Rackham Predoctoral Fellow (2024-2025)
PhD Candidate University of Michigan in the Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art and Archaeology (previously IPCAA)
MA Columbia University in Classical Studies
MA Durham University in Roman Archaeology
AB Bryn Mawr College in Classical and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, Minor in Latin, Minor in Greek
My project tracks the architectural development of domestic spaces in central Italy during the Archaic period, or approximately 900-450 BCE, when homes moved from mud huts to complex multi-roomed buildings. Previously, discussions of Archaic domestic space have focused around necrolopeis as reflections of ancient cities. Recentering the debate around the homes themselves allows for a more accurate picture of domestic spaces, cities, and urbanization processes. This new lens reveals a more rapid urbanization picture than previously believed and an increasingly marked social inequality. A centerpiece of my research is a new interpretation for the Archaic domestic remains on the north Palatine slope.
Dissertation Committee
Chair
Nicola Terrenato
(University of Michigan)
Elaine Gazda
(University of Michigan)
Lisa Nevett
(University of Michigan)
Celia Schultz
(University of Michigan)
John N. Hopkins
(New York University)
General Director Massimo Osanna
(Ministry of Culture in Italy and University of Naples Federico II)
Archaic Domestic Roman Architecture
Republican Civic Roman Architecture
Domestic Space
Identity and Burial practices around the Bay of Naples
Ethnicity in Early Italy
Gender and Emotion in Roman Wall Painting
Life and Death in Archaic Latium
Etruscan Tomb Architecture