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I am a Mediterranean archaeologist whose research focuses on Roman material culture, the negotiation of ancient colonial encounters, and landscapes of conflict. My work incorporates pottery analysis, geographic information systems, and landscape archaeology to analyze the role of surveillance in the process of conquest and colonization. My most recent major publication, The Archaeology of Roman Surveillance in the Central Alentejo, Portugal, investigates the role of vision and (in)visibility in the organization of the Roman province of Lusitania. As part of my fieldwork, I manage a nonprofit group that oversees the archaeological investigation and preservation of several sites in Portugal and research projects in Italy.
Since 2010 I have co-directed the archaeological excavation of a 1st c. BCE tower enclosure near Redondo, Portugal, and in 2013 I initiated the survey and excavation of Santa Susana, a Roman villa in the same region. I am also involved in an ongoing analysis of legacy data and materials from the DAI-AAR excavation in Ostia Antica. In the summer of 2022, I hope to help lead the Roman Pottery Summer School in Lugnano, Italy. All of my projects are currently accepting applications from students.
My educational background includes a PhD in Mediterranean Archaeology (Department of Classics, University at Buffalo, SUNY), a MA in Classical Archaeology (University of Arizona), and a BA in Anthropology and History (Hendrix College). I have also completed several internships and workshops on Roman material culture, including the Howard Comfort FAAR '29 Roman Pottery Summer Program at the American Academy in Rome. While writing my dissertation, I served as a doctoral fellow in the Faculty of Letters at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and taught in a variety of schools and colleges in the United States. I currently teach in the Department of Humanities and Philosophy at the University of Central Oklahoma.
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Since 2010 I have co-directed the archaeological excavation of a 1st c. BCE tower enclosure near Redondo, Portugal, and in 2013 I initiated the survey and excavation of Santa Susana, a Roman villa in the same region. I am also involved in an ongoing analysis of legacy data and materials from the DAI-AAR excavation in Ostia Antica. In the summer of 2022, I hope to help lead the Roman Pottery Summer School in Lugnano, Italy. All of my projects are currently accepting applications from students.
My educational background includes a PhD in Mediterranean Archaeology (Department of Classics, University at Buffalo, SUNY), a MA in Classical Archaeology (University of Arizona), and a BA in Anthropology and History (Hendrix College). I have also completed several internships and workshops on Roman material culture, including the Howard Comfort FAAR '29 Roman Pottery Summer Program at the American Academy in Rome. While writing my dissertation, I served as a doctoral fellow in the Faculty of Letters at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and taught in a variety of schools and colleges in the United States. I currently teach in the Department of Humanities and Philosophy at the University of Central Oklahoma.
University of Central Oklahoma profile
Academia.edu profile
