About
Originally from the small town of Loris, South Carolina, Hannah graduated from the College of Charleston, Honors College, in 2017. At CofC, she received two degrees, a B.A. in History and an A.B. in Classics, where she wrote her Bachelor’s essay, “Graecia capta: the Hellenization of the Late Roman Republic,” and her senior capstone, “Identity Along the Via Egnatia.” She received her Master’s in Classics from Florida State University in 2019. While at the University of Michigan, Hannah has completed a certificate in Museum Studies, worked for the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology's DiSKO Project, and currently serves as the Graduate Liaison for the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. She is also a member of the Pella Urban Dynamics Project, where she supervises field survey collection and materials.
Her current research focuses on Macedonian history and archaeology. She is especially interested in conceptions of ancient identity, power, symbols, and nationalism. Her dissertation, "After Alexander: Macedonian Identity in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods," uses collective identity and cultural memory frameworks to examine archaeological, literary, numismatic, and epigraphic materials to understand how Macedonian identity was constructed, represented symbolically, and utilized in a post-Alexander world.
