Background

Educational Background

Doctoral Researcher | Graduate School of Law – Maastricht University 2024

‘What heritage values are reflected by the collectors of low-end antiquities?’

Interests: Heritage Values, Antiquities Market, Collecting Motivations, Art Market

Masters Degree– Cultural Heritage Management | Department of Archaeology – University of York 2021- 2023

Grade: Distinction

Undergraduate Degree– Classics and French | The Open University – 2015- 2019

Grade: First Class

Recognition of excellent engagement with the University of York and the wider York community

Professional Experience

Research Assistant | UNESCO Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime 2026

Conducting research under the leadership of UNESCO Chair Donna Yates to address criminal networks and emerging crime within cultural heritage

Research Assistant |Trafficking Transformations 2022- 2025

Quantitative data analysis of the market of illicit cultural objects on a European Research Council-funded project. Role focused on the market end of the transnational trade.

Editorial Team |Bulletin for the History of Archaeology 2023- 2024
Archive researcher | York Archaeology and York EXPLORE 2022- 2023Outreach Manager | Save Outreach Manager | Ancient Studies Alliance (SASA) 2022- 2023

Ongoing Professional Development

Nazi-Era Art Provenance Research Training Programme | June- July – 2024 Centre for Art Collection Ethics

Accredited programme led by industry experts in Nazi-Era Provenance Research.

Protection of Cultural Property |June 2024 The Peace Operations Training Institute & UNESCO

International humanitarian law training for police, military, and law enforcement.

Chemistry for Conservators| October- December 2020 International Academic Projects (IAP)

Accredited programme in chemistry for conserving museum objects