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ABOUT ME

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

EDUCATION

Forgeries and authenticity

How can museums and collectors recognize fakes?

2007-2014 

Emory University

Ph.D. in Art History

​supervisor: Prof. Gay Robins.

The creation, use, and expression of identity

How are identities used personally?  Politically?

Ancient Egyptian Magic and International Relations in the Late Bronze Age

How many realities can exist at one time? What if one is a "state sponsored" reality supported by the pharaoh?

2005-2006

The University of Memphis

M.A. in Art History

​supervisor: Prof. Mariam Ayad.

2000-2004

Georgia State University

B.A. Anthropology (Honors)

2000-2004

Georgia State University

B.I.S. Middle East Studies (Honors)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Ancient Egyptian Materials

What materials are depicted as being presented to the Egyptian king in the Late Bronze Age?  How does the pictorial evidence created by the Egyptians match up with the archaeological evidence we have for the international trade of luxury goods in the Late Bronze Age?

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