News & Updates

Sep 7, 2022
1 min

Featured in UBC History's 'Know Your Profs' Series

Delighted to be featured as UBC's most recent faculty addition to the History Department! https://history.ubc.ca/news/know-your-profs-wit...

Aug 4, 2022
1 min

Featured in Bayt Al Fann

My interview with Bayt Al Fann is out now! I cannot thank the editors enough, it was a honor to have the opportunity to share my humble...

Jun 9, 2022
1 min

Big News! I am joining the UBC History Faculty

I am absolutely delighted to share that I am joining the University of British Columbia Department of History as an Assistant Professor...

Apr 6, 2022
1 min

SAPIENS Talk Back Podcast

I had the opportunity to participate with some great colleagues in Season 4 of the SAPIENS Talk Back Podcast. Listen to Episode 6,...

Feb 2, 2022
1 min

Presenting this weekend at UCLA Conference

This weekend, I will be presenting my doctoral research at the 9th UCLA Graduate Archaeology Research Conference "ReVisioning the Future...

Sep 30, 2021
1 min

Featured in the Berkeley Graduate Division

I had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with Daryanna Lancet at the Berkeley Graduate Division and talk about my doctoral research....

Sep 30, 2021
1 min

Visiting Research at University of Warsaw, Poland

I am delighted to announce that I will be a visiting scholar this academic year at the University of Warsaw, Institute of History.

Jun 11, 2021
1 min

Recipient of the 2021 SSRC IDRF

I am extremely proud and honored to announce that I am one of 64 recipients of the prestigious Social Science Research Council (SSRC)...

Jul 29, 2020
1 min

Featured in SWEA San Francisco's Blog

Following the news of the 2020 SWEA San Francisco stipendium, I chatted with Gunnel Tottie about my plans for the award. You can read...

Jul 21, 2020
1 min

SWEA San Francisco Stipendium 2020

Sweden has a way of continually coming back into my life, no matter where my research takes me. At this time seven years ago (!!) I moved...

Jan 25, 2020
1 min

Thank you to Nevada City School of the Arts!

There are few things I would rather do on a Friday than teach archaeology, Arabic, and Vikings (while learning so much from my colleague...

Oct 18, 2019
1 min

A Successful First Annual Leif Eriksson Day Event at Sveadal!

I was honored to be the invited speaker this year at the first annual Leif Eriksson Day event at Sveadal in Morgan Hill, CA. I cherish...

Sep 6, 2019
1 min

Upcoming Presentation on Leif Eriksson Day 2019

Looking for a way to celebrate Leif Eriksson Day in California? I will be speaking at Fylgia Lodge's Inaugural Leif Eriksson Day event at...

Sep 6, 2019
1 min

The Global North (Stockholm University)

"Arab and Scandinavian Networks in the Global North: Perspectives from the Viking Age" Presentation at the Global North Conference,...

Jun 30, 2019
1 min

New Publication in Temenos

New publication now up online! The article has developed so much since I first presented this work at the "Thinking about Mythology in...

May 20, 2019
1 min

Visiting Scholar- Summer 2019

This summer, the Archäologisches- Institut at the University of Cologne, Germany is graciously hosting me as a Visiting Scholar. As part...

Apr 3, 2019
1 min

2019 UC Berkeley Grad Slam

This April, I had the fantastic opportunity to participate in the UC Berkeley Grad Slam competition as a semi-finalist. The basic...

Mar 5, 2019
1 min

UC Berkeley Graduate Fellows Video Contest

As I approach the halfway point in my PhD, I decided it was a great time to reflect on my experiences so far at UC Berkeley and the...

May 31, 2018
1 min

Featured on Sveriges Radio (P1) (Sweden's Radio)

Troy Wellington Smith and I had the privilege to talk to Mats Carlsson-Lénart with Sveriges Radio at the 2018 Society for the Advancement...

Apr 15, 2018
1 min

Featured in DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)

I had the privilege to speak with Michelle From Hoxer at DR (Danish Broadcasting Co.) about my PhD studies at UC Berkeley. Check out the...