Research
My dissertation topic was the Casa di Octavius Quartio at Pompeii.I am currently the Postdoctoral Fellow at the Getty Villa, working on a book project tentatively entitled A Magpie in the Garden: Eclecticism in Roman Domestic Decor.
Recent presentation: "Living in Hyperreality: Disneyland, Pompeii, and Ancient Museums." Roman Archaeology Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 2009.
See the wiki for the RAC session on Eclecticism in Roman Domestic Decor.
Hear/see my video podcasts for smARThistory.org: 2009 Webby Award winner for Best Education Website
A Roman statuette of Venus, after Praxiteles.
Mixing vessel with Odysseus escaping from the Cyclops' cave.
Teaching
From July 18 - August 8, I will be teaching Roman Art & Archaeology at St. Stephen's School in Rome.Graduate seminar on domestic architecture and decor at Pompeii
Graduate seminar on Augustan Rome
Classical Archaeology
See the introductory presentation for this class.
Podcast
Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
See the introductory presentation for this class.
Podcast
Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
Experiencing Rome: Approaches to an Ancient city
(study abroad program with Prof. Richard Fletcher)
Ancient Roman Sculpture
Art of the Ancient World, Honors section
History of Western Art, Part I
Podcast
Other projects
Pompeii virtual tour project with Diego BonillaClassical Archaeology News blog
