Curriculum Vitae

University of California, San Diego

Doctorate of Philosophy, History

Dissertation:  "The Perennial Periphery: islandness, identity and politics on the Ionian Islands in the long nineteenth century."

Minor in 19th Century western social history, and late Ottoman history.

Major in the history of Modern Greece and the Mediterranean.

York University, Toronto

Master of Arts in History

Thesis:  "The Path to Union:  British Considerations for the Cession of the Ionian Islands, 1815-1864."

Fleming College, Peterborough

Postgraduate Certificate in Museum Studies and Curatorship.

York University, Toronto

Specialized Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies (Ancient Greek language specialization).

Teaching Assistant, Making of the Modern World, Prehistory and Ancient Foundations

Univ. California, San Diego.

Teaching Assistant, Making of the Modern World, Classical and Medieval Traditions

Univ. California, San Diego 

Teaching Assistant, Making of the Modern World, New Ideas and Cultural Encounters

Univ. California, San Diego

Teaching Assistant, Making of the Modern World, Revolution, Industry, and Empire

Univ. California, San Diego  

Linkedin

"Island Borderlands:  Agents of Change in the Mediterranean During the Nineteenth Century." American Historical Association, New York City, New York, 2015.

"Borderland Mediations:  A Short Survey of Ionian Intellectuals in the Nineteenth Century." American Historical Association, Washington, D. C., 2014

"Nation State Building From the Periphery: Constructing a Greek National Identity in the Ionian Islands." Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, Boston, Massachusetts, 2014.

"Borderland Mediations:  A Short Survey of Ionian Intellectuals in the Nineteenth Century. " Modern Greek Studies,       Bloomington, Indiana, 2013

"The Perennial Periphery:  Culture and Identity in the Ionian Islands." Mediterranean Studies Association, Terceira Islands, Azores, Portugal, 2013.

"Border Crossings:  Transnational and Transdisciplinary Approaches to 18th Century Mediterranean History." American Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies, Cleveland, Ohio, 2013.

"Competing Nationalism: A comparative study of Greek identity on the Ionian Islands and Greece."  UCLA Graduate Student Conference, Los Angeles, California, 2011.

"The Greek Diaspora of Georgia." York University Modern Greek Studies, Toronto, Ontario, 2007

"Heritage Designation Brief: Sadleir House."  Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, Peterborough Ontario, 2005.

National Fellowships, Awards, and Prizes

• Alexander Onassis Public Benefit Foundation Fellowship,                                                                                             
• Aristotle University School of Philology Scholarship, Thessaloniki, Greece                                                                              

Institutional and Departmental Fellowships, Awards, and Prizes

• Graduate Travel Grant, Department of History, University of California San Diego                                                         
• Graduate Travel Grant, Modern Greek Studies Association                                                                                                      
• Kostas Tsotsos Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of History, York University
• Recognition of Academic Excellence, School of Community Development & Health, Sir Sanford Fleming College
• Certificate of Appreciation, Hellenic Canadian Media Organization and the Consulate General of Greece, Toronto
• Certificate of Volunteer Appreciation, Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, Athens Greece                                                           

American Historical Association

Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies

Modern Greek Studies Association

Mediterranean Studies Association

American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies

Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies

The Mediterranean Seminar/UCMRP (University of California Multi-Campus Research Project)

Center for Hellenic Studies at the University of California, San Diego

East York Historical Association (Board Member)