Position:
Writing Instructor at The University of Chicago Writing Program, Instructor - Oriental Institute Museum Education at University of Chicago
Work:
The University of Chicago Writing Program
since Jan 2010
Writing Instructor
University of Chicago
since Mar 2008
Instructor - Oriental Institute Museum Education
University of Chicago Press
Mar 2009 - Jan 2013
Editor's Assitant - Journal of Near Eastern Studies
Brigham Young University
- Provo, UT Apr 2012 - Jun 2012
Adjunct Professor
University of Chicago
Aug 2007 - Jun 2010
Graduate Student Research Assistant
University of Chicago
Sep 2006 - Mar 2007
Practice Interviewer - Career Advising and Planning Services
University of Chicago
Jun 2006 - Sep 2006
Photographer - Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
University of Chicago
Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
Teacher's Assistant - University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Marriott International
Aug 2001 - Sep 2005
Loss Prevention Supervisor - Fort Collins Marriott
Education:
University of Chicago 2006 - 2015
PhD, Assyriology
University of Chicago 2005 - 2006
MA, Humanities
Colorado State University 1997 - 2004
BA, History
Interests:
languages, linguistics, history of the Ancient Near East, Sumerian and Akkadian, grammar, Hungarian, fishing, cooking/baking, camping, skiing, reading, swimming, playing the oboe
Honor & Awards:
Edward L. Ryerson Fellowship in Archaeology, University of Chicago
Brigham Young University Religious Education Dissertation Grant
Invited Lecturer, School at the Art Institute of Chicago
Unendowed Graduate Fellowship, University of Chicago
Elizabeth and Adolph Leo Oppenheim Scholarship, University of Chicago
Elizabeth and Adolph Leo Oppenheim Travel Grant, University of Chicago
Nominated for the Catherine Hamm Award for Outstanding Thesis
Nominated for the Dolores Liebmann Fellowship by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Spirit to Serve Award, Marriott International
Honorable Mention, Judith Siegel Pearson Award, Wayne State University
Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship, Colorado State University
Outstanding Community Service Award
Unity Award for Community Service
Bill Hervey Scholarship, Colorado State University
Languages:
Akkadian
Sumerian
Hungarian
French (Reading)
German (Reading)