELG 347 - Topics in Greek Literature and Culture
• RELG 232 - Introduction to Christian Scriptures