Main Research Interests:

• Excavation and study of New Kingdom Egyptian monumental structures--tombs, temples and palaces
• Egyptian art, culture, religion and symbolism
• Egyptian interaction with surrounding cultures

Major Archaeological Projects:

• Excavation, study and recording of New Kingdom Royal Tombs in the Valley of the Kings
• Current Project: Excavation of the New Kingdom Memorial Temple of Queen Tausert, Western Thebes

Professional Offices and Affiliations:

• Member, International Association of Egyptologists
• Founding President, Arizona Chapter, American Research Center in Egypt (1990-2000)
• National Board of Governors, American Research Center in Egypt (1994-1997)
• Editorial Board, KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt (1994-present)
• Board of Trustees, The Amarna Research Foundation (1996-present)
• National Board of Governors, American Research Center in Egypt, Second Term (1997-2000)
• Editorial Board, PalArch Foundation (2005-present)

Publications (numerous articles, chapters and reviews, and the following books):

• Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture (London and New York, 1992);
  Swedish, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic translations.
• Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art (London and New York, 1994);
  Spanish translation.
• Valley of the Sun-Kings: New Explorations in the Tombs of the Pharaohs (Tucson, 1995)
• The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs, co-authored with C. Nicholas Reeves (London and New York, 1996);
  German, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch translations.
• The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt: Eternal Symbols in Stone (London and New York, 2000);
  Dutch, German, Hungarian, Italian tranlsations.
• The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt (London and New York, 2003);
  German, Spanish, Japanese, French translations.
• Egyptology Today (Cambridge, 2008)
• Egyptian Scarabs (Oxford, 2008)

Electronic Publications:

• Editor: The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Directory of North American Egyptologists:
  http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZU/EGDIR_INTRO.HTML (1988-)

• Editor, Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections (2008-)

Classes frequently taught:

• CLAS 451A, Ancient Egypt: Language and Culture
• CLAS 451B, Ancient Egypt: Language and Archaeology
• CLAS 400/500, Topics in Egyptology
• CLAS 596A (Graduate Topic in Egyptology)

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