Education

2016 – 2021 (estimated) | PhD Candidate

Medieval Studies, Central European University

Supervisors: Associate-Professor Marianne Sághy, Associate-Professor Volker Menze.

Thesis Title: “Ennodius of Pavia and Social Networks in Ostrogothic Italy” Themes: Social Network Analysis; Critical Literary Theory; Social History.

2016 | Master of Arts (Distinction) in Medieval Studies

With an Advanced Certificate Specialization in: Eastern Mediterranean Studies Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.

Thesis title: “Trading Letters: A Network Analysis of Ennodius of Pavia’s Letter Collection (A.D. 500- 513)”

Supervisors: Associate-Professor Marianne Sághy, Associate Professor Volker Menze.

2015 | Master of Arts (First Class Honours) in Ancient History

University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Thesis title: “Post-Roman Gaul, An Epistolary Society” Supervisor: Associate-Professor Lisa Bailey.

2012 | Certificate of Proficiency in Latin and French

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

2010 | Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Classical Studies (First Class Honours)

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Dissertation title: ‘St Martin and Tours: Constructing Community and Identity in Sixth-Century Gaul’

Supervisor: Professor Arthur Pomeroy.

2008 | Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies and History. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Experience

2016-2018 | PhD Student Representative | Medieval Studies, Central European University

2017-2018 | Member PhD Working Group CEU.

Negotiated changes to CEU Research Grand Scheme

2017-2018 | Teaching Assistant | Medieval Studies, Central European University

Classes: “Saints and Society: Late Antique and Medieval Hagiography” (MA Level); “The Eastern Mediterranean World: from Justinian to Muhammad” (MA Level).

2015 | Lecturer | Ancient History and Classics, The University of Auckland

Class: “The Later Roman Empire” (2^nd/3^rd Year).

Contracted to deliver 3 lectures: “Religious Violence”, “Magic”, and “Letter Collections.”

2014 | Research Assistant | Ancient History and Classics, The University of Auckland

Assisted Associate-Professor Lisa Bailey with bibliographic research on the sermons of Valerian of Cimez.

2013-2015 | Teaching Assistant | Ancient History and Classics, The University of Auckland Classes: “Roman History” (1^st year); “Greek History” (1^st year); “Introduction to Latin Language” (1^st year).

2013-2015 | Marking Assistant | Ancient History and Classics, The University of Auckland Classes: “Culture, Nature, and Ancient Philosophy” (2^nd/3^rd year); “Economy in the Ancient World” (2^nd/3^rd year); “Historians of Rome” (2^nd/3^rd year); “Greece and Persia” (2^nd/3^rd year); “The Later

Roman Empire” (2^nd/3^rd year).

2009-2012 | Teaching Assistant | Classics, Victoria University of Wellington

Classes: “Greek History” (1^st year); Roman History (1^st year); Greek Social History (2^nd/3^rd year); Roman Social History (2^nd/3^rd Year).

2008-2015 | Data Integrity Administrator | Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand

Project: Family Services Directory (www.familyservices.govt.nz/directory)

-          Processed and edited information on a database of over 6000 entries.

-          Led information sessions with NGO’s and stakeholders.

-          Worked with a team at national office as well as independently in regional offices.

Languages

English: Native Speaker

French: Intermediate Speaker, Writer, and Reader German: Intermediate Speaker, Writer, and Reader 
Latin: Advanced Reader

Ancient Greek: Intermediate Reade

Further Skills and Proficiencies

Familiar with advanced functions in Microsoft Office – Particularly Word and Excel

Basic familiarity with R and R-Studio – Have completed a network analysis Project using R to conduct statistical analysis.

Experience leading classes and mentoring students

Confident public speaker with both large and small audiences

Awards and Grants

2018 | 12 Month ERASMUS Exchange Grant

Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Exchange supervisor Prof. Peter Gemeinhardt.

2018 | Winner of CEU 3 Minute Thesis Competition

Presentation Title: “Sixth Century Social Media.”

2016 | PhD Scholarship Central European University

Medieval Studies: tuition and three-year Stipend.

2016 | Award for Best MA Thesis in Eastern Mediterranean Studies

Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Central European University.

2015 | MA Scholarship Central European University

Medieval Studies: tuition and full one-year stipend.

2014 | OPTIMA Prize 2nd Place

Outstanding Postgraduate Talk in a Meeting of the Australasian Society of Classical Studies

2018 | Copy Editing

Medieval Studies Department Field Trip Annual, Central European University

-          Edited and proofed a volume of 20+ essays and reports for the 2018 Medieval Studies.

2017-2018 | Medieval Animal Database

Medieval Studies, Central European University. Project Lead: Associate-Professor Alice Choyke

-          Trained new users in the operation of the database and the creation of new entries.

-          Wrote a user guide, glossary, and style guide for the database.

2015 | Conference Organizer “Connectivity in the Post-Roman World”

Sponsored by the Australian Early-Medieval Association and The University of Auckland

-          Organized a workshop of eight presenters from New Zealand and Australia including a keynote address by Associate Professor Andrew Gillett of Macquarie University.

2015-Present | Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Central European University

Junior Member

2014-2015 | Australian Early Medieval Association

2011-2015 | Australasian Society for Classical Studies