Scholarship and Biography

I am a landscape archaeologist and digital scholar. My research explores human valuation of nature and social memory on the ancient Greek sacred landscape. My current book project, Landscapes on High: Unlocking Sacred Auras, Movement, and Memory in the Mountains of Greece studies how mountains are fundamentally linked to the Greek sacred landscape, ranging from antiquity to the present day. I uncover why certain boundaries, structures, and natural features are remembered and reframed; why other are forgotten. I challenge myself to explore global comparanda throughout history, thus emphasizing the humanness of placemaking and how the contemporary landscape is really a product of the past. In my teaching and research, I also debate whether and how digital technology can improve our investigations about human culture.

Honors

Database of Religious History Subgrant
University of British Columbia (Canada, Vancouver) - UBC , 2023-2024

Organizational Affiliations

Lecturer, Department of Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies , Brandeis University

Lecturer in Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies, Department of Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies , Brandeis University

Lecturer of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology , Brandeis University

Education

Ancient Civilizations and Geography
2009 , BA(Hons) , Clark University (United States, Worcester)
Classical Archaeology
2011 , MA , Tufts University (United States, Medford)
Greek and Roman Studies
2013 , MA , Brandeis University (United States, Waltham)
Archaeology
2019 , PhD in Archaeology , Boston University (United States, Boston) - BU