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 Studies, En Passant
Foci: Biblical Studies & Critical Theories
External Credits:
Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands
Introduction to Hittite (2 Credits)
Instructors: A.J.J. Vertegaal
Boston University, Boston, 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 Aviv, Israel
Archaeological Studies (6 Credits)
Instructors: Israel Finkelstein & Thomas C. Romer
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Directed Readings in Hebrew I-II & Book of Psalms (6 Credits)
Instructors: David S. Vanderhooft & Richard J. Clifford
Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Jakarta
Magister Theologi (M.Th.), summa cum laude
Foci: Biblical Theology & Christian Education
Universitas Advent Indonesia, Bandung
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