Contact Information
Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Building- Office 3022A
Office Hours
Mondays 10-11am (Spring 2026)
By appointment
By appointment
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, Spring 2026
ASST/REL 104- Asian Mythology
- Graduate Teaching Assistant: Fall 2025