Contact Information
Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Building- Office 3022A
Office Hours
Mondays 11:30-12:30pm (FA25)
M.A. Student
Teaching Assistant
Her Majesty
Biography
Graduate student in religious studies with graduate minor in global studies, and Teaching Assistant at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Skills include public speaking/teaching, cross-cultural engagement, creative arts and drama, strategic thinking, and innovation. Passionate about teaching and mentoring college-age students, helping people discover their talents and skills, experiencing diverse cultures and traveling, and studying religion, anthropology, and world history.
Research Interests
- Religion, History, and Culture of the Ancient Mediterranean World
- Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity
- Maccabean Literature
- The Early Christian Church in Anatolia
- Religion and Multiculturalism
- Relationships between religion and identity
Education
- M.A., Biblical Exegesis, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
- B.A., Preaching and Evangelism, Central Bible College, Springfield, MO
- Certificate, International TEFL and TESOL Training (ITTT) TESOL 120 Hours
- Certification, Guided Language Acquisition Development (GLAD)
Grants
Summer 2024- Foreign Language Area Studies Summer Fellowship, Beginning Turkish, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Awards and Honors
- Marjorie Hall Thulin Prize for Excellence in the Study of Religion (Graduate), Spring 2025
- Exceptional Performance in an Elementary Language Class (Attic Greek 202), Spring 2025
Courses Taught
PHIL/REL 110- World Religions
- Graduate Teaching Assistant: Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
ASST/REL 104- Asian Mythology
- Graduate Teaching Assistant: Fall 2025