My research focuses on Roman trade, especially trade infrastructure (harbors, routes, and networks) and the production and distribution of ceramics and their contents, during the Imperial period (1st century BC-5th century AD) in both the Western and Eastern Mediterranean. My other interests include urban archaeology, ethnicity and identity in the Roman world, and the interaction of text and Archaeology. I have spent three seasons at the Priniatikos Pygros excavation near Istron, Crete. I received a B.A. in Archaeology and Greek and Roman Civilization and an M.A. in Classics from University College Dublin as well as a Post-Baccalaureate in Classics from UCLA.