Curriculum Vitae

Updated  March 2019 

Limited/edited content CV

MUSEUM EXPERIENCE

  • Curator of Collections, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (August 2021-present)
  • Assistant Curator of Collections, Harvard Semitic Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (August 2009-present)
  • Research Assistant, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA (Sept. 2007-June 2008)
  • Research Assistant, Harvard Semitic Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1999-2008)
  • Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, MA (Sept. 2006- June 2007)

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK

  • Chief Stratigrapher, Tel Shimron Excavations, Israel (2016-present)
  • Assistant Director, Ashkelon Excavations, Israel (2012-2016)
  • Grid Supervisor, Ashkelon Excavations, Israel (2007-2009)
  • Square Supervisor, Tel Tayinat, Turkey (2006)
  • Co-Grid Supervisor, Ashkelon Excavations, Israel (2000-2004 [2000 and 2004 seasons in the field])
  • Square Supervisor, Ashkelon Excavations, Israel (1997-1999)
  • Area Supervisor, Tel Miqne-Ekron Excavation, Israel (1994-1996 [1993 Assistant Area Supervisor])

EDUCATION

  • PhD, Harvard University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Cambridge, MA, Nov 2009; Dissertation: Philistine Domestic Architecture
  • MTS, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA, May 2001  Focus:  Scripture and Interpretation (Hebrew Bible)
  • BA (Cum Laude), Clark University, Worcester, MA, May 1992     Major:  Ancient Civilizations, Highest Honors

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (Summer School 2011-2016; Extension School 2014-present)
  • Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA  (2003-2009)
  • Social Studies Teacher, Lake Region Learning Center, Casco, ME (1995-1999)
  • Educational Technician II, Sweetser Children Services, Windham, ME (1992-1995)

PROFESSIONAL CREDITS

Print Media

  • Co-Author (with L.E. Stager, D. M. Master), Ashkelon VII: The Iron Age I (forthcoming)
  • Author, “What a Waste: Disposal in the Iron Age Near East,” in Eretz-Israel, Vol 33 (Stager Volume), 2018
  • Author, “Metal Objects and Evidence of Metallurgy,” in Ashkelon VI: The Middle Bronze Age Ramparts and Gates of the North Slope and Later Fortifications, L.E. Stager, J. D. Schloen, and R. J. Voss, 2018
  • Co-Author (with D. M. Master), “The Philistine Cemetery of Ashkelon,” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 377, 2017
  • Author, “Ashkelon” in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology, D.M. Master (ed.), 2013
  • Co-Author, “An Early Iron Age Assemblage of Faience Beads from Ashkelon Israel,” Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013
  • Co-Author (with D. M. Master), “The Shrine House of Ashkelon,” Israel Exploration Journal Vol. 61.2, 2011
  • Author, “Metal Weapons and Tools” in Ashkelon III: the Seventh Century B.C., L.E. Stager and J. D. Schloen (eds.), 2011
  • Author, seven articles (with sidebars) in the ABC-CLIO World History Encyclopedia, Era 2, 2011
  • Author, ten artifact entries/descriptions, the Handbook of the Harvard Art Museum, Cambridge MA, 2008
  • Co-Author, “Stratigraphic Overview” in Ashkelon I: Introduction and Overview (1985-2006), L.E. Stager, J. D. Schloen, and D. M. Master (eds.), 2008

Exhibits

  • Curator, From Stone to Silicone: Recasting Mesopotamian Monuments, Harvard Semitic Museum (12/17-present)
  • Curator, From the Nile to the Euphrates: Creating the Harvard Semitic Museum, Harvard Semitic Museum (12/14-present)
  • Curator, Throwing Bones: The Game of 20 Squares (Flyer, Digital, Event), Harvard Semitic Museum (10/12-present)
  • Curator, Documents from the Desert: the Harvard Expedition to Serabit (Digital), Harvard Semitic Museum (3/12-present)
  • Curator, Cuneiform Tablet Restoration at the Semitic Museum (Digital), Harvard Semitic Museum (2/12-present)
  • Curator, Semitic Museum: From the Nile to the Euphrates, Cabot Science Library, Harvard University (1/12-9/12)
  • Curator, Engaging Roman Glass (Digital), Harvard Semitic Museum (3/10-present)
  • Curator, The Coinage of Ancient Judea: Artifacts from the Numismatic Collection (Digital), Harvard Semitic Museum (10/09-1/12)
  • Co-Curator, Monuments from Mesopotamia: the Propaganda of Kings, Harvard Semitic Museum (8/09-6/17)
  • Author/Lead Designer, From House, Palace, and Temple: Artifacts from Nuzi at Harvard (Digital), Harvard Art Museum (5/08-2012)

Speaking Engagements

  • Co-Speaker, ArtTech Psyche IV, Harvard University, (3/18):The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV, Reproduction and AR Experience
  • Co-Speaker, AIA/SCS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, (1/18):Recasting Antiquity at the Harvard Semitic Museum
  • Lecturer, HMSC Lectures, Harvard University, (5/17): Facing Philistines, The Discovery of an Iron Age Cemetery 
  • Lecturer, ASOR Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Ashkelon’s Philistine Cemetery (11/16)
  • Lecturer, HMSC Lectures, Harvard University, David Gordon Lyon and the Harvard Semitic Museum (12/14)
  • Lecturer, Harvard University Summer School—Ashkelon, Israel,  The Iron Age I (2006-2010)
  • Lecturer, Gallery Talks Program, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (9/09-9/10):
    • The Art of Warfare in the Ancient Near East (10/3, 18); Beasts of the Near East (11/15, 28); Gods and Demons (12/20, 30); Death and Taxes: Images of the Inevitable in the Ancient World (1/17, 30); The Lovers’ Embrace (2/10, 17); Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Representations of Body Parts in the Ancient World (3/13, 17); A Feast for the Eyes: Food and Drink in Ancient Art (4/3, 14); The Armchair Archaeologist: One Scholar’s Perspective on Architectural Elements in Ancient Art (5/1, 12)
  • Lecturer, ASOR Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (11/09): Philistine Domestic Architecture
  • Lecturer, Penn State University, Dept. of History and Religious Studies, PA (2/09): Philistine Domestic Architecture; The Archaeology of Ancient Israel
  • Lecturer, Docent Discovery Lectures, Semitic Museum, Harvard University (9/08; 11/08): Archaeology in the Ancient Near East; The Geography, Climate, and Resources of Syria-Palestine
  • Lecturer, Institute of History, Archaeology, and Education, Inc (11/07): Mesopotamian Imperialism: Impact on the Vassals; A Case Study: Learning about Lifestyles of the Ancients through Archaeology
  • Lecturer, Docent Discovery Lectures, Semitic Museum, Harvard University (9/06): An Introduction to Archaeology in the Ancient Near East
  • Lecturer, Harvard GSAS Near East Society (4/06): An Introduction to Philistine Archaeology
  • Lecturer, ASOR Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX (11/04): Waste Management in the Iron Age
  • Lecturer, Institute of History, Archaeology, and Education, Inc (5/04): Using Archaeology to Understand History
  • Lecturer, Brandeis Adult Learning Institute, MA (4/02): Archaeological Discoveries at Ashkelon, Israel
  • Lecturer, Ashkelon Excavations Lecture Series (6/00): Stratigraphy and Statistical Analysis
  • Guest Speaker, Lake Region High School, ME (1997-99): Archaeology in Israel
  • Lecturer, Denmark Arts Center, ME (2/97): Travel in Israel and the Excavation at Tel-Miqne/Ekron