Selected Curriculum Vitae
(See my full CV and published research here)
Current Positions
2024 - Present
Lecturer | Humanities Program, U.C. San Diego
Education
2016 - 2024
Ph.D. in History | University of California, San Diego
Dissertation title: "Unbecoming Romans"
Comittee: Edward Watts (chair), Denise Demetriou, Anthony Kaldellis, Mira Balberg & Page DuBois.
2012 - 2015
The University of Ohio State | B.A. History (summa cum laude), with a minor in Latin
Senior Thesis: “The Churches of Northern Kythera.” Directed by Timothy E. Gregory.
Recent Publications
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“The Two Lives of St. Theodore of Kythera,” Estudios bizantinos 9 (2021): 79-98.
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"Reconnecting Sicily to Romania." (Under Review).
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“The Functions of Geography and Ethnography in Herodotus’ Indian Logos.” (In Preperation).
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“The Medieval Landscape of Kythera,” “APKAS Project Data Management,” and “Catalogue of the Churches of Northern Kythera,” Australian Paliochora-Kythera Archaeological Survey, eds. Stavros Paspalas and Lita Tzortzopoulos-Gregory. (Volume in Final Stages of Preparation).
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The Letters of Aeneas of Gaza. Co-authored with Edward Watts and Jamie Marvin. (In Preparation).
Recent Presentations
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Why I Teach Mazaris’ Journey to Hades.” Teaching Conversations… Why I Teach. University of California, San Diego (by invitation). Fall 2023.
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“Roman Sicily through the Eyes of the Arabs.” Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity Conference. University of California, Santa Barbara. September 21-24, 2023.
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“Imperial Justifications for the Roman Conquest of Crete.” The Society for Military History. San Diego. March 23-26, 2023.
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“The Churches of Kythera as Spaces of Physical and Spiritual Protection.” Invited Lecture for the Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens. (Spring 2023 - Postponed).
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“Understanding the Churches of Kythera as a Response to Insecurity.” Mediterranean Archaeology Australian Research Community (MAARC) 3. The University of Sydney. February 13-15, 2023.