I am a general Classicist educated at Florida State University (opens in new tab)(BA Classics and History 1999, MA Classics 2002), the University of Florida(opens in new tab) (PhD 2008), and the American School of Classical Studies(opens in new tab) (Lockhart Fellow 2006). My main area of research is Greek history (especially the interaction between Greek and Eastern cultures). Other interests include Greek archaeology, Near Eastern history and civilization, and Greek epigraphy. Since 2008 I have been an Adjunct Lecturer of Classics at University of Florida(opens in new tab) where I teach a broad variety of courses on ancient civilization and Greek and Latin languages.