About

I am an anthropological archaeologist who specializes in the use of digital methods including geographic information science (GIS), aerial and satellite remote sensing, and archaeological geophysics, to understand how the environment influenced patterns of settlement and land use, as well as the ways in which people transformed the landscapes in which they lived.

I teach and mentor students at the University of Pennsylvania as the Kowalski Family Teaching Specialist for Digital Archaeology in the Center for Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM) at the Penn Museum and as a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology.

I conduct ongoing research projects in southwest Asia and the Mediterranean, where I study patterns of settlement and human interaction with landscapes surrounding large urban centers. These projects include a multi-year research project at the site of ancient Motya, in Sicily, and long-term excavation and survey projects in Türkiye and Iraqi Kurdistan. I also have developed community archaeology projects in Pennsylvania that are integrated with CAAM’s course offerings in digital archaeology.