I hold a B.A. degree in English literature and an M.A. degree in Comparative Literature, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I received my Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley in 2009.
My research has been supported by grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, and the Association of Jewish Studies.
Professional Appointments
2023- Professor of Modern Hebrew and Jewish Culture
2022, Director, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
2020-2021, Co-Head Fellow of the Frankel Institute for Judaic Studies, Theme Year “Translating Jewish Cultures”
2019-2020, Associate Director, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
2017- Associate Professor of Modern Hebrew and Jewish Culture
2009-2017, Assistant Professor of Modern Hebrew and Jewish Culture
Education
2009, Comparative Literature Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
2002, Comparative Literature M.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1999, B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, English and Honors Program
Academic Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
| 2022-2023 | Associate Professor Support Fund, University of Michigan. |
| 2020-2021 | Head Fellow, Frankel Institute Year on “Translating Jewish Cultures,” University of Michigan. |
| 2020-2022 | Collaborator, Mellon Sawyer Seminar “Sites of Translation in the Multilingual Midwest” |
| 2017 | Winner, Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, Association of Jewish Studies |
| 2016 | Honorable Mention, Salo Baron First Book Prize |
| 2012-2013 | Fellow, Frankel Institute Year on “Borders of Jewishness,” University of Michigan |
| 2012 | National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Stipend |
Journal Board Member and Professional Organizations
AJS Review – Board Member
Ot, Journal of Literary Theory – Board Member
Association of Jewish Studies
German Studies Association
National Association of Professors of Hebrew
