Career

Career

2012 - present Assistant Professor of History of Christianity, Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina

2013 - present Faculty member, Graduate Program in Religion, Duke University

2014 - 2016 Divinity Representative, Duke University Academic Council

2014 - present, Associate Faculty Member, Duke Islamic Studies Center

2012 - 2016 Associate Director, Master of Theological Studies Program, Duke Divinity School

2011 - 2012 Assistant Professor of History, Wheaton College, Illinois

2010 - 2011 Postdoctoral Research Position, Oriental Institute, Oxford

Responsible for researching Syriac and Greek texts dating from Constantine to the rise of Islam (4th-7th centuries) as part of a British Academy funded project led by Professor Sir Fergus Millar.

2009 - 2011 Visiting Teaching Staff, Royal Holloway University of London

Responsible for teaching first-year tutorials for course entitled `Gods, Men and Power: An Introduction to Ancient History from Homer to Mohammed'. Assign and mark essays, conduct office hours, write final evaluations, meet individually with students who request extra help.

1998-2010 Full-time graduate study (USA, UK)

2009-10 Exam invigilator and amanuensis, University of Oxford

Regularly invigilate and occasionally serve as amanuensis at collections and final exams for undergraduate candidates with special needs or arrangements due to disability or injury.

2008-10 Tutorial assistant, Wadham College, Oxford (part-time)

Provided administrative support during Admissions season for busy college tutorial office. Provide occasional admin cover and project support.

2006-07 PA to managing director, Oxford Analytica (part-time)

Provided administrative support in the evenings for executive of international economics consulting firm.

2005 Editorial assistant, Osprey Publishing (part-time)

Organised graphics files, checked layout details, updated catalogue for military history publications.

2005 Intern, Exeter College Development Office

Conducted survey of graduate students and alumni relationships with College to identify trends based on field of study, nationality, and quality of experience. Designed action plan to address deficiencies and better calibrate development target campaigns for graduate alumni.

1998-2003 Teacher and ministry leader, Tenth Presbyterian, Philadelphia

Co-led and taught regularly at young professionals' group, taught children's Sunday school (7-8-year-olds), served on Outreach Commission by planning annual conferences for 1000-member church.

1991-1998 [Business administration and marketing (Germany, USA)]

1989-1991 Lectrice d'anglais, Grandes Ecoles de Nancy (France)

Prepared university students for TOEFL and Cambridge First exams. Taught English Oral Expression, U.S. History & Culture, and Business English to advanced engineering and maths students. Participated as regular instructor for termly intensive sessions in English (six hours of classroom instruction per day for five consecutive days).