Education

PhD, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA (2014)
MA, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA (2008)
BA, English Literature, UCLA (1998)

Research

  • Metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the People in the Hebrew Bible
  • Ancient Near Eastern Poetry

Publications

The Metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the People: Stinking Grapes or Pleasant Planting? Biblical Interpretation Series155 (Brill: Leiden, 2017)

Courses

Undergraduate
  • Jerusalem: The Holy City (Ancient Near East 10W)
  • Jerusalem: The Holy City Seminar (Ancient Near East 12W)