Education
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University of Chicago Master of Arts – Classics & Philosophy 2024 - 2025
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Ralston College Master of Arts – Humanities 2023 - 2024
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Soka University of America Bachelor of Arts – Liberal Arts (Humanities) 2018 - 2022
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Experience
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Tour Operator & Collaborator – Alithea Travel 2025 - present
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Arts & Culture Contributor – The Epoch Times 2024 - present
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Speaking Coach – The Classical Society 2024 - present
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Bilingual Humanities Tutor & Essay Reviewer – Paper 2022 - 2024
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Research Assistant – Soka University of America 2020 - 2022
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Languages
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Italian (Native)
English (Native)
French (Proficient)
Spanish (Proficient)
Portuguese (Proficient)
Modern Greek (Proficient)
Ancient Greek (Intermediate)
Latin (Intermediate)
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Fellowships
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National Humanities Center's Undergraduate Leadership Council 2022
Junior Scholar – Pacific Basin Research Center 2020 - 2022
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Global Citizen Year (Tilting Futures) – Brazil Fellow) 2017 - 2018
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Academic Service
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Referee (Journal) – Heliyon 2023
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Referee (Journal) – Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Australasia Spring 2023
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Scholarships & Awards
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Maroon Research Scholarship ($30,000) 2024 - 2025
Full-tuition Scholarship - Ralston College ($72,000) 2023 - 2024
Ikeda Scholarship ($50,000) 2019 - 2020
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Excellence in Research Award 2019 - 2020
Brian McCloskey Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) 2019
Merit Scholarship ($10,000) 2019 - 20 - 21 - 22
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Honors
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Essay Contest Finalist. "The Shadows within Us." Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. (Faculty sponsor: Ian Read, PhD) 2022
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Pacific Basin Research Center Essay Contest Winner 2019