I am a Mediterranean archaeologist and ancient historian specializing in Hellenistic Anatolia. Prior to starting the AHMA program, I trained at the University of Michigan. I have also studied at Koç Üniversitesi (Ancient Languages of Anatolia) and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA Summer Session). Since 2023, I have been affiliated with Notion Archaeological Project, a Michigan project under the directorship of Professor Christopher Ratté.
My methodology sits at the intersection of literary sources and material culture. I wrote my senior honors thesis in Classical Archaeology on heroa (the tombs and cenotaphs of heroes) from Ionia in western Anatolia. I also studied eastern Anatolia’s religious landscapes in my senior honors work in History, incorporating literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence into a study of the region’s High Priesthoods.
At Berkeley, I am excited to continue my research on the Hellenistic East, combining archaeological and historical approaches. I encourage anyone who wants to discuss Mediterranean archaeology or grad school in Archaeology/Ancient History more generally to reach out!
Hellenistic cities; archaeology of memory; hero cult; early institutions; rural Anatolia; the Greek world; network theory; identity and the built environment; ancient economy
