August 2014 - July 2015

• enrolled as continuing studies student (graduate level)
• accepted to Temple University, NYU, Cornell, Boston University, and Brandeis for graduate studies

August 2015 - July 2016

• started graduate school
• awarded full-tuition scholarship
• passed German graduate language exam
• accepted into PhD fast track program
• began working at publishing press as a fellow
• invited to contribute to book
• awarded travel fellowship
• participated in archaeological dig
• participated in study season

August 2016 - July 2017

• awarded full-tuition scholarship
• handed in qualifying paper; officially became a PhD student
• introduced esteemed lecturer and mentor for a talk
• passed Italian graduate language exam
• awarded travel grant
• worked as trench supervisor on archaeological dig
• participated in study season
• began working on second book project

August 2017 - July 2018

• awarded full-tuition scholarship
• finished coursework
• guest lectured in an undergraduate class
• presented at conference in Boston
• taught a 2000 level class
• presented at conference in Venice
• awarded travel grant
• worked as trench supervisor on archaeological dig
• participated in study season
• preliminary fields for examinations accepted

August 2018— July 2019

• awarded full-tuition scholarship
• passed candidacy exams
• introduced a second esteemed lecturer and mentor for a talk
• taught 0800 level course
• wrote dissertation proposal
• elevated to PhD candidacy
• worked as a trench supervisor on an archaeological dig
• participate din study season

August 2019– July 2020

• awarded full-tuition scholarship
• taught 0800 level course
• presented at conference in Chania
• first publication
• second publication
• joined independent archaeological excavation