Profile
I am an Assistant Professor in Ancient Mediterranean Religions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in the New Testament and its early reception. I have sustained research interests in the Gospel and Epistles of John and the reception of biblical texts, figures, and images in late antiquity.
Research Areas
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New Testament literature
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Cultural History and Reception of New Testament texts
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Ritual uses of biblical texts (lectionary reading, stational liturgy, hymnody)
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Martyr cults, feasts, pilgrimage, and relics
Academic Appointments
After completing my Ph.D., I transitioned to the field of New Testament/Early Christianity through fellowships and academic positions ay Yale University and North Carolina’s Research Triangle. I currently teach New Testament/Early Christianity at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Education
I completed my doctoral training in an interdisciplinary linguistics program, studying languages critical to the study of Christianity in the first millennium CE.
Awards & Fellowships
Selected awards, honors, grants, and fellowships.