EDUCATION

Bryn Mawr College, Ph.D., December 2000, Dissertation supervised by Russell T. Scott:
Roman Cultural Diplomacy at Panhellenic Sanctuaries during the Conquest of Greece

Bryn Mawr College, M.A. in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, May 1995

Williams College, B.A. cum laude in English and Art, June 1992

Non-degree experience:

American Academy in Rome, Oscar Broneer Fellow, 1998-1999

American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Student Associate Member, 1997-1998

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TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS

History and material culture of the Greek and Roman worlds, especially interactions between Republican Rome and Hellenistic Greece, Panhellenic sanctuaries

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RECENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Tulane University, 2009-2010, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
Roman Archaeology and History, Greek Archaeology, Greek, Latin

Rutgers University, Summer 2008 and 2009, Rutgers Study Abroad in Greece Program
5-week program centered in Athens, includes trips to Crete, the Peloponnesus, and Thessaloniki
Courses worth 3 credits in both Greek History and Greek Art and Archaeology

Gettysburg College, 2008-2009, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics
Latin, Greek, Greek History, Lucan seminar, Building Society in the Roman World
Spring 2004 to 2008, Assistant Professor of Classics (Visiting/term appointment or Adjunct)
All levels of Latin, Roman Civilization, Classical Mythology, Introductory and Intermediate Greek, Greek History, Classical Archaeology, and a First Year Seminar on the Olympics

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PUBLICATIONS

Articles:

“Aemilius Paullus 3, Lucius (RE 81)” Encyclopedia of Ancient History (Blackwell 2010) forthcoming.

“Greek War Booty at Luna and the Afterlife of Manius Acilius Glabrio” Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 43/44 (1998/1999) 49-61.

Works in progress:

“Roman Patrons of Greek Communities before the Title πάτρων” (submitted)

“Imperator Gloriosus: The Monument of Lucius Aemilius Paullus at Delphi” (preparing for invited resubmission to Hesperia)

Cultural Diplomacy in the Roman Conquest of Greece (a monograph based on the doctoral dissertation with expanded coverage of Asia Minor and certain conceptual themes, e.g. patronage)

Book Reviews:

Review of J. Allen, Hostages and Hostage-Taking in the Roman Empire (Cambridge 2006), Journal of Interdisciplinary History 38.3 (2007/2008) 439-440.

Review of R. Pfeilschifter, Titus Quinctius Flamininus: Untersuchungen zur römischen Griechenlandpolitik (Göttingen 2005), Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2006.7.40.

Review of A. Jacquemin, Offrandes monumentales à Delphes (Paris 1999), Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2000.11.09.

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PAPERS PRESENTED

“Cybele and Trojan Heritage in Rome’s Early Interactions with Anatolia”
American Research Institute in Turkey, Ankara Center, March 9, 2009

“Cultural Diplomacy and Talismanic Power in the Importation of the Magna Mater”
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, March 2, 2009

“A Reinterpretation of the Monument of L. Aemilius Paullus at Delphi”
Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, January 9 2009

“Roman Cultural Diplomacy in the Import of the Magna Mater”
American Philological Assocation Annual Meeting, January 5, 2008

“Rival Claims to Trojan Heritage in the Troad during the Second Century B.C.”
Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, January 4, 2008

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS

Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project, Arcadia, Greece
Senior Field Archaeologist, 2006 season

Chrysokamino Excavations, Institute for Aegean Prehistory, Pacheia Ammos, Crete
Pottery Assistant, 2001 study season

Ossaia la Tufa Roman Villa Field School, University of Alberta, Cortona, Italy
Teaching Assistant, Area Supervisor and Staff Member, 1996, 1997, and 1998 seasons

Roman Villa Excavation, University of Alberta, Oppido Lucano (Basilicata), Italy
Volunteer Excavator, 1997 and 1998 seasons

Corinth Excavations, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Training Session Participant, 1998 season

Agora Excavations, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Volunteer Excavator, 1994 season