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Honorary Research Associate, The Open University
​2013 - present
I am a researcher for Helen King's 'Hippocrates Electric' project which explores the reception of the figure of Hippocrates in modern debates in the electronic media. I also research and publish on the reception of ancient women in Victorian and Edwardian literature, and have a forthcoming article written jointly with Professor King on the reception of Thucydides.
Postdoctoral Research Assistant, The Open University
​2012-2013
​I was responsible for the construction of the methodological basis for the project, for collecting data on the representation of Hippocrates on the Internet, for exploring the relevant secondary literature on medical history, the rise of the ‘alternative’ health movement, theories of reception and current medical ethics.
Archivist for Dr John Gordon
2011-2012
I worked on Dr Gordon’s forthcoming biography of Edward Wakefield. I ordered and dated Wakefield archive of letters dated 1896-1940, analysed and summarised contents, produced profiles of letters' authors from contents.
Research Consultant for Professor Helen King
2011
I worked on Professor Helen King’s ‘Mothering Medicine’ research project, focussing on the construction of female figures as authorities in medical history. I Researched and located references to Agnodice, who was supposedly the first Athenian midwife, in Victorian and Edwardian periodicals, feminist literature and newspapers, reviewed the relevant modern literature, and drafted the research proposal. Contributed towards methodological basis of project.
Sessional Lecturer, University of Reading
2006-2011
Courses taught:
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Augustan Rome
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Fifth-Century Athens
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Greek Mythology
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Greek History from the Archaic Period to Alexander
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Women in Antiquity
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Greek Historical Writing
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Classical Tradition (co-taught MA class)
Experienced in giving lectures, running seminars, marking, writing exam papers and essay questions and giving student feedback. Created, taught and assessed a new module on Greek Historical Writing for second-year students.
Other duties
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Academic Mentor for students
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Editorial assistant on two academic volumes
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Member of the organising committee for AMPAH 2009.
German (intermediate)
Ancient Greek (intermediate)
Skills
Poetry
Literary essays
Academic research
Internet research
History and historical theory
Gender studies and feminism
PhD in Classics, University of Reading
2006-2010
Thesis: The Historiography of Ancient Athenian and Pre-Hellenic Women in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Supervisors: Professor Barbara Goff and Professor Helen King
Examiners: Dr Katherine Harloe (internal) and Dr Nicoletta Momigliano (external)
Research Programme
I analysed nineteenth- and early twentieth-century academic and popular accounts of classical Athenian and pre-Hellenic women in works on social history and Greek ‘home life’. I argue that nineteenth-century discourse situated Athenian women on a scale of oppression between the ‘Oriental’ woman at one extreme and the supposedly liberated modern Christian woman at the other. Construed as ‘modern,’ the Minoan woman signified the new discipline of classical archaeology, as she appeared to undermine the Athenians’ claims to superiority and cultural relevance. The discussion of ancient women’s status was integral to the construction of meaning in the debates on women’s rights in Victorian and Edwardian England, and the Minoan woman in her vibrant clothing provided another, sometimes threatening, icon of womanhood.
MA in Classics, University College London
2002-2004
BA in Ancient History with Greek, University of Durham
1999-2002
Awards: Maltby Prize for best dissertation in Ancient History (2002)
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Writer and researcher with a PhD in Classics and a passion for social history, women's history and snake-keeping. Proven track record in historical research and academic writing. Excellent proofreader with experience in editing academic papers and professional documents.