 I was born in the United States but have been fortunate enough to
have lived and worked in several other countries, most notably Italy and Greece.
I
am currently a fourth year PhD candidate in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of
Nebraska at Omaha.
I hold bachelor's degrees in Anthropology
and Classics (Iowa State University, 2000), a master's
degree in Anthropology (Biological Concentration) (University of Iowa, 2002), as well as
a TEFL teaching certification (Interlingue School of Languages, Rome, Italy, 2002).
I have also attended St John's University School of Law Summer Program in Rome (2007), where I studied Art & Cultural Heritage Law.
I will receive my doctorate in Criminal Justice in 2008.
Having received a broad and varied education, my research and teaching interests fall into two broad areas:
Area I: comparative/international criminology and
criminal justice, transnational organized crime, social networks, white collar crime, antiquities trafficking, theft and illicit
export of cultural property, looting of archaeological sites, Classical archaeology, human skeletal biology, bioarchaeology,
osteochemistry, and preservation and stewardship of cultural heritage
Area II:
theoretical criminology, theory integration, consilience, biosocial criminology, behavior genetics, evolutionary psychology,
mens rea, criminal responsibility, theories of human nature, philosophy of criminal justice and criminal law
My dissertation takes as its focus transnational organized crime and its role in
the theft and export of illicitly-obtained cultural property. I am exploring the relationships among looting, crime,
and collecting.
I am also an active member
of Saving Antiquities for Everyone (SAFE), an organization which promotes the preservation and stewardship of cultural heritage.
For more information, visit our website: http://www.savingantiquities.org
In my free time I like to read, ride horses, paint, go out with friends, and wander through Target
buying things I don't need.
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