Project PhDcast

Degrees 

• In progress: PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities (Technology and Digital Humanities stream) Brock University. Supervisor Dr. Aaron Mauro, Department of Digital Humanities.
• 2013 MA Classics, Brock University, St. Catharines 
  Dissertation: Gender and Healing in the Hippocratic Corpus 
  Supervisor: Dr. Allison Glazebrook 
• 2009 Honours BA Classics, McMaster University, Hamilton 
• 2003 Honours BA History and Linguistics, Glendon College, York University, Toronto

Podcasts

• Project PhDcast, producer and host, 2024- present
• Foreword, producer and host, 2020- present  
• Eve Intersected, executive producer. Forthcoming. 
• The MAMM Report, executive producer, 2025.  
• MythTake, co-host and producer with Darrin Sunstrum, 32 episodes, 2016-2020

Podcast Appearances

• “Special Episode: Seneca’s Medea with MythTake” Partial Historians, 29 Sept. 2022.  
• “Episode 36” Steering the Digital Scholarship, 28 Sept. 2020.   
• “Talking Teaching with MythTake” The Endless Knot, 6 Dec. 2017.

Print Publications 

• Forthcoming 2026. Chapter in Palgrave Handbook of Humanities Podcasting. Palgrave.  
• 2020 “From Ancient Texts to Digital Tech,” in Christine Caccipuoti and Elizabeth Keohane-Burbridge (eds.), Independent Scholars Meet the World: Expanding Academia Beyond the Academy. University Press of Kansas, 29-51. 
• 2013 “Medea’s Pharmaka,” in Hannah Priest (ed.), The Female of the Species: Cultural Constructions of Evil, Women and the Feminine. Inter-disciplinary Press, 3-21. 
• 2011 “To Help or To Harm: Female Practitioners of Pharmaka in Ancient Greece,” in April Anson (ed.), The Evil Body. Inter-Disciplinary Press. Ebook. DOI:   https://doi.org/10.1163/9781848880740_007

Paper Presentations, Conferences & Symposia

• 2025 “Podcasting and Power” (Extended version), Humanities Research Institute Spring Symposium, Brock University. 
• 2025 “Podcasting and Power” Three Minute Thesis (3MT), Brock University. 
• 2024 “Police Podcasts and the Erosion of Public Trust” Communications Graduate Caucus, Carleton University. 
• 2023 “Ethical Examination of Police Podcasts” Digital Regulation in the Public Interest: an interdisciplinary virtual symposium, Brock University Faculty of Social Science 
• 2023 “Copaganda Podcasting” Emerging Research in Podcast Studies Symposium​, Podcast Studies Network. International, online. 
• 2023 “Academia from the Edges” Adaptability: Crossing Boundaries in the Humanities, Graduate Student Symposium 2023, Brock University.
• 2019 with Lianne Fisher. “Visualizing Mythology: Using Universal Design for Learning to Teach Greek Mythology” Classical Association of Canada Annual Conference/Société Canadienne Des Études Classiques Congrès Annuel, McMaster University. 
• 2018 “Using Social Media for Public Engagement” Classical Association of Canada Annual Conference/Société Canadienne Des Études Classiques Congrès Annuel , University of Calgary. 
• 2018 “Social Media and Public-Facing Scholarship” Digital Pedagogy Institute, Brock University. 
• 2012 “Creating a Voice of Authority: Physicians and Healing in the Hippocratic Corpus“  
  Department of Classics Research Seminar Series, Brock University 
• 2011 “To Help or To Harm: Female Practitioners of Pharmaka in Ancient Greece”  Evil, Women and the Feminine, Inter-Disciplinary.Net (Warsaw, Poland). 
• 2011 “To Help or To Harm: Female Practitioners of Pharmaka in Ancient Greece”  Mapping New Knowledges, Brock University.
• 2010 “Females and Pharmaka in Ancient Greece” A Sickness Unto Death, University at Buffalo Classics Graduate Student Association, University at Buffalo. 
• 2010 “Greek Perceptions of Female Healers” Mapping New Knowledges, Brock University. 
• 2010 “Building a Changing Identity:  Architecture and a Sense of Self at Aphrodisias” Brock University Second Annual Classics Graduate Conference, Brock University. 
• 2009 “Classical Architecture in Modern Hamilton” McMaster University Classics Club Undergraduate Conference, McMaster University. 
• 2009 “Classical Influence on Nineteenth Century Bank Architecture” University of Windsor Undergraduate Conference, University of Windsor. 
• 2008 “Cult and Cure of the Divine Asklepios” University of Windsor Undergraduate Conference, University of Windsor. 

Poster Presentations

• 2025 “Humanities Podcasting and Public Discourse.” Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD poster session, Brock University. 

Discussion Panels

• 2023-2024 (Organizer) Podcast Learning Network series, Faculty of Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2022 (Panelist) “Podcasting the Classics in Canada” Classical Association of Canada Annual Conference/Société Canadienne Des Études Classiques Congrès Annuel, University of Western Ontario. 
• 2021 (Panelist) “Going Public: Writing and Speaking for Public Audiences” Graduate Student Workshop, Centre for Ancient Studies, University of Pennsylvania. 
• 2019 (Co-organizer) “Inside Out and Outside In: Public Scholarship in Classics” Classical Association of Canada Annual Conference/Société Canadienne Des Études Classiques Congrès Annuel, McMaster University. 

Guest Lectures

• 2025 “The Art of Podcasting” for STAC3P98, Studies in Art and Culture, Brock University. 
• 2019 “Place, Community & Memory: Telling Stories with Social Media” for IASC 1P06, Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2016 “Women and Medicine in the Ancient World” for CLAS 2P61, Department of Classics, Brock University. 
• 2014 “Working Women” for CLAS 2P61, Department of Classics, Brock University. 

Workshops

• 2023 “Nonfiction Podcasting” ENCW 4P08 Department of English, Brock University 
• 2023 “Podcasting Essentials for (New) Creators” IASC 2P08/3Q90 Department of Digital Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2023. “Building Better Research: Introduction to Podcasting.” Office of Research Services and Brock University Library, Brock University.
• 2023. “Podcasting History.” HIST 4P11, Department of History, Brock University.
• 2022. “Podcasting Your Research: Planning Your Podcast.” MakerSpace, Brock University. 
• 2022. “Podcasts in the Building: Unravelling the Mysteries of Podcasts.” Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2022. “Sharing Your Research with the Public: Graphic Design Tips.” HIST 3F02, Department of History, Brock University. 
• 2022. “Social Media 101.” Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2021. “Going Public: Writing and Speaking for Public Audiences.” Graduate Student Workshop, Centre for Ancient Studies, University of Pennsylvania. 
• 2021. “Podcasting History.” HIST 4P11, Department of History, Brock University. 
• 2020. “Social (Media) Dilemmas: Q&A with Alison Innes.” Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2020. “Invasion of the Pod People: Podcasting 101.” Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2019. “How to Tweet Without Being a Twit.” Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2019. “Doodling Master Class.” Welcome Week Drop-In Zone, Student Life and Community Engagement, Brock University. 
• 2019. “Introduction to Social Media Tools for Networking.” Golden Key CANCON, Niagara Falls. 
• 2019. “Social Media Management Tools 101.” Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2018. “When Sharing Isn’t Caring: Creating Responsible Social Media Content.” Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University. 
• 2018. “Post Like a Pro: Using Social Media Professionally.” Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University. 

Guest Blogs

• 2017. “Finding Your Voice through Podcasting,” Society for Classical Studies Blog, Society for Classical Studies, 15 May 2017.   
• 2017. “Using the Popularity of Podcasts to Communicate the Humanities,” Global Maritime History, 2 Mar. 2017.   

Academic Work

• 2013-present. Strategic Initiatives & Outreach Officer, Faculty of Humanities, Brock University.
• 2016-2023. Social Media Coordinator, Faculty of Humanities, Brock University.
• 2021-2022. Senior Instructional Design Developer, Centre for Sport Capacity, Brock University.
• 2018-2019. Course Designer, Faculty of Humanities.
• 2009-present. Teaching Assistant & Course Coordinator, Brock University.