About Me

I love to teach, to mentor students, to research, and to write. I strive for excellence in each. As a teacher, I forefront student voice/choice and value backward design and collaboration. As a mentor, my approach is holistic. As a researcher and writer, I am trained in historical criticism yet balance it with additional methodologies. I understand my career—as I do my life—to be an act of service to God and to others.

Education

Ph.D., Biblical Studies
St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK
Director of Studies: Chris Keith

Study Program, Study of Jewish-Christian Encounters in the Early Centuries CE
Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Academic Head: Ishay Rosen-Zvi

M.A., Religion—Second Temple Judaism
Yale Divinity School*, Connecticut, US
Advisor: John J. Collins (Divinity School), Steven Fraade (Religious Studies)
*Degree awarded from divinity school; 1/2 coursework completed in the department of religious studies.

B.A., Religion (Major), Classics (Minor)
Samford University, Alabama, US
Advisor: David Bains

Teaching Experience

Carson-Newman University

Introduction to New Testament, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, Greco-Roman Religions, Elementary Greek, Intermediate Greek, Advanced Greek, Latin

Samford University

Biblical Foundations/Perspectives

Yale University

Introduction to Judaism in the Ancient World (TA to Steven Fraade)

Mountain Brook City Schools

Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Latin

John Carroll Catholic High School

Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Greek;
Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Latin

Current Roles

Assistant Professor of Religion, Department of Biblical and Theological Studies, Carson-Newman University

Editor, Resources for Studying the New Testament, Religious Studies Review, Rice University

Co-chair, CAMWS Latin Translation Exam, Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS)

Co-chair, SACSCOC QEP Implementation Team, Carson-Newman University

Chapter Representative, Theta Alpha Kappa, Carson-Newman University

For prior roles and responsibilities, see here.