My research is positioned at the interface of earth sciences and archaeology. I specialize in the analysis of sediment core and outcrop lithostratigraphy in relation to the surface archaeological record, particularly within erosive landscapes. My expertise includes sediment laboratory analyses (grain size analysis, LOI/TGA) and end-member modelling of grain-size distributions to reconstruct sediment transport mechanisms and provenance. I have experience in teaching students about methodologies to investigate landscape dynamics in relation to environmental changes and past human-environment interactions. Looking ahead, I aim to pursue an academic career that combines teaching and research within this interdisciplinary field of geoarchaeology.
Currently, my PhD research investigates the hydroclimatic functioning of the Fayum Basin (Egypt) in relation to Early to Middle Holocene human occupation. Based at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at VU Amsterdam, this PhD project involves close collaboration with VU Earth Sciences. I am supervised by Dr. Sjoerd Kluiving, Dr. Willem Toonen (Beta), and Dr. Maarten Prins (Beta). The project builds upon earlier work conducted by the PhD candidate in the Fayum Basin under the direction of the URU Fayum Project (UCLA/RUG/UoA).
