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Academic Training

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Candidate
Major: Hebrew Bible & Ancient Israel
1st Minor: New Testament & Early Christian Studies
2nd Minor: Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Dissertation Project:
“REST AS A SITE OF STRUGGLE:
Reconsidering Sabbath Transgressions in Hebrew Bible Narratives”

Primary Advisers: Herbert R. Marbury (First) & Fernando F. Segovia (Second)
Internal Readers: Annalisa Azzoni & Choon-Leong Seow
External Readers: Roger S. Nam (Emory University) & Gale A. Yee (Episcopal Divinity School)

Major Examination Topics:
1. Historiography of ‘Ancient Israel’
2. Methods and History of Interpretation [with an emphasis on Critical Theories]
3. Religions and Cultures of the Ancient Near East

External Research:

Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide,
University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

Research Associateship

Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
Visiting Scholars Program

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Religious StudiesEn Passant
Foci: Biblical Studies & Critical Theories

External Credits:

Universiteit LeidenNetherlands
Introduction to Hittite (2 Credits)
Instructors: A.J.J. Vertegaal

Boston UniversityBoston, MA

Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.)summa cum laude
Track: Texts and Traditions
Concentrations: Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East
Advising Professors: Katheryn P. Darr, Alejandro F. Botta, & Jennifer W. Knust

External Credits:

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Intermediate Classical Hebrew & Book of Genesis (12 Credits)
Instructors: Jon D. Levenson & Vivian L. Johnson
Universitat Tel AvivIsrael
Archaeological Studies (6 Credits)
Instructors: Israel Finkelstein & Thomas C. Romer
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
Directed Readings in Hebrew I-II & Book of Psalms (6 Credits)
Instructors: David S. Vanderhooft & Richard J. Clifford

Ecumenical Theological SeminaryJakarta

Magister Theologi (M.Th.), summa cum laude
Foci: Biblical Theology & Christian Education

Universitas Advent IndonesiaBandung

Sarjana Filsafat (S.Fil.), B.Th./B.Div. Equivalent; Ordination Track Compliant
Foci: Applied Theology & Biblical Studies

Certificates

American Academy of Religion
Certificate in Inclusive Pedagogy (Expected 2022)

Vanderbilt Program in Jewish Studies
Certificate in Jewish Studies

Vanderbilt Center for Teaching
Certificate in College Teaching (Specialization: Online Teaching)
Certificate in Humanities Teaching & Learning

Wabash Center & Vanderbilt Graduate Dept. of Religion
Certificate in Pedagogical Mentoring for Diverse Institutional Contexts

Additional Studies:

Oxford University Centre for Hebrew & Judaic Studies, United Kingdom
School of Rare Jewish Languages
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Critical Theory Workshop
(in Partnership with Institut Interdisciplinaire d’Anthropologie du Contemporain, France)
Asian Theological Summer Institute, Philadelphia, PA
The Project of the United Lutheran Seminary
Univerzitet u Rijeci, Croatia
Summer School on Political Philosophy
Pacific, Asian, and North American Asian Women in Theology & Ministry (PANAAWTM), Atlanta, GA
Candler Foundry Course on Asian and Asian-American Feminist Theologies
(in partnership with Emory University, Atlanta, GA)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Summer School on Biblical Hebrew Poetry
University College London, United Kingdom
Summer School on Ancient Philosophy