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Department of Classics and Ancient History

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Head of Department

Name	Position	Contact details
Professor Roy Gibson	Professor (Latin Literature)	roy.k.gibson@durham.ac.uk

Academic Staff

Name	Position	Contact details
Dr Caroline Barron	Assistant Professor (Roman History)	caroline.barron@durham.ac.uk
Dr Erica Bexley	Associate Professor (Latin Literature)	erica.m.bexley@durham.ac.uk
Dr Giulia Bonasio	Associate Professor (Ancient Philosophy)	giulia.bonasio@durham.ac.uk
Dr Christopher De Lisle	Assistant Professor (Greek History)	christopher.de-lisle@durham.ac.uk
Dr George Gazis	Associate Professor (Greek Literature)	g.a.gazis@durham.ac.uk
Dr Andrea Giannotti	Teaching Fellow	andrea.giannotti@durham.ac.uk
Dr Nathan Gilbert	Associate Professor (Ancient Philosophy)	nathan.b.gilbert@durham.ac.uk
Professor Nora Goldschmidt	Professor (Classical Reception)	nora.goldschmidt@durham.ac.uk
Professor Edith Hall	Professor (Greek Literature)	edith.hall@durham.ac.uk
Professor Peter Heslin	Professor (Latin Literature)	p.j.heslin@durham.ac.uk
Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE	Professor (Classics Education and Public Policy)	arlene.v.holmes-henderson@durham.ac.uk
Professor Philip Horky	Professor (Ancient Philosophy)	phillip.horky@durham.ac.uk
Professor Jennifer Ingleheart	Professor (Latin Literature and Classical Reception)	jennifer.ingleheart@durham.ac.uk
Dr Lucy Jackson	Associate Professor (Greek Literature)	lucy.c.jackson@durham.ac.uk
Dr Anna Judson	Assistant Professor (Epigraphy and Linguistics)	anna.judson@durham.ac.uk
Professor Ted Kaizer	Professor (Roman History)	ted.kaizer@durham.ac.uk
Professor Polly Low	Professor (Greek History)	polly.a.low@durham.ac.uk
Dr Michael Loy	Assistant Professor (Greek Archaeology)	michael.p.loy@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kostas Lygouris	Teaching Fellow	konstantinos.lygouris@durham.ac.uk
Dr Katherine McDonald	Associate Professor (Roman History)	katherine.mcdonald@durham.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Miles	Associate Professor (Greek literature)	sarah.miles@durham.ac.uk
Dr James Oakley	Teaching Fellow	james.k.oakley@durham.ac.uk
Dr Liam Preston	Teaching Fellow	liam.p.preston@durham.ac.uk
Professor Edmund Richardson	Professor (Classical Reception)	edmund.richardson@durham.ac.uk
Professor Alberto Rigolio	Professor (Roman History)	alberto.rigolio@durham.ac.uk
Dr Edmund Thomas	Associate Professor (Roman Visual and Material Culture)	e.v.thomas@durham.ac.uk
Justine Wolfenden	Assistant Professor (Latin Literature)	j.t.wolfenden@durham.ac.uk
Professor Ioannis Ziogas	Professor (Latin Literature)	ioannis.ziogas@durham.ac.uk

Research Staff

Name	Position	Contact details
Dr Karl Dahm	Leverhulme Early Career Fellow	karl.h.dahm@durham.ac.uk
Dr Jacob Lollar	British Academy International Fellow	jacob.a.lollar@durham.ac.uk
Dr Rory McInnes-Gibbons	Post Doctoral Research Associate	rory.j.mcinnes-gibbons@durham.ac.uk
Dr Mara Nicosia	British Academy International Fellow	mara.nicosia@durham.ac.uk
Dr Alessandro Vatri	Post Doctoral Research Associate	alessandro.vatri@durham.ac.uk
Dr Rosie Wyles	Post Doctoral Research Associate	mary.r.wyles@durham.ac.uk

Emeriti and Honorary Appointments

Name	Position
Dr Oliver Baldwin	Honorary Fellow
Professor Andrea Capra	Emeritus Professor
Dr Thomas Coward	Honorary Fellow
Professor Serafina Cuomo	Emerita Professor
Professor Roger Green	Emeritus Professor
Professor Edward Harris	Emeritus Professor
Katrina Kelly	Honorary Fellow
Dr Kathryn Lomas	Honorary Fellow
Dr Simona Martorana	Honorary Fellow
Dr Guy Middleton	Honorary Fellow
Professor Christopher Rowe	Emeritus Professor
Professor Martin Smith	Emeritus Professor
Professor David Thomas	Emeritus Professor
Dr Hendrikus van Wijlick	Honorary Fellow
Professor Anthony Woodman	Emeritus Professor

Research Postgraduates

Name	Title
Marta Antola	Research Postgraduate
Giulia Bernardini	Combined Role
Matilde Berti	Teaching Assistant (Casual)
Kathrine Bertram	Staff
Priscilla Buongiorno	Research Postgraduate
Pietro Cannatella	Teaching Assistant (Casual)
Nikolaos Cheimaras	Research Postgraduate
Thomas Couldridge	Teaching Assistant (Casual)
Roberto Di Tuccio	Research Postgraduate
Emily Dunn	Research Postgraduate
Alison Ewins	Research Postgraduate
Meg Finlayson	Research Postgraduate
Katerina Gottardo	Research Postgraduate
Fani Goutsiou	Research Postgraduate
Matthieu Isbell	Research Postgraduate
Lorenzo Iuliano	Research Postgraduate: Q8A001
Nosheena Jabeen	Research Postgraduate
Dr Rory McInnes-Gibbons	Post Doctoral Research Associate
Siobhan McShane	Part-Time Teacher
Maria Mennuti	Combined Role
Aaron Quill	Research Postgraduate
Francesca Salvatori	Part-Time Teacher
Lucy Smith	Part-Time Teacher
Caitlin Spencer	Part-Time Teacher
Magdalena Stanilova	Durham Student Ambassador
Elina Tzoka	Combined Role

Administrative staff

Name	Position	Email
Ms Abigail Shovlin	Department Manager	classics.manager@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Leanne Haikney	Learning and Teaching Manager	classics.ltmanager@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Charlotte Spokes	Operations Administrator	classics.opsadmin@durham.ac.uk
Miss Rebecca Fraser	Learning and Teaching Administrator (UG)	classics.ugadmin@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Jayne Ayre	Learning and Teaching Administrator (PG)	classics.pgadmin@durham.ac.uk

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