PhD Alumni and Dissertations (1994-2024)
PhD alumni listed by year degree awarded. Each entry includes alumni name, dissertation title, and current position.
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| 2024 | Brooke Latham. Dysphêmia: Ritual speech and gender in Aeschylus Position: Lecturer at CU Boulder (2024-) |
| 2021 | Florencia Foxley. From "Nymphe" to "Gyne": The Role of Childbirth in the Anomalous Weddings of Euripides. Position: Visiting Lecturer in Classics at Dartmouth |
| 2020 | Samuel L. Kindick. Ovid's City: Rome in the Ars Amatoria and the Fasti Position: unknown |
| 2019 | Tyler A. Denton. Monumenta and Historiographical Method in Livy's Ab Urbe Condita Position: Ascent Academy – Latin & Grammar Composition |
| 2018 | Elizabeth S. Deacon. Status, Closure, and Plot: The Perpetuation of Social Hierarchy in the Greek Ideal Novel Position: Student Services and Scheduling Coordinator, CU Boulder |
| 2017 | Ian C. Oliver. The Audiences of Herodotus the Influence of Performance on the "Histories" Position: Senior Term Professor at Regis University |
| 2015 | Mitchell R. Pentzer. Dark Humor in Imperial Latin Literature Position: Lecturer in Classics, CU Boulder |
| 2015 | Reina E. Callier. Missing persons: Character, context, and Ovidian poetics Position: Latin Program Coordinator, CU Boulder |
| 2012 | Jennifer S. Starkey. Sophocles the Honeybee: Dramatic Context and Interaction Position: Assistant Professor at San Diego State University (2013-2017) |
| 2012 | Andrew W. Clay. A commentary on Eusebius of Caesarea "Ecclesiastical History" Book VIII Position: St. David’s School in North Carolina |
| 2011 | Amanda Sherpe. Genre in early Latin literature: Critical interpretations of Ennius' “Annales” and Lucilius' “Satires” Position: Latin teacher at Mullen High School in Colorado |
| 2009 | Barbara J. Werner. Friendship and humor: A social dynamic in Cicero's letters Position: unknown |
| 2009 | Jonathan J. Shev. Genre in early Latin literature: Critical interpretations of Ennius' “Annales” and Lucilius' “Sat The power of prayer: Religious dialogue in Vergil's “Aeneid” ires” Position: Latin Teacher at Oakton High School in VA |
| 2008 | Scott T. Farmington. As the tragic poets do: Polybius' conception of tragedy and its relationship to the theory of 'tragic history' Position: Professor of Classics at Dickinson College |
| 2008 | Benjamin B. Gracy. Nourishing the mind: Utilitarian and didactic aspects of Athenaeus'"Deipnosophistae" Position: Professor of World Cultures at San Antonio College |
| 2008 | Brent J. Schmidt. Utopia and community in the ancient world Position: Professor of Classics at Brigham Young University |
| 2003 | Aaron P. Johnson. Ethnic argumentation in Eusebius of Caesarea's Praeparatio Evangelica Position: Associate Professor of Classics at Lee University |
| 2001 | Paul E. Ojennus. Character and Ambiguity in Apollonius Rhodius Position: Librarian at the Harriett Cheney Cowles Memorial Library in Spokane, WA |
| 2000 | Alfred T. Terrell. Beyond praise and blame: the influences of judicial rhetoric in the Annals of Tacitus, Books I-VI Position: unknown |
| 1999 | Zachary P. Biles. Aristophanes' Wasps: a study in competitive poetry Position: Professor of Classics at Franklin and Marshall College |
| 1995 | Mark E. Bailey. The pseudo-Virgilian Culex: translation and commentary Position: unknown |
| 1994 | Georgia L. Irby. Military Cult in Roman Britain Position: Professor of Classics at the College of William & Mary |
| 1994 | Lloyd L. Cohee Jr. Responsa and decreta of Roman priesthoods during the Republic Position: unknown |