Education

  • PhD Near Eastern Studies — UCLA
  • CPhil Ancient Near Eastern Studies — UCLA
  • MA Ancient Near Eastern Studies — UCLA
  • MA Egyptology — University of Memphis
  • BA Classics — Duke University

Research

  • Royal courts
  • Elite group identities and social networks
  • Monumental inscriptions
  • Materiality of texts
  • Power and performance
  • Festivals and feasting
  • Private religion and magic

Courses

Instructor

  • Ancient Egyptian Art I
  • Ancient Egyptian Religion

Teaching Assistant

  • Ancient Egyptian Civilization I
  • Ancient Egyptian Civilization II
  • Ancient Egyptian Religion
  • Cinema and the Ancient World
  • Classical Mythology
  • Jerusalem: the Holy City
  • US History to 1877
  • US History since 1877
  • Visible Language: Study of Writing