She has also taught at Oberlin College in Ohio as Visiting Assistant Professor. She has authored articles on Greek literature and culture. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Classics from the Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, and an M.A. and B.A. in History from the University of Rochester in New York. Among her many honors and awards are: felloships and scholarships, from the Johns Hopkins University, a Charlotte W. Newcombe Dissertation Fellowship from the Woodraw Wilson Foundation, and fellowships from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sciences, and from the Alexandros S. Onassis Institute for Scholarship and Research.