Full-time Faculty
Antone Minard
Antone Minard
Lecturer in Medical Terminology and Latin
emailantone.minard@ubc.ca
phone604 822 2365
location_onBuchanan C 324
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RomeAntone Lanatà Minard holds a PhD from UCLA in Folklore and Mythology. His specialization is Welsh and Celtic-language belief and narrative in medieval literature and in nineteenth- and twentieth-century folklore.
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ON LEAVE
On Leave 2022-23
Carl Johnson
Carl Johnson
ON LEAVE
On Leave 2022-23
Associate Professor of Teaching
emailcarl.johnson@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 7975
location_onMary Bollert Hall 117
Charmaine Gorrie
Charmaine Gorrie
Lecturer in Classical Studies
emailclgorrie@mail.ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 827 5561
location_onBuchanan C 326
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RomeI completed my BA and MA at the University of Alberta and my PhD at the University of British Columbia on the building programme of Septimius Severus in Rome. During this time I also worked on various excavations in southern Italy with the University of Alberta. I have been teaching at UBC since 199...Read more
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Christopher Lougheed
Christopher Lougheed
Lecturer in Classical Studies and Latin Language
emailclough02@mail.ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 1286
location_onBuchanan C 206
PhD University of Alberta (2017)
MA Université de Montréal (2010)
BA Queen's University (2007)
Previously taught at
University of Toronto
University of Winnipeg
St. Mary's University (Halifax)
University of Alberta
CW Marshall
CW Marshall
Professor of Greek | Arts One
emailtoph.marshall@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4048
location_onBuchanan C 217
Selected Service (ongoing)
Senator (Faculty of Arts) to the UBC Academic Senate, serving on Academic Policy and Student Appeals on Academic Discipline committees
Conference co-organizer of Greek Drama V, held in Vancouver in 2017
Associate Editor of Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today
Faisal Nahri
I received a master’s degree in Islamic studies in Malaysia and a master’s degree in religious studies at UBC. In my first master’s degree, I trained in traditional Islamic sciences and wrote a 6-credit thesis on epistemology of Islamic belief. I used my second master’s degree to round off m...Read more
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Language: Arabic
Florence Yoon
Florence Yoon
Associate Professor of Greek Language and Literature
emailflorence.yoon@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 827 4263
location_onBuchanan C 207
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GreecePrevious employment
Worcester College (Oxford): College Lecturer (2010-2011)
Trinity College (Oxford): College Lecturer (2009-2011)
Somerville College (Oxford): Fulford Junior Research Fellow (2008-2009)
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Franco De Angelis
Franco De Angelis
Professor of Greek History and Archaeology | Distinguished University Scholar |
phonework phone 604 822 6749
location_onBuchanan C328
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Greece
Degrees
B.A. with Honours (1985-89): University of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa, Department of Classical Studies/Département des Etudes Anciennes, degree in Classical Languages and Literature
M.A. (1989-91): McGill University, Department of Classics, degree in Classical Archaeolo...Read more
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ON LEAVE
On Leave Winter 2023
Gregg Gardner
Gregg Gardner
ON LEAVE
On Leave Winter 2023
Associate Professor and The Diamond Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics
emailgregg.gardner@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 827 3703
location_onBuchanan C 216
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Mesopotamia and the LevantFor my complete CV, please visit https://ubc.academia.edu/GreggGardner
The University of British Columbia, Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies
Associate Professor, with tenure, 2016–present
Assistant Professor, tenure-track, 2011–16
The Diamond Chair in Je...Read more
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
Katharine Huemoeller
After receiving my undergraduate degree from Middlebury College in Vermont, I worked in the non-profit sector in Washington, DC for a few years on issues of gender equity. I then went to Princeton University where I earned my doctorate in Classics through the interdisciplinary P...Read more
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Kevin Fisher
Kevin Fisher
Associate Professor of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology | Laboratory of Archaeology
emailkevin.fisher@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 9139
location_onBuchanan C 218
I'm an anthropological archaeologist interested in the relationship between people and their built environments, urbanism and the social dynamics of ancient cities, and the application of digital technologies for recording, analyzing and visualizing archaeological phenomena. I received a PhD in An...Read more
Kurtis Peters
2014 - PhD in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies from the University of Edinburgh
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
ON LEAVE
On Full Sabbatical Leave
Leanne Bablitz
Leanne Bablitz
ON LEAVE
On Full Sabbatical Leave
Professor of Roman History
location_onBuchanan C 228
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Lisa Cooper
Lisa Cooper
Professor of Near Eastern Art & Archaeology
emaillisa.cooper@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4047
location_onBuchanan C 221
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Mesopotamia and the LevantCareer
1998—1999: Departmental Associate, Department of Near Eastern and Asian Civilizations, Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto).
1999—2006: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, University of British Columbia (Vancouver).
2006—2017: Associate Professor, D...Read more
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
Matthew McCarty
Matthew McCarty
Assistant Professor of Roman Archaeology | Director of Undergraduate Studies
location_onBuchanan C 208
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Lecturer, Worcester College, Oxford (2009-2010)
Lecturer, University of Warwick (2009-2010)
Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities & Lecturer in Humanities, Yale University (2010-2012)
Perkins-Cotsen Fellow, Society of Fellows & Lecturer in Classics, Princet...Read more
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Archaeology
Megan Daniels
Megan Daniels
Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Material Culture
emailmegan.daniels@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4066
location_onBuchanan C222
Career
Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, University of New England, Australia (2018-2020)
IEMA Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology, SUNY-Buffalo (2017-2018)
Lora Bryning Redford Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Puget Sound (2016-2017)
Michael Griffin
Michael Griffin
Department Head | Associate Professor of Greek Philosophy | Joint General Editor, Ancient Commentators Series
emailamne.head@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4065
location_onBuchanan C 227B
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GreeceI'm an Associate Professor of Greek Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, jointly appointed in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies (AMNE) and Philosophy. I'm also joint general editor of the Ancient Commentators translation project. I grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and complete...Read more
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Philip Yoo
Philip Yoo
Assistant Professor
emailphilip.yoo@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan C C214
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Mesopotamia and the LevantPhilip Yoo is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies. A native of Mississauga, Ontario, he is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm. in Commerce and Finance; M.Div. from Knox College), Yale University (S.T.M.), and the University of Oxford (D.Phil.). Before his arrival at U...Read more
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
Robert Cousland
Robert Cousland
Professor of Early Christianity and Greek Religion & Mythology
phone604-822-4062
location_onBuchanan C 230
I am an Associate Professor as well as an alumnus (BA Hons 1) of this Department. I received my PhD at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Sara Milstein
Sara Milstein
Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
emailsara.milstein@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4058
location_onBuchanan C 205
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Mesopotamia and the LevantSara Milstein is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. She is the author of Making a Case: The Practical Roots of Biblical Law (Oxford University Press, 2021), which earned the Canadian Society of Bib...Read more
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
Seemi Ghazi
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Language: Arabic
ON LEAVE
On Leave 2022-23
Siobhán McElduff
Siobhán McElduff
ON LEAVE
On Leave 2022-23
Associate Professor of Latin literature and Roman culture
location_onBuchanan C 210
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RomeI did my BA at Trinity College, Dublin in the Department of Classics; my MA at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. After that I worked in Silicon Valley for a range of organizations both public and private for several years. I went back to do my PhD with Tom Habinek and Antony Boyle at the...Read more
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Tara Mulder
Tara Mulder
Assistant Professor of Teaching in Classical Studies | Latin Coordinator
emailtmulde01@mail.ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 1374
location_onBuchanan C 223
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RomeI received my BA in Classical Literature and Languages from the University of Michigan in 2009 and my PhD in Classics from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in 2015, with a dissertation entitled, "Fetal Actors, Female Bodies: Childbirth in the Roman Empire." From 2015-2016, I worked as a ...Read more
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Thomas Schneider
Thomas Schneider
Professor of Egyptology and Near Eastern Studies
phone604-827-4316
location_onMary Bollert Hall 118
Thomas Schneider studied at the University of Zurich, the University of Basel and the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris, earning a Lizentiat (1990), a doctorate (1996), and a Habilitation (1999) in Egyptology at the University of Basel.
Prior to coming to UBC in 2007, he was a Lecturer ...Read more
Graduate Supervisors
CW Marshall
CW Marshall
Professor of Greek | Arts One
emailtoph.marshall@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4048
location_onBuchanan C 217
Selected Service (ongoing)
Senator (Faculty of Arts) to the UBC Academic Senate, serving on Academic Policy and Student Appeals on Academic Discipline committees
Conference co-organizer of Greek Drama V, held in Vancouver in 2017
Associate Editor of Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today
Faisal Nahri
I received a master’s degree in Islamic studies in Malaysia and a master’s degree in religious studies at UBC. In my first master’s degree, I trained in traditional Islamic sciences and wrote a 6-credit thesis on epistemology of Islamic belief. I used my second master’s degree to round off m...Read more
Topics
Language: Arabic
Florence Yoon
Florence Yoon
Associate Professor of Greek Language and Literature
emailflorence.yoon@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 827 4263
location_onBuchanan C 207
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GreecePrevious employment
Worcester College (Oxford): College Lecturer (2010-2011)
Trinity College (Oxford): College Lecturer (2009-2011)
Somerville College (Oxford): Fulford Junior Research Fellow (2008-2009)
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Greece
Franco De Angelis
Franco De Angelis
Professor of Greek History and Archaeology | Distinguished University Scholar |
phonework phone 604 822 6749
location_onBuchanan C328
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Greece
Degrees
B.A. with Honours (1985-89): University of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa, Department of Classical Studies/Département des Etudes Anciennes, degree in Classical Languages and Literature
M.A. (1989-91): McGill University, Department of Classics, degree in Classical Archaeolo...Read more
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Greece
ON LEAVE
On Leave Winter 2023
Gregg Gardner
Gregg Gardner
ON LEAVE
On Leave Winter 2023
Associate Professor and The Diamond Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics
emailgregg.gardner@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 827 3703
location_onBuchanan C 216
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Mesopotamia and the LevantFor my complete CV, please visit https://ubc.academia.edu/GreggGardner
The University of British Columbia, Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies
Associate Professor, with tenure, 2016–present
Assistant Professor, tenure-track, 2011–16
The Diamond Chair in Je...Read more
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
Katharine Huemoeller
After receiving my undergraduate degree from Middlebury College in Vermont, I worked in the non-profit sector in Washington, DC for a few years on issues of gender equity. I then went to Princeton University where I earned my doctorate in Classics through the interdisciplinary P...Read more
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Rome
Kevin Fisher
Kevin Fisher
Associate Professor of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology | Laboratory of Archaeology
emailkevin.fisher@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 9139
location_onBuchanan C 218
I'm an anthropological archaeologist interested in the relationship between people and their built environments, urbanism and the social dynamics of ancient cities, and the application of digital technologies for recording, analyzing and visualizing archaeological phenomena. I received a PhD in An...Read more
Kurtis Peters
2014 - PhD in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies from the University of Edinburgh
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
ON LEAVE
On Full Sabbatical Leave
Leanne Bablitz
Leanne Bablitz
ON LEAVE
On Full Sabbatical Leave
Professor of Roman History
location_onBuchanan C 228
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Lisa Cooper
Lisa Cooper
Professor of Near Eastern Art & Archaeology
emaillisa.cooper@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4047
location_onBuchanan C 221
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Mesopotamia and the LevantCareer
1998—1999: Departmental Associate, Department of Near Eastern and Asian Civilizations, Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto).
1999—2006: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, University of British Columbia (Vancouver).
2006—2017: Associate Professor, D...Read more
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
Matthew McCarty
Matthew McCarty
Assistant Professor of Roman Archaeology | Director of Undergraduate Studies
location_onBuchanan C 208
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Rome
Lecturer, Worcester College, Oxford (2009-2010)
Lecturer, University of Warwick (2009-2010)
Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities & Lecturer in Humanities, Yale University (2010-2012)
Perkins-Cotsen Fellow, Society of Fellows & Lecturer in Classics, Princet...Read more
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RomeTopics
Archaeology
Megan Daniels
Megan Daniels
Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Material Culture
emailmegan.daniels@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4066
location_onBuchanan C222
Career
Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, University of New England, Australia (2018-2020)
IEMA Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology, SUNY-Buffalo (2017-2018)
Lora Bryning Redford Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Puget Sound (2016-2017)
Michael Griffin
Michael Griffin
Department Head | Associate Professor of Greek Philosophy | Joint General Editor, Ancient Commentators Series
emailamne.head@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4065
location_onBuchanan C 227B
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GreeceI'm an Associate Professor of Greek Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, jointly appointed in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies (AMNE) and Philosophy. I'm also joint general editor of the Ancient Commentators translation project. I grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and complete...Read more
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Greece
Philip Yoo
Philip Yoo
Assistant Professor
emailphilip.yoo@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan C C214
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Mesopotamia and the LevantPhilip Yoo is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies. A native of Mississauga, Ontario, he is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm. in Commerce and Finance; M.Div. from Knox College), Yale University (S.T.M.), and the University of Oxford (D.Phil.). Before his arrival at U...Read more
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
Robert Cousland
Robert Cousland
Professor of Early Christianity and Greek Religion & Mythology
phone604-822-4062
location_onBuchanan C 230
I am an Associate Professor as well as an alumnus (BA Hons 1) of this Department. I received my PhD at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Sara Milstein
Sara Milstein
Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
emailsara.milstein@ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 822 4058
location_onBuchanan C 205
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Mesopotamia and the LevantSara Milstein is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. She is the author of Making a Case: The Practical Roots of Biblical Law (Oxford University Press, 2021), which earned the Canadian Society of Bib...Read more
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Mesopotamia and the Levant
Seemi Ghazi
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Language: ArabicAffiliated Faculty
Mark Locicero1
Mark Locicero1
Honorary Research Member
emailmloc87@gmail.com
Career
In addition to my research, I have worked on archaeological excavations and survey projects in central Italy, Sicily, Jordan, Serbia, and Bulgaria. Teaching is an important part of my investigation of the ancient Mediterranean world, and has led me to teach courses at Leiden University (The ...Read more
Nigel Kennell1
Nigel Kennell1
Honorary Research Member
emailnigelk@live.com
I am an alumnus of UBC. I studied with Malcolm McGregor, Anthony Barrett, and Philip Harding in the mid-1970s, who introduced me to Greek epigraphy and history. I earned my MA and PhD at the University of Toronto; during that time, my lifelong association with the American School of Classical Studie...Read more
Robert Daum
Dr. Robert A. Daum (PhD, UC Berkeley) is a senior consultant for government, post-secondary institutions and NGOs, from foundations to museums. He specializes in the design and implementation of collaborative and transparent processes to support strategic change, public and internal engagement, and...Read more
Sylvia Berryman
Sylvia Berryman
Associate Professor, Philosophy
emailsberrym@mail.ubc.ca
phonework phone 604 827 5730
location_onBuchanan E 269
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GreeceSylvia Berryman studied ancient Greek philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. As a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in King's College London, she worked as editorial assistant for the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle project. She joined the department at UBC in 2004, following f...Read more
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AJ Podlecki
AJ Podlecki
Professor Emeritus
emailpodlecki@mail.ubc.ca
I received my classical training at Canisius High School in Buffalo, New York, Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., and the Universities of Oxford and Toronto. My first appointment was at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois (1963-66), from where I went to Penn State University as departme...Read more
Hector Williams
Hector Williams
Professor Emeritus of Greek Art & Archaeology
phonework phone
location_onBuchanan C 219
Hector Williams directs UBC's archaeological excavations at Mytilene and Stymphalos and is also publishing material from our excavations at Anemurium in Turkey.
He is also a research associate of the University of Chicago's Kenchreai excavations and the University of Pennsylvania's Gordion Projec...Read more
James Evans
James Evans
Professor Emeritus
Born, Galt, Ont. (now Cambridge, Ont.). B. A.; University of Toronto; PhD, Yale University.
Former Martin Kellogg Fellow, Yale University; Thomas Day Seymour Fellow, American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece.
Professor emeritus from the University of British Columbia, Dept. of Class...Read more
James Russell
James Russell
Professor Emeritus
emailrussellj@mail.ubc.ca
Russell is a general classicist who specializes in Roman and early Byzantine art and archaeology and Greek and Latin epigraphy of the Roman period.
He teaches undergraduate courses in Greek and Roman Art (Classical Studies 330), Applied Science and Technology in Classical Antiquity (Classical Stu...Read more
Justin Dwyer
Justin Dwyer
Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow
Justin Dwyer is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow working on the Comic Routines in Roman Comedy project under the supervision of C.W. Marshall. He previously taught at the University of Victoria after earning a PhD in Classics through the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at ...Read more
R J A Wilson
R J A Wilson
Director, Centre for the Study of Ancient Sicily
emailroger.wilson@ubc.ca
Career
1974–94 Trinity College Dublin (Junior Lecturer in Classics, Louis Claude Purser Lecturer in Classical Archaeology; Louis Claude Purser Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology)
1994–2005 Professor of Archaeology, University of Nottingham
2006–2014 Professor of the Archaeology ...Read more
Shirley Sullivan
Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of British Columbia, 2008 --
Professor of Classics, University of British Columbia, 1989-2008.
Associate Professor of Classics, University of British Columbia, 1978-1988.
Assistant Professor of Classics, University of British Columbia, 1973-1977.
PhD (C...Read more
Susanna Braund
Susanna Braund
Professor Emerita of Latin Poetry and its Reception | Canada Research Chair
phonework phone 604 827 4240
location_onBuchanan C 214
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RomePresent Position:
Professor of Latin Poetry and its Reception (Canada Research Chair)
Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, UBC, 2007-
Previous Positions:
Associate Head of Department, CNERS, UBC, 2015-16 (Acting Head for P&T issues)
Acting Head of Department, CNE...Read more
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Rome
Vita Daphna Arbel
Vita Daphna Arbel
Professor Emerita of Biblical and Early Jewish Literature and Mysticism
emaildaphna.arbel@ubc.ca
phonework phone
location_onBuchanan C
Career
2012 – Professor, University of British Columbia
2002 – Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
1997 – 2002 Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
1995 – 1997 Instructor II, University of British Columbia
Service
Membership in scholarly societies
ARAM...Read more