He received his PhD in the graduate group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011. Over the past decade, he has been involved in fieldwork and museum-based research on land and in the waters off Cyprus, Turkey, Italy, and elsewhere. His studies focus on the role of seaborne commerce in the organization of the Roman economy. This experience in maritime archaeology led to his engagement with issues of ethical preservation and stewardship of underwater cultural heritage, as well as museum-building, education, and outreach in maritime communities around the Mediterranean and beyond. On these topics he has delivered presentations and published several recent articles, as well as co-organized panels and workshops with the Penn Cultural Heritage Center.