Curriculum Vitae
Appointments
2022-Present: Lynen-Minerva Stiftung Fellow, Ludwig-Maximilians-University: Munich
2021-2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, Bar Ilan University: Ramat Gan Israel
Education
Tel Aviv University/Weizmann Institute of Science
2022 Ph.D., Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures/ Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology.
Dissertation in interdisciplinary research: “The Invisible Trade:” Organic residue analysis of small closed containers in the Middle Bronze and Late Bronze Ages.
2015 M.A., Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures- magna cum laude
Thesis: “Assessing Canaanite Livelihood:” Organic Residue Analysis of Household Assemblage at Tel Azekah.
Biola University
2010: B.A., Journalism and Biblical Studies
Organic Residue Analysis
2022-Present Laboratory of Archaeological Science Department, Organic Residue Analysis, University of Tübingen: Postdoctoral researcher and analyst, Tübingen Germany.
2016-2021 Organic Chemistry Department, Weizmann Institute of Science: Nuemann group Laboratory, laboratory technician, researcher and analyst, Rohovot Israel.
2018 Laboratory of Archaeological Science Department, Organic Residue Analysis, University of Tübingen: Visiting Ph.D. researcher and analyst, Tübingen Germany.
2013-2016 Earth Science Department Hebrew University Givat Ram: Student researcher, laboratory technician and analyst, Jerusalem Israel.
Teaching Experience
2017-2019 Laboratory Instructor Organic Residue Analysis- Tel Aviv University/Weizmann Institute of Science
2015-2018 Field Course – Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition, Israel
Archaeological Field Work
2019-2021 Tel Moza Excavation: Residue analysis and Field Area Supervisor (B east).
2013-2018 Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition: Field Area Supervisor Assistant, On Site Manager of Residue Analysis, Sifting and Laboratory Operations.
2018 Nahal Refra’im Excavation Jerusalem: Field Area Supervisor.
2016 The City of David Excavation: Field Registrar, On Site Manager of Inventory and Laboratory Operations.
2013-2016 The Central Timna Valley Project: On Site Field Inventory and Laboratory Manager.
Conference Participation
2023- International Workshop BMBF Project: “Scientific insights on diet at the Ancient Near East during the 2nd-1st millennia BC.” Weltenburg Monastery, Germany.
2023- Minerva-Gentner Symposium: “The Power of Ceramics, Transformations, and Interactions in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze and Iron Ages.” Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2022-Block-Seminar: Tel Moza Temple in the Light of Modern Science: Charles University, Prague Czech Republic.
2021-TED Event for Distinguished PhD’s: Tel Aviv University broadcasted live, Israel.
2019- Department Seminar: Tel Aviv University.
2019- Minerva-Gentner Symposium: Food and Identity Formations in The Iron Age Levant and Beyond: Weltenburg Abbey, Germany.
2018-ASOR Annual Conference: Denver Colorado, USA.
2015- EAA Glasgow, Scotland.
2015- Late Bronze Age Conference Bar Ilan University, Israel
2015- Student Colloquium Tel Aviv University, Israel
2014- ASOR Annual Conference: San Diego California, USA.
Research Grants
2022-Present Minerva Gentner Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant, Germany
2018-2021 Gerda Henkel Foundation PhD Grant, Germany
Awards and Scholarships
2019 Israeli National Academy of Science and the French Academy of Humanities Scholarship awarded by Israel Finkelstein for academic achievement and groundbreaking research, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2019 The Rosenfield Family Award, Tel Aviv, Israel: In honor of her academic achievements and for her work recently published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports titled “The first evidence of vanillin in the old world: Its use as a mortuary offering in Middle Bronze Age Canaan:”
2018 Aharoni Day Award Academic Achievement, Tel Aviv, Israel
2016 Bubies Scholarship Award Academic Achievement, Tel Aviv, Israel