I am an art historian, epigrapher, and Latin Americanist. I received my PhD in Art History and Latin American Studies from Tulane University in May 2024. I specialize in the art and writing of the Classic Maya, and have a broad teaching base in the art and culture of Mesoamerica, Latin America and the world.

Art Historian

As an art historian of the Classic Maya, I investigate the implications that Maya art has for our understanding of their culture. My particular focus on the artistic aspects of the glyphic writing system allows me to situate Maya text within a global tradition of text that is both linguistically functional and visually appealing.

Epigrapher

My work as an epigrapher centers on the writing of the Classic Maya, spanning from 250-900 AD. I study the ways in which the writing system reflects aspects of Maya visual culture, and how those reflections changed over time and through contact with other Mesoamerican cultures. I produce epigraphic line drawings for myself and in collaboration with others.

Latin Americanist

I strongly believe that the way we engage with the past affects our perspectives of the future. In my own scholarship and in the Latin American Studies classes that I teach, I emphasize the importance of indigenous history and modern-day indigenous movements as both the continuation of a people and a response to the colonial world in which we live.

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