Overview
I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of History. My dissertation, "Intoxicating Things: Global Material Culture on British and French Coromandel, c. 1670 - 1757," examines the sociocultural and economic history of global imports in two South Indian port cities: British Madras and French Pondicherry. It employs a material culture methodology and draws on documents in French, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Tamil. My project has been funded by the Fulbright-Hays Program, the American Institute of Indian Studies, and the Duke Graduate School. These institutions have supported dissertation research trips to archives and museums across India, the UK, France, Italy, and the US.
I hold an M.A. in Global, International & Comparative History from Georgetown University and a B.A. in History with minors in Fine Art and Italian from Skidmore College. Prior to coming to Duke, I worked in museums and in university academic affairs.
I hold an M.A. in Global, International & Comparative History from Georgetown University and a B.A. in History with minors in Fine Art and Italian from Skidmore College. Prior to coming to Duke, I worked in museums and in university academic affairs.