简介

I joined the UCLA faculty in 2002 after completing my Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and my BA and MA degrees at the University of Nottingham (UK). My main area of interest is Greek literature from the archaic and classical periods. My book on space and landscape in the early Greek epic and prose tradition, Space and Time in Ancient Greek Narrative (Cambridge University Press) was published in 2010. My next booklength study, Six Positions in Homer, approaches the Homeric poems through a series of focused readings of particular somatic positions and actions. I am also interested in the ancient senses: I recently co-edited Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses with Shane Butler (Acumen/Routledge), and I am currently editing Touch and the Ancient Senses for the same series. I currently serve on the editorial board of the journal Classical Antiquity and am co-chair of the Society for Classical Studies' Nominating Committee. I teach graduate and undergraduate courses in ancient Greek language, literature, and thought, as well as GE courses on Classical Mythology (CL 30) and The Fantastic Journey: Antiquity and Beyond (CL 60). I run the department's UCLA Classics Facebook page. If you are interested in Classics, please join or like our group!