Allison’s dissertation focuses on the impact of exile on the literary representations of exodus in the Hebrew Bible. She is interested in how the experiences of enslavement and sojourning in Egypt are deployed in biblical texts such as Leviticus, Deuteronomy, and Jeremiah and how insights from post-colonial criticism can assist readers in understanding the way the exilic experience might have influenced which pre-conditions for exodus were emphasized. Beyond her dissertation topic, her scholarly interests also include representations of Egypt throughout the Hebrew Bible and the narrative lives of female characters. 

Allison is an experienced research assistant, having worked on book projects with Dr. David Stern and “Writing the Bible: Origins of the Old Testament,” a collaboration between The Great Courses and Audible, written by Dr. Martien A. Halvorson-Taylor. Allison has taught at Harvard Divinity School and worked as the Head Teaching Fellow for two courses in the General Education program in the College, in addition to holding adjunct positions in the Theology department at Boston College. She is an editorial assistant for Harvard Theological Review and a member of the SBL New England/Eastern Canada Regional Student Committee. She holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MTS from Harvard Divinity School.