Biography
BA in Politics and Middle Eastern Studies (Honors), University of Virginia, 2012
MA in Comparative Art & Archaeology (Distinction), University College London, 2018
(Dissertation: All the King’s Creatures: Apotropaic Figure Deposits and Court Culture in the Late Assyrian Period)
Research
My PhD research explores variation in social treatment of supernatural creature imagery in the Neo-Assyrian period, specifically as it relates to the formation and establishment of cultural consensus around particular creatures. I will reconstruct spatial and temporal routes of image transmission, focusing especially on figurine deposits and cylinder seals. Taking a broad interdisciplinary approach, this project will re-examine the connection between supernatural creatures and apotropaic protection along with its use within the wider institutional context of Assyrian political, intellectual, and administrative systems.
Teaching and Supervisions
Supervisor: Dr. Augusta McMahon
Advisor: Dr. Martin Worthington
Other Professional Activities
General Editor, Archaeological Review from Cambridge (December 2021 - present)
Member of Clare College
Cambridge Trust Scholar (2019- present)