Overview
Emily is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke University studying ancient Greek art and archaeology. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on representations of women that have survived in the material culture of the ancient Greek world. Emily’s dissertation, “Assembling Women: Performance and Community in the 'Tanagra' Figurines,” posits that 'Tanagra' figurines—which may have been produced, acquired, and curated primarily by girls and women in the late classical and Hellenistic periods—function as an archive for the lived experiences and communities of women in the ancient Mediterranean. While conducting research abroad, she has held the Bert Hodge Hill (2022–2023) and the Samuel H. Kress (2023–2024) Fellowships at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the James B. Duke International Research Fellowship (2024–2025). In the spring of 2026, she will teach “Representations of Women in the Classical World” (ARH215S/CLST243S/VMS209S) as a Bass Instructional Fellow at Duke University.