About
I am a researcher and teacher of ancient Christianity from the first through sixth centuries. I specialize in ritual and practice, the cult of martyrs, homiletics, rhetorical theory, and epistemology in late antique Christianity (Greek, Syriac, Latin, and Coptic). My dissertation focuses on martyr piety across the Mediterranean and Near East throught the lens of homilies preached on feast days.
PhD Candidate, Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Editorial Assistant, Journal of Early Christian Studies
Junior Fellow in Byzantine Studies, Dumbarton Oaks (Fall 2023) Education
PhD, Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (in progress, 2021-present)
MA, Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2021)
BA, History, The Ohio State University (2018) Publications
“Seeing Sanctity: John Chrysostom’s Use of Optics in His Homilies on the Saints.” Journal of Early Christian Studies 31.2 (2023): 171-200.
“Body and Senses in Ephrem’s Madrashe contra haereses and Madrashe de fide: Polemics and Epistemology.” Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 25.2 (2022): 417-54.
“Antithesis and Paradox in the Epistle to Diognetus.” Vigiliae Christianae 75.4 (2021): 1-23. Upcoming Talks and Conferences
“Lay-Clerical Cooperation in the Cult of Martyrs: Evidence from Extra-Mural Basilicas.” Society of Biblical Literature. San Antonio, TX. November 2023 (forthcoming).
“Competition or Cooperation? Episcopal Attitudes Toward the Cult of Martyrs in Late Antiquity.” Society of Biblical Literature. San Antonio, TX. November 2023 (forthcoming).
Memberships
North American Patristics Society
Society of Biblical Literature
Byzantine Studies Association of North America
