Assistant Professor and Director of the Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and North African Studies Program on the Isabel Hamilton Benham Professorship in International Affairs
Areas of Focus
Medieval and early modern Iran and Central Asia, history of religion, commemoration and collective memory.
Associate Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
On Leave
Areas of Focus
Social complexity in the ancient Near East; the role of "non-optimal" zones; burial traditions and mortuary practices; landscape archaeology, GIS and archaeological survey techniques; and cultural heritage.
Assistant Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Major Advisor (A-J)
Areas of Focus
Ancient Empires, Archaeology of South-West Asia from the Iron Age to the Roman Period, Landscape Archaeology, GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology, Pottery Studies, Fieldwork Methodologies and Techniques, Drones in Archaeology.
Assistant Professor and Director of the Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and North African Studies Program on the Isabel Hamilton Benham Professorship in International Affairs
Areas of Focus
Medieval and early modern Iran and Central Asia, history of religion, commemoration and collective memory.