Classical Studies PhD Student

Curriculum Vitae

My research interests are archaic and classical Greek metrics, philology, music, linguistics, history, religion, and archaeology. My dissertation is focused on speech-rhythm as a feature of characterization in archaic Greek epic poetry: can (and if so, how does) the bard modulate the clause structures, word divisions, and scansion to ‘fit’ a speech-act or an individual? Throughout my studies (BA 2014, Boston University; Post-Bac 2015, University of Pennsylvania; MA 2016, Indiana University Bloomington) I have gone through phases of interest in Herodotus, Homer, Horace, the origins of the City Dionysia, Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and archaic Roman satire. It was only later that I realized that I was always seeking to understand the role that poetry played in the ancient Greco-Roman world, both as a historical feature of civic life as well as a means to construct identity.

Dissertation-in-Progress:

Rhythm and Character in Homer’s Iliad
First Reader: Scully

Recent Papers: 

  1. ‘Prayer as a rhythm in Homer’s Iliad,’ The Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting, 6 Jan. 2023 (New Orleans, LA)
  2. ‘The Traditional Verbs for Divine Rescue in Homer’s Iliad,’ The Classical Association of the Atlantic States Annual Meeting, 7 Oct. 2022, (Wilmington, DE)
  3. ‘Elpis Trapped in Hesiod’s Myth of Pandora,’ The Classical Association of New England Annual Meeting, 9 Apr. 2022, (held virtually)
  4. ‘The Homeric Line to Caesar: Apollo’s Epiphany in Horace Sermones I.9,’ The Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting, 8 Jan. 2022, (held virtually)
  5. ‘The City Dionysia: A Festival of the Athenians, for the Athenians, by the Athenians”- Classical Association of the Atlantic States, 10-12 October, 2019 (Silver Spring, MD)