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Biography
I am a nerdy neophilologist working on the cryptology of a dystopian triumviral dialogue (Varro's de Rebus Rusticis) and, in general, how ancient Romans learned to speak in coded language when things got dangerous. I also research ancient advanced technologies, especially as we can recover knowledge of such through non-technical literature and material culture.
I am a dedicated public humanities communicator, because I know that humanists' greatest strengths lie in our ability to speak with others.
I have two monographs in progress: the first is Ex Machina: Stories of STEM in the Ancient World (a work for a non-specialist audience, under contract with Princeton University Press); the second is Varro's Dystopian Rome: Political Cryptography and the Shadow of the Triumvirate in the de Rebus Rusticis.
I am also the Program Director for Humanities First a First Year Experience at the UW that has been supported by a generous grant from the Andrew W Mellon Foundation for our first three years.