Senior at Harvard College studying the religion and politics of the ancient Mediterranean and their historical memory and legacy in the modern United States. Specifically, I'm interested in how religious worldviews have shaped (and are shaped by) political ideologies and national/imperial identities. I'm currently working on a thesis about "Christian Nationalism" in late ancient Rome, investigating how early 5th-century Roman Christian authors used history to construct an exclusionary definition of what it meant to be "Roman" and cast non-Christians as enemies of the state.Outside of my studies, my work revolves around advocating for church-state separation in our government and spiritual growth in our communities. I organize humanist, Unitarian Universalist, and interfaith spaces on campus that build deep connections across identities. I also seek to raise awareness of issues of religion in society through journalism, fiction, poetry, and theater, and have worked with major organizations like the Secular Coalition for America and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. I am deeply passionate about providing people, especially young people, with the tools they need to be informed citizens, and I believe strongly in the importance of public education and interfaith dialogue to this mission.