Lauren Erker

Contact 

laurenerker@gmail.com 

 

PhD project 

My research will examine the nature of Islamization through a cross-regional analysis of sites in Transjordan and Palestine of the Middle Islamic period. I aim to further refine the arguments surrounding the complexities of Muslim-Christian relations, and in doing so, challenge the historiography which depicts the processes of Islamization as static events.

  • MSc in Late Antique, Byzantine and Islamic Studies (2016) University of Edinburgh- Edinburgh, Scotland

  • B.A in Anthropology (2014) Metropolitan State University of Denver- Denver, Colorado

  • University of Edinburgh (2015-2016)
    Courses: Arabic 1A and 1B
  • Noor Majan Training Institute- Ibri, Oman (2015)
    Completed 160 hours of intensive Modern Standard Arabic.
  • Middle East Institute- Washington, D.C. (2014)
    Completed 50 hours of training in Modern Standard Arabic.
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver (2010-2011)
    Courses: Spanish Reading and Conversation I and II
  • Intercultura Language School and Cultural Center- Samara, Costa Rica (2010)
    Completed 120 hours of intensive Spanish.
  • Centennial Archaeology- Fort Collins, Colorado (2018)
    Participated as a field technician in a session of survey of the Pawnee National Grassland.
  • Al-Baleed- Salalah, Oman (2016)
    Participated as a field technician in a season of excavation of Islamic-era  material culture and architectural remains.
  • Blackfoot Cave- Douglas County, Colorado (2013)
    Participated in the excavation and research of historical material culture and Early Archaic to Late Prehistoric material culture in Douglas County, Colorado.
  • Welcome Home Ranch- Douglas County, Colorado (2011)
    Participated in the excavation of Paleo-Indian material culture in Douglas County, Colorado.