Sam received a B.A. in Classical Studies from the University of Chicago, where he graduated in 2014 with honors and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.  His senior thesis used epigraphic, literary and archaeological evidence to explore issues of Hellenization and native identity preservation and presentation in Karia in the 5th–3rd centuries B.C.

Mac Carley's work focuses on space and spatial theory in the ancient Mediterranean. Mac's dissertation, titled "Dramatic Space, Culture, and Performance in Republican Italy", seeks to bring together disparate methodologies to form a more integrated and interdisciplinary view of ancient spectacle and spectacular space. Other interests include engaged pedagogy, queer theory, and digital humanities. Before coming to Brown, Mac attended Stanford University and worked as a tour guide in Rome.

Maggie Danaher received her MSt in Greek and Latin Languages and Literatures from the University of Oxford (Worcester College) in 2021 and her BA in Classical Studies and Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. She is interested in Greek and Roman comedy, the ancient novel, and translation studies.

Benjamin Driver received his BA in Classics from Dartmouth College in 2013. After this, he taught middle and high school Latin and French for five years. While teaching he became interested in the Neo-Latin of the Renaissance and Early Modern period, especially via the lens of Classical reception.

Chris received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Yale University in 2012 with a double major in Classics and Physics. Before beginning graduate school, he worked for several years as a data science and IT consultant specializing in optimization and database design. His dissertation, titled Pass the Wine: Feasting and Social Distinction in the Connected Mediterranean, compares food cultures in the Greek, Etruscan, Phoenicio-Punic, and Mesopotamian worlds from the 7^th through mid-5^th centuries BCE.

Caitlin earned her BA in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Caitlin’s current research has focused on the Odyssey, and the ways this text may express Archaic self-conscious reflection on the tension between poetic artifice and truth.

Jeremy graduated summa cum laude from Boston University in 2015 with a BA in Ancient Greek & Latin and Religion Studies. His honors thesis examined poetic structure and the politics of gendered bodies in Ovid's Amores.

Ella completed a BA and MSt at the University of Oxford before moving to the USA to teach various classical courses for two years at Marlboro College, a small liberal arts college in Vermont.

Sonja received her B.A. in Classical Studies from Western Washington University in 2018, and then her M.A. in Classical Studies from McGill University in 2021. Her master’s papers explored reception of Catullus’ mourning poems & fragmentation of/in the corpus of Sappho.

Doug studied Religion at Columbia University School of General Studies, where he graduated summa cum laude. Doug’s interests currently include Lucretius and Apuleius and their attitudes toward religion.

William received his B.A. in Classics and English from Columbia University in 2013. His current research interests include representations of battle-sites in Roman historiography and the development of Greek dream interpretation. 

Christopher completed his BA in Literae Humaniores at the University of Oxford (New College) in 2017. His undergraduate thesis explored the presentation of the physiological effects of love on the human body in Ancient Greek poetry from Sappho to Meleager, and compared this to how lovers’ bodies are represented in the poetry of Cavafy.

Clare received her BA in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied Classics and Comparative Literature. Clare’s undergraduate thesis examined Apollonius’ Argonautica through the lens of Simone de Beauvoir’s  gendered ontologies and the Greek concept of amechania. At Brown, Clare will further her study of Greek tragedy and Hellenistic poetry with an eye towards contemporary critical race and gender theory. Her other interests include translation, reception, hiking, and Philly sports teams.

Itamar received his BA in the humanities and arts from Tel Aviv University in 2016. During his studies, he became interested in the classical world and subsequently, learned Ancient Greek and Latin.

Kiran Pizarro Mansukhani received his MA in Classics from The Graduate Center, CUNY in 2022 and an AB in Philosophy from Bryn Mawr College in 2017. His interests include ancient Greek epistemology, ancient philosophy more broadly, and the reception of Plato in South and Southeast Asian political thought. His writing can be seen in the upcoming Routledge volume, Critical Ancient World Studies: The Case for Forgetting Classics, the Society for Classical Studies’ Professional Blog, and Eidolon.

Lucy received her MPhil in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature from the University of Oxford in 2017, after having graduated from Dickinson College in 2015 with a BA in Classical Studies. While she remains interested in questions of identity and self-representation in the late Republic, Lucy is particularly looking forward to broadening her knowledge of ancient authors at Brown.

Alvaro earned his B.A. in Classical Studies from Santa Clara University in 2011 and his M.A. in Classics from the University of Arizona in 2014, where he received awards for ancient Greek and academic excellence. Alvaro's research revolves primarily around Augustan literature and its transmission.

Fiona earned her BA in Literae Humaniores from the University of Oxford (New College) in 2016.  Her interests include epic and the treatment of nature in ancient literature.

Marko Vitas is a first year PhD student in Classics at Brown University. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Classics from University of Belgrade summa cum laude (thesis title: “A comparative analysis of six Serbian and Croatian translations of Vergil’s Aeneid”) and a Master’s degree in Classics from the same university (thesis title: “Greek stars on Roman skies: Comparative analysis of three Ancient Roman translations of Aratus’ Φαινόμενα”).

Preston received a B.A. in Classics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013 and an M.A. in Religious Studies from Wake Forest University in 2019. For four years, Preston taught high school Latin and Classical Rhetoric.

Qizhen earned his M.A. in History at University of New Hampshire in 2019. His main interest lies in the Hellenistic world, particularly in the development of administration and bureaucracy from early to mid Hellenistic period (cir. 300-150 BCE).

Michael received a B.A. with Highest Honors in Philosophy and a B.A. in Classics from the University of Virginia in 2015. His honors thesis dealt with competing theories of practical rationality in connection with Socrates’ theory of pleasure in Protagoras.