Curriculum Vitae
Education
- PhD, Classics, Boston University (In Progress)
- Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies, Boston University (In Progress)
- Certificate in 'Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom,' Cornell University (April 2021)
- MA, Classics, Rutgers University--New Brunswick (May 2017)
- BA, Classics (Languages), University of Puget Sound (May 2015)
Publications
- "Pandora 2.0 in Ovid's Metamorphoses." Ancient Epic and Artificial Intelligence. Bloomsbury. (Forthcoming)
- "To Gallus with Love: A New Interpretation of Propertius 4.3." Classical World (Under Review)
- "Mithra-ndir: Gandalf and the Roman Cult of Mithras." Ancient World Magazine (2021)
- "The Leda Fresco--Rape or Romp" with Katherine Moretti, Sophia Taborski, and David Wright. Eidolon (2019).
Editor
- Classical Reception in Tolkien [Thersites Special Edition] with Maciej Paprocki (Forthcoming Fall 2022)
Conferences and Presentations
- "Political Diana in Vergil's Aeneid." Vergilian Society Panel 'Vergil and Authoritarianism.' SCS 2022 Annual Meeting. San Francisco. (January 2022)
- "Rethinking Student Engagement and Assessment in the COVID Classroom." Workshop Presider. CAMWS 2021 Annual Meeting. Virtual. (April 2021)
- "Re-Presenting Woman: Pandora in Ovid's Metamorphoses." SCS 2021 Annual Meeting. Virtual. (January 2021)
- "More than Brains in Jars: A Graduate Perspective on the Future of Classics Graduate Studies." in the 'COVID-19 and the Future of Classics Graduate Study' Workshop. SCS 2021 Annual Meeting. Virtual. (January 2021)
- "Mithra-ndir: Gandalf and the Roman Cult of Mithras." Antiquity in Media Studies First Annual Conference. Virtual. (December 2020)
- "Pandora 2.0 in Ovid's Metamorphoses." 'Greek Epic and Artificial Intelligence' International Zoom Conference. Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo. (September 2020)
- "Teaching Sensitive Topics in the Classics Classroom." Louisiana Classical Association Annual Meeting. Virtual. (September 2020)
- "From Octavian to Augustus: Numismatics and Augustan Propaganda' in the 'Numismatics and Narratives: How a Classicist can Read Coins' panel. CAMWS 2020 Annual Meeting. Virtual. (May 2020)
- "Graduate Student Issues" Round Table Moderator. CAMWS 2020 Annual Meeting. Virtual (May 2020)
- "Gender Non-Conformity and 'Trans' Narrative in Vergil's Aeneid." Feminism and classics 2020, Wake Forest University. Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic. (May 2020)
- "Hestia: Graduate Self-Taught Pedagogy" with Victoria Burmeister. Res Difficiles, William and Mary University. Virtual. (May 2020)
- "Gender Nonconformity and 'Trans' Narrative in Vergil's Aeneid.' Organized panel 'Trans/lating rome: Queering Latin Literature of the Late Republic and Augustan Periods.' Feminist, Queer, and Trans...New Directions for Narrative, New Castle University. Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic. (April 2020)
- "Making Our Voices Heard: Fighting for Change in Classics." Keynote Panelist. Our Voices: A Conference for Inclusive Classics Pedagogy. Columbia University. (February 2020)
- "Hestia BU Graduate Pedagogy" roundtable. SCS 2020 Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. (January 2020)
- "Fixed Points in Time: Doctor Who, the TARDIS, and Roman History." Film and History 2019 Annual Conference. University of Wisconsin--Madison. (November 2019)
- Re-Creating the Female Other: Pygmalion and Pandora in Ovid's Metamorphoses." Boston University Classics Graduate conference. Boston, MA. (March 2019)
- "Pygmalion and Pandora in Ovid's Metamorphoses." CANE 2019 Annual Meeting. Worcester, MA. College of the Holy Cross. (March 2019)
- "Deus nobis haec otia fecit: Illusions of Otium at the End of the Republic." SCS 2019 Annual Meeting, San Diego. January 2019.
- "divus dum vivus: Augustus' Divinity as Seen Through His Coinage." CAAS 2017 Annual Meeting. New York. (October 2017)
- "Rape, Apotheosis, and Politics in Metamorphoses 14 and 15." Accepted at the 'Rape in Antiquity: 20 Years On' conference. University of Roehampton. Roehampton, England. (June 2017)
- "Tony Stark, or the Post-Modern Prometheus." Film and History 2016 Annual Conference. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Milwaukee, WI. (October 2016)
- "Rape, Apotheosis, and Politics in Metamorphoses 14 and 15." CAAS 2016 Annual Meeting. New Brunswick, NJ. (October 2016)
- "The Moral Politics of Ovid's Vergilian Counter-Narrative." Honors Northwest Research Symposium. Seattle University. Seattle, WA (November 2014)
Honors and Awards
Fellowships and Scholarships
- Scully Summer Travel Fellowship, Boston University. (Summer 2019)
- Hellenic Fund Summer Research Fellowship, Boston University. (Summer 2018)
- Special Study Award, Rutgers University--New Brunswick. (March 2016)
- Cook Travel Scholarship, Rutgers University--New Brunswick. (March 2016)
- President's Scholarship, University of Puget Sound (2011-2015)
- Rae and Julia Felt Scholarship, University of Puget Sound. (2013-2015)
- Excellence in Classics Teaching, Boston University. (April 2021)
- Collin's Choice Book Collecting Award, University of Puget Sound. (May 2015)
- David A. Lupher Philology Award, University of Puget Sound. (May 2015)
Teaching Activity
Undergraduate Lecture Courses
- 'World of Rome.' Boston University. Instructor of Record. (Summer 2020)
- Latin 2. Boston University. Instructor of Record. (Summer 2021)
- Latin 4: Intermediate Poetry. Boston University. Instructor of Record. (Spring 2021)
- Latin 2. Boston University. Instructor of Record (Spring 2020)
- Latin 1. Boston University. Instructor of Record. (Fall 2019)
- Latin 1 Online. Rutgers University--New Brunswick. Instructor of Record. (Spring 2017)
- Latin 1--Rutgers University--New Brunswick. Instructor of Record. (Fall 2016)
- World of Rome. Boston University. Teaching Fellow.
- Fall 2020, 2 sections
- Spring 2019, 2 sections
- Fall 2019, 2 sections
- "Mithra-ndir: Gandalf and the Roman Cult of Mithras." King Edward's School, Birmingham, UK. October 2020.
- "Creating Roman History through the Calendar.' MassJCL Classics Day, Boston University. December 2019
- "Sex in the City: Pompeii." Sexuality in Greece and Rome, Boston University. (November 2019)
- "Vergil: Aeneid." World of Rome, Boston University. (April 2019)
- "April: A Month in the Life of a Roman." MassJCL Classics Day, Boston University. (December 2018)
External Service and Outreach
- Co-Chair, Graduate Classics Caucus, ongoing
- Member, Gradute Student Issues Committee, CAMWS, ongoing
- Organizer and Co-Founder, Hestia BU Pedagogy, ongoing
- Leadership, CripAntiquity, ongoing
- Translator, @LOTRinLatin Twitter, ongoing
- Content Creator, @IoduaDicit Twitter, ongoing
- Volunteer Latin Tutor, Boston Latin School, Spring 2020 (Interrupted due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
- Latin Tutor, Private (2014-2018)
- American Academy in Rome Classical Summer School (Summer 2016)
- Greek Tutor, Private. (2013-2014)
Internal Service
- Classical Studies Graduate Student Association Faculty Liaison, Boston University. (2019-2020)
- "Agency Through the Ancients" Graduate Student Conference Organizer, Boston University. (Fall 2020)
- Co-President of the Classics Gradute Student Organization, Rutgers University. (2016-2017)
- Organizer, Classics Club. University of Puget Sound. 2014-2015.