| Education |
| Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro Education Summer 2006 |
| Florida State University,
Tallahassee Archaeology Fall 2001-Spring 2003 |
| University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia Classics Fall 2000-Spring 2001 |
| University of California,
Berkeley Greek Summer 2000 |
| University of Georgia,
Athens Latin Fall 1999-Fall 2000 |
| Lambuth University,
Jackson, TN Education Spring 1999 |
| University of Tennessee,
Knoxville History Fall 1995-Spring 1998 |
| Queen’s College,
Charlotte, NC History Fall 1994-Spring 1995 |
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| Degrees |
| B.A. in History, University of
Tennessee May 1998 |
| M.A. in Classical Archaeology,
Florida State University May 2003 |
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| Teaching experiences |
| Fall 2003-Spring 2008 - Instructor
at Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, Tennessee. Teach
Latin levels I-AP (Latin Literature and Vergil), Mythology
and English Derivatives. Use computers extensively—OneNote,
Journal, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Word, Excel,
Blackbaud, you might also know my webpage. |
| Fall 2002-Spring 2003 – Instructor
of English Words from Latin and Greek Elements, FSU, Florida.
(Independent instructor, used Blackboard for grades, homepage,
announcements, web resources) |
| Spring 1999- Spring 2000 – Substitute
teacher at the University
School of Jackson (my high school alma mater), Tennessee.
(Substituted for English, math, Spanish, history, physics
and music classes) |
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| Other related employments |
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Archaeological |
| Summer 2002 – Agora
Excavations; American School of Classical Studies,
Athens, Greece; Dr. John Camp, Director. (Excavated in
the field and worked in the lab) |
| Fall 2000-Spring 2001 – Corinth
Computer Project; University Museum, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dr. David Romano,
Director. (Digitized plans of the site of ancient Corinth
with AutoCAD and Photoshop) |
| Summer 2001 and 1998 – Kavousi
Project; Institute
of Aegean Prehistory, Pacheia Ammos, Crete, Greece;
Dr. Geraldine Gesell, Director. (General database and
document work with Lotus, Word, Photoshop) |
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Philological |
| Fall 2001-Spring 2002 – Computer
and research assistant for Prof.
Francis Cairns, Florida State University, Tallahassee,
Florida. (Edited documents, helped to organize Langford
conference in Fall 2002) |
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| Honors and Awards |
| Received the Queen’s College Scholars Award Scholarship |
| Graduated Cum Laude, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville |
| Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Florida State University,
Tallahassee |
| Received Grant from Franklin Road Academy for integrating a technological
curriculum into Latin, Myth and English Derivatives, summer 2004, 2006, 2007 |
| Chosen Teacher of the Year for 2007 by the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Publications and Papers |
“Mochlos, Gournia, and Pseira: Inter-Site Relations
and the Impact of the Palaces.” Delivered at Current
Issues in State Formation: the Mediterranean and
Beyond. An International Colloquium at the University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. October 17, 2003. |
| "A Day in the Life: Using the Roman
Calendar to Its Potential." A three hour workshop
delivered at the annual TFLTA Conference,
November 4, 2005. (also delivered at the Parthenon, Nashville, TN in Spring 2006) |
| "Cutting-edge Classics: Antiquity Meets the Internet
Generation" Delivered at the annual TFLTA Conference,
November 5, 2005. |
| "Living Latin Through Technology" Delivered
at the TAIS Biennial Conference November 6, 2006. |
| "Bringing the Ancients into the Digital Age" Delivered at the AP Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 13-15, 2007. |
| “The Modern Classics” Delivered at the Parthenon for the T+L Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, October 19, 2007. |
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| Trips |
| March 2005 – Led sixteen FRA
students from Athens, Greece to
Rome, Italy |
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| Coaching (NSCAA - State and Regional Goalkeeping Diploma) |
| Fall 2006-2007 - Assistant coach for high school girl's soccer |
| Spring 2006-2008 - Assistant coach for high school boy's soccer |
| Fall 2003-2007 – Head coach middle
school boy's soccer |
| Fall 2005 –
Coach middle school golf |
| Fall 2003 – Coach middle school
cross-country |
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