I am currently the Moses and Mary Finley Fellow in ancient History at Darwin College, Cambridge and an affiliated lecturer at the Faculty of Classics, Cambridge. My principal research interests lie in the interrelationships between Art and Text, the interactions between material culture and religious practice and the reception of the ancient world in the modern. I also teach several undergraduate history, art, archaeology and history of art courses for the Faculties of Art History and Classics at Cambridge. I completed my Ph.D. in July 2007 on the ‘Spatial politics of Greek sanctuaries’ at the Faculty of Classics, Cambridge. The project, supervised by Prof. Robin Osborne and conducted in Cambridge and Athens with the help of the British School at Athens and the Ecole françaises d’Athènes, was focused on understanding the varying ways in which sanctuary spaces were perceived and used by different cities, states and individuals around the Greek world during the archaic and classical periods, with a particular focus on the panhellenic sanctuaries of Delphi and Olympia. My current research project examines the complex relationships between material culture and religious ritual in the Greek world. Use the links in the toolbar above to see my full CV, read more about my current and previous research projects and review my teaching experience.
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I have signed a contract with Cambridge University Press to publish a stand alone monograph entitled ‘Delphi and Olympia: the spatial politics of panhellenism in the archaic and classical periods.’ The book is based on my 
In January-March 2010, I co-organised the annual Darwin College Lecture Series on the theme of ‘Risk’ held in Cambridge. Specialists from fields as diverse as astro-physics, neuro-science, criminology, ancient history and maths spoke on how the concept of risk operates within their field. The lecture series was also complemented by a series of workshops on the theme of Risk organized by Kettle’s Yard and Cambridge Film Consortium in which artists, poets and members of the public responded to how they envisage risk. Each lecture was preceded by a presentation of art, poetry and film created to reflect the theme of Risk. Children, students and adults from across Cambridge were involved in making the exhibits. My thanks go to Kettles Yard, Cambridge Film Consortium, Anglia Ruskin University, Long Road Sixth Form College and the British Film Institute for their support.
