Curriculum Vitae

Education

• PhD in Art History, Emory University (2018)
  • Dissertation: “Domitian and Minerva at Rome: Iconography and Divine Sanction in the Eternal City”
• MA in Art History, Emory University (2011)
  • Thesis: “Filius Minervae: A Study of Domitian’s Relationship with Minerva”
• BA in both Classical Culture and Latin from the University of Georgia (2008)

Professional Experience

• Assistant Data Manager, The Letters of Samuel Beckett Project (2018-present)
• Film and Media Consultant
  • Red Notice (Netflix 2021)
  • WandaVision ep. 8-9 (with Katrina Dickson and Cassandra Cassias, Marvel Studios 2021)
  • The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It (working with Vera Farminga, Patrick Wilson, and Eugenie Bondurant; Atomic Monster Productions/New Line Cinema/The Safran Company 2021).
• Proxy Archival Researcher (2013-present)
• Image Restoration and Metadata Technician
  • Visual Resources Library of Emory University (2013-16)
• Curatorial Assistant
  • High Museum of Art (African Art/Neoclassical Sculpture, 2014)
  • Michael C. Carlos Museum (Art of the Ancient Americas, 2011-2012)
• Archaeologist and Web/Data Specialist
  • Excavations at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace, Greece (2009-2010)
• Professional Harpist
  • Self-employed (1998-2008)

Skills and Certifications

• User Experience Designer Nanodegree (Udacity, 2022)
• Emory College Online Teaching Strategies (2020, 2021)
• Social Media and Community Management
• Database Design and Management
• Qualitative Research

Technical Skills

• Database design and software
  • Filemaker, Microsoft Suites, Google Suites
• Social media
  • Twitter, Facebook, Mastodon, Discord, Slack, Youtube, Microsoft Teams
• Design
  • Figma, Adobe Suites, Canva, WordPress, Audacity, OpenShot Video, basic HTML and XML (Grow with Google Challenge Scholarship in Android Basics, 2018)
• Course management
  • Blackboard, Canvas, Google Classroom, Moodle
• Streaming
  • OBS, Twitch Studio, Zoom

Teaching Experience

• Agnes Scott College (Visiting Instructor in Classics, Fall 2021 and AY 2016-17)
• Emory University (Visiting Instructor in Classics, Maymester 2020-2022 and Fall 2019)
• Spelman College (Visiting Instructor in Art History, Fall 2017)
• Emory College at Oxford (Visiting Instructor in Classics, Fall 2017)

Courses Taught

• Ancient Worlds, Modern Media
• Public Art and Political Messages: Art, Architecture, and Propaganda in the Roman Empire
• Introduction to Mythology
• Introduction to Greek Civilization
• Introduction to Roman Civilization
• Introduction to Art History 101 & 102
• Understanding Visual Arts

Selected Publications

• “Assassin’s Creed @ the Carlos” in Assassin’s Creed in the Classroom, ed. Erik Champion (forthcoming from DeGruyter)
• “Good Riddance: Refiguring Eurydice in Supergiant’s Hades” in Women in Classical Video Games, ed. Jane Draycott and Kate Cook. Bloomsbury 2022: 103-115
• “Aedes Minerva, Rome”; “Forum Transitorium, Rome” in The Database of Religious History. 2019
• Stewart, D. and Kira K. Jones. “Catalog of Finds: Glass” in The Monuments of the Eastern Hill., (Samothrace 9), ed. B.D. Wescoat. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2018: 453-456

Selected Conferences and Invited Talks

• Developer Interview, “Mythwrecked: Making Friends with Gods,” with Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Polygon Treehouse, Antiquity in Media Studies Conference (virtual, 5 December 2022)
• Developer Interview, “The Relevancy of Satire: From Ancient Plays to Current Day Games,” with Michael Wells, Independent Scholar/Creator of The Frogs video game, Antiquity in Media Studies Conference (virtual, 7 December 2022)
• “The test of time: streaming and discussing The Forgotten City,” with Hamish Cameron and Alexander Vandewalle. Antiquity in Media Studies Conference (virtual, 15 December 2021)
• “Παλίντροπος: Parallels in Disco Elysium and Oedipus Rex”, Meet Antiquity in Media Studies, Atlantic Classical Association Conference (virtual, November 20-22 2021)
• “Between Medusa and Savathûn: Mythic Echoes in the Lore of Destiny 2.” FlashCon 3: Greek and Roman Myth and Science Fiction (virtual, March 12 2021)
• “Girls Getting it Done: Female Agency and the Classical World in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.” Classics and “Teen TV”, Feminism and Classics VIII, Winston-Salem, NC, May 19, 2022 (originally 2020 but rescheduled due to COVID-19)
• Co-chair with Steven Burges, “Is This Sparta? Reception of the Ancient World in Contemporary Media.” CAA Conference (Chicago, IL, February 12th-15th, 2020)
• “Pixelomachy: Battling the Gods in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.” Antiqui-tech IX: Worldbuilding in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, Film & History Conference (Madison, WI, November 13th-17th, 2019)
• “Pallas Primamque Deorum: Minerva in Flavian Epic and Religion.” Epic Gods, Imperial City: Religion and Ritual in Latin Epic from Beginnings to Late Antiquity, Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies (San Diego, CA, January 3^rd-6^th, 2019)
• “From Alexander to Cleopatra;” “Gods, Assassins, and Romans;” “The Myth, History, and Art in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey,” Gallery tours for Assassin’s Creed @ The Carlos, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta, GA. September 22nd, 2018
• “Male Goddess or Female Emperor? Politics, Religion, and Gender Assimilation in Flavian Rome.” He, She, and the In-Between: Reassessing Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Mediterranean Art, College Art Association Annual Conference (Los Angeles, CA, February 21^st, 2018)
• “Isis, Minerva, and Fortuna: Deciphering the Relationship between Caesarea Maritima and Domitian’s Second Minerva Reverse Type.” Goddess Cult,119^th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Boston, Mass., Jan 7^th, 2018