Academia

Academic Appointments

Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – School of Humanities
2025 – present

Texas A&M University
Ph.D. in Anthropology (Nautical Archaeology)
2019 – 2024

Dissertation: The Naval Ram: History, Production, and Symbolism in Ancient Greece and Rome

Chair: Dr. Deborah Carlson

Committee Members: Dr. Cemal Pulak, Dr. Shelley Wachsmann, and Dr. Christoph Konrad

American Academy in Rome
Classical Summer School Member
2022

Director: Dr. Sanjaya Thakur

University of South Florida
M.A. in Ancient History
2017 – 2019

Main Advisor: Dr. William M. Murray

Secondary Advisor: Dr. Julie Langford

American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Summer Session Member
2018

Director: Dr. Daniel Levine

Stockton University
B.A. in Historical Studies and Ancient Greek
2013 – 2016

Thesis: Tracing the Cultural Origins of Government and Religion in Ptolemaic Egypt