Contact Information
Research Interests
- Religions of India
- Cultural Heritage Studies
- Material Culture
- Religious Minority Diasporas in the Americas
- Americanized Adaptations of Hinduism
Education
M.A. in Religion (Global Studies Minor), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (ABD)
B.A. in Religion (Spanish Minor, Interfaith Certificate), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Grants
David L. Boren Fellowship, Hindi, South Asian Flagship Language Institute Summer 2023 - Fall 2023
Foreign Language Acquisition Scholarship, Beginner Hindi, Center for Global Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Full Tuition Fee Remission, Beginner Sanskrit, South Asian Summer Language Institute, Summer 2021
Pell Grant Recipient
Awards and Honors
Pandharipande Prize (Graduate Student Paper on Hinduism), Department of Religion, 2024
Ronald Filler Scholarship, The Program of Jewish Culture and Society, Fall 2020
Marjorie Hall Thulin Study Abroad Scholarship, Department of Religion, Summer 2019
Frances E Smith Scheidel Scholarship, School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics, 2019-2020
Courses Taught
REL 120/ JS 120 - History of Judaism (Advanced Composition)
- Teaching Assistant: Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
REL/PHIL 110 - Introduction to World Religions (Humanities)
- Teaching Assistant: Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2025
Additional Campus Affiliations
Center for Global Studies