About
I am an archaeologist teaching in the Department of Classics and Letters at the University of Oklahoma. My research focuses on Roman material culture, ancient colonialism, and landscapes of conflict and surveillance. I hold a Ph.D. in Mediterranean Archaeology from the University at Buffalo, a M.A. in Classical Archaeology from the University of Arizona, and a B.A. in Anthropology and History from Hendrix College. At OU, I teach courses in Latin, introductory surveys of ancient civilizations, and upper division courses in the art and archaeology of Greece and Rome.
Since 2010 I have co-directed the archaeological excavation of sites in the Central Alentejo region of Portugal. I am also involved in the ongoing analysis of legacy data from the DAI-AAR excavation in Ostia Antica, and I recently helped to lead the Roman Pottery Summer School in Lugnano, Italy. My upcoming archaeological project in Ficulle, Italy is currently accepting applications from OU students.
My most recent major publication, The Archaeology of Roman Surveillance in the Central Alentejo, Portugal (2017) investigates the role of vision and (in)visibility in the organization of the Roman province of Lusitania. Other recent work includes a chapter titled "Towers, territory, and the negotiation of a colonial landscape in the early Roman Central Alentejo" in the volume The Archaeology of Roman Portugal in its Western Mediterranean Context (2022). In addition, I have written on the production of ceramics in 1st century Portugal, the role of fish sauce in forming Roman identity, and graffiti from ancient children.
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Since 2010 I have co-directed the archaeological excavation of sites in the Central Alentejo region of Portugal. I am also involved in the ongoing analysis of legacy data from the DAI-AAR excavation in Ostia Antica, and I recently helped to lead the Roman Pottery Summer School in Lugnano, Italy. My upcoming archaeological project in Ficulle, Italy is currently accepting applications from OU students.
My most recent major publication, The Archaeology of Roman Surveillance in the Central Alentejo, Portugal (2017) investigates the role of vision and (in)visibility in the organization of the Roman province of Lusitania. Other recent work includes a chapter titled "Towers, territory, and the negotiation of a colonial landscape in the early Roman Central Alentejo" in the volume The Archaeology of Roman Portugal in its Western Mediterranean Context (2022). In addition, I have written on the production of ceramics in 1st century Portugal, the role of fish sauce in forming Roman identity, and graffiti from ancient children.
Profile with the Dept. of Classics and Letters, University of Oklahoma
Academia.edu profile
