About
I graduated with my Ph.D. in the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures department at UCLA. My major is Hebrew Bible. I do extensive work in Hebrew, Aramaic, Egyptian, and Akkadian languages.
My emphasis is on the interaction between the Egyptians and the Levant. This is displayed in the cultural, linguistic, and religious intersection of Egypt and the Levant. This takes many forms and is one of the more understudied aspects of the Hebrew Bible.
My current research and dissertation project revolves around Papyrus Amherst 63. This papyrus is written in the Demotic script but the language is Aramaic. This papyrus gives a great deal of insight into the diasporic Jewish community that settled in Egypt.
Dissertation- EXAMINING THE JEWISH SCRIBAL TENDENCIES IN THE “PSALMS” OF PAPYRUS AMHERST 63 WITH COL. XII, 11–19 AS A TEST CASE
Supervisors: William M. Schniedewind- Chair, Kathlyn M. Cooney, Catherine E. Bonesho, Solange Ashby, and Gary A. Rendsburg Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Graduated December 15, 2023
C. Phil. Advanced to Candidacy March 18, 2022
Field: Ancient Near East
Focus: Hebrew Bible, NW Semitics & Egyptology
Dissertation: Examining the Jewish Scribal Tendencies in the “Psalms” of Papyrus Amherst 63 with Col. XII, 11-19 as a Test Case
Committee: William M. Schniedewind (Chair/Advisor), Kathlyn M. Cooney, Catherine E. Bonesho, Solange Ashby, Gary A. Rendsburg (Rutgers University)
University of California, Los Angeles Completed Fall 2018
M.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Advisor: William Schniedewind
Major: Hebrew Bible/NW Semitics
Minor: Imperial Aramaic
The Master’s Seminary, Sun Valley, California Completed Sept 2016
Master of Theology in Old Testament
The Master’s Seminary, Sun Valley, California Graduated May 2011
Master of Divinity
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama Graduated May 2009 B.S. in Business Administration Memberships
Society of Biblical Literature
