| 1984 | Born in Edinburgh |
| 2002 | A-levels in Edinburgh |
| 2006–2009 | Bachelor of Arts/Fine Arts (History, Japanese Studies, Painting) at the University of New South Wales |
| 2010 | Bachelor of Arts (Ancient History, Honours) at the Macquarie University |
| 2010–2014 | PhD studies: Ancient History at the Macquarie University |
| 2012–2014 | Research assistant in the project Scribal Practice in Duplicate Documents on Papyrus from Graeco-Roman Egypt (Macquarie University) |
| 2014–2015 | Research assistant in the project The production and function of art and design elements in ancient texts and artefacts of ritual power from Late Antiquity in the Mediterranean region (University of Sydney) |
| 2015–2017 | Research assistant at Labex RESMED, Sorbonne Paris IV, project Mots de la paix (Terminology of peace) |
| 2017–2018 | ATER (≈ Teacher for special duties) at the University of Straßburg (Coptic Papyrology) |
| 2018 | Research associate and head of the junior research group The Coptic Magical Papyri: Vernacular Religion in Late Roman and Early Islamic Egypt at the JMU Würzburg |
