My research focuses on the intersections of religion, food, and labour in Roman Britain. I am particularly interested in how communities used food and the labour of food-making to create and maintain a sense of identity within a ritual context. My MA thesis examined how three urban, rural, and military communities in Roman Britain used communal dining practices for identity construction. My most recent projects have focused on the importance of food and dining practices in religious contexts in forts along Hadrian’s Wall.

I graduated with my B.A. in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology from Bryn Mawr College, and I completed my MA in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology here in AMNE. I also studied Classical Archaeology and Ancient History as a visiting student at St. Anne’s College at University of Oxford.

Research Interests

• Food/foodways
• Labour
• Ancient religion and ritual practice (especially Roman Mithraism)
• Roman provincial archaeology
• Roman frontiers
• Roman army

Current Projects

I am the founder of Experiencing Antiquity, a student-run initiative to preserve and maintain around 300 artefacts in the AMNE collection. Currently the project is working to digitize the collection and create object-based educational materials for use by the UBC community, local K-12 educators, and members of the interested public.