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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	Associate Professor (Roman History and Epigraphy)	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 Watch "meet our staff" video
Dr Christopher de Lisle	Associate Professor (Greek History and Epigraphy)	christopher.de-lisle@durham.ac.uk Watch "meet our staff" video
Dr George Gazis	Associate Professor (Greek Literature)	g.a.gazis@durham.ac.uk
Dr Nathan Gilbert	Associate Professor (Ancient Philosophy)	nathan.b.gilbert@durham.ac.uk
Professor Nora Goldschmidt	Professor (Latin Literature and Classical Reception)	nora.goldschmidt@durham.ac.uk
Professor Edith Hall	Professor (Greek Literature)	edith.hall@durham.ac.uk
Professor Peter Heslin	Professor (Latin Literature and Digital Humanities)	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	Associate Professor (Epigraphy and Linguistics)	anna.judson@durham.ac.uk
Professor Ted Kaizer	Professor (Roman Culture and History)	ted.kaizer@durham.ac.uk
Professor Polly Low	Professor (Greek History and Epigraphy)	polly.a.low@durham.ac.uk
Dr Michael Loy	Assistant Professor (Greek Archaeology and Digital Humanities)	michael.p.loy@durham.ac.uk
Dr Katherine McDonald	Associate Professor (Roman History and Linguistics)	katherine.mcdonald@durham.ac.uk Watch "meet our staff" video
Dr Sarah Miles	Associate Professor (Greek literature)	sarah.miles@durham.ac.uk
Dr Chiara Palladino	Assistant Professor (Greek Literature and Digital Humanities)	chiara.palladino@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 Thea Sommerschield	Assistant Professor (Greek History and Digital Humanities)	thea.sommerschield@durham.ac.uk
Professor Edmund Thomas	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 Ilaria Bucci	Leverhulme Early Career Fellow	ilaria.bucci@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 Alessandro Vatri	Post Doctoral Research Associate	alessandro.vatri@durham.ac.uk
Dr Rosie Wyles	Post Doctoral Research Associate	mary.r.wyles@durham.ac.uk

Teaching Assistants

Name	E-mail
Dr Giulia Bernardini	giulia.bernardini@durham.ac.uk
Dr Chiara Blanco	chiara.blanco@durham.ac.uk
Dr Caitlin Spencer-Knapp	caitlin.m.spencer-knapp@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
Dr Andrea Giannotti	Honorary Fellow
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
Dr Liam Preston	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	Contact details
Amrita Anand	amrita.anand@durham.ac.uk
Emily Bedford	emily.m.bedford@durham.ac.uk
Emma Bentley	emma.bentley@durham.ac.uk
Emma Brandel	emma.e.brandel@durham.ac.uk
Priscilla Buongiorno	priscilla.buongiorno@durham.ac.uk
Pietro Cannatella	pietro.f.cannatella@durham.ac.uk
Lauren Cao	lauren.cao@durham.ac.uk
Nikolaos Cheimaras	nikolaos.cheimaras@durham.ac.uk
Scarlett Corner	scarlett.m.corner@durham.ac.uk
Ifigeneia Drami	ifigeneia.drami@durham.ac.uk
Meg Finlayson	megan.e.finlayson@durham.ac.uk
Izzy Grout	izzy.c.grout@durham.ac.uk
Samantha Healey	samantha.j.healey@durham.ac.uk
Matthieu Isbell	matthieu.a.isbell@durham.ac.uk
Lorenzo Iuliano	lorenzo.iuliano@durham.ac.uk
Cherlyn Jones	cherlyn.h.jones@durham.ac.uk
Jade Lally	jade.lally@durham.ac.uk
Xintong Li	xintong.li3@durham.ac.uk
Iaomie Malik	iaomie.a.malik@durham.ac.uk
Siobhan McShane	siobhan.p.mcshane@durham.ac.uk
Maria Mennuti	maria.c.mennuti@durham.ac.uk
Angela Nash	angela.r.nash@durham.ac.uk
Catherine Perkins	catherine.h.perkins@durham.ac.uk
Judy Quinn	judy.quinn@durham.ac.uk
Katharine Russell	katharine.p.russell@durham.ac.uk
Thomas Sale	thomas.g.sale@durham.ac.uk
Lucy Smith	lucy.l.smith@durham.ac.uk
Magdalena Stanilova	magdalena.stanilova@durham.ac.uk
Valentin Szantai	valentin.p.szantai@durham.ac.uk
Conor Walker	conor.walker@durham.ac.uk
Wenhao Yang	wenhao.yang@durham.ac.uk
Shuyi Zhang	shuyi.zhang@durham.ac.uk

Administrative Staff

Name	Position	Contact Details
Miss Kate Buckley	Department Manager	classics.manager@durham.ac.uk
Mrs Zoe Rickelton	Learning and Teaching Manager	classics.ltmanager@durham.ac.uk
Mr Alex Walton	Learning and Teaching Administrator	classics.taughtprogrammes@durham.ac.uk

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