Current Students
The 30 students currently resident in Bloomington represent all sections of the country, and a variety of college backgrounds including both large universities similar to ours, and small liberal arts colleges.
Because of the relatively small size of our program, we are able to mentor all aspects of our students' preparation for careers in scholarship and teaching. Each year several students present papers at the Annual Meetings of CAMWS and the APA; the department offers some travel allowance to offset the cost and other funds are available competitively through the Graduate School. We are committed to the idea that all classics teachers should enjoy a first hand experience of Greek and/or Roman sites, and we encourage their participation in the Summer Sessions of the American Academy, American School of Classical Studies or appropriate field archaeology programs. Funds for the partial support of summer study abroad are available on a competitive basis from the Norman T. Pratt Travelling Fellowship Fund, but many of our students have also been awarded fellowships from CAMWS or from the summer programs themselves.
Paper Presentations: 2010 & 2011
Awards to Current students
| Name & Background | Contact | Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Contact: 651 Ballantine Hall, 812-855-6561 unless otherwise noted | ||
| Charles Aull B.A. University of Southern Indiana M.A. Indiana University |
cnaull@indiana.edu | Roman History, Fourth Century Latin Literature |
| Nynshari Baenre B.A. Louisiana State University M.A. University of Vermont |
nbaenre@indiana.edu | Ancient philosophy, Ancient science and technology, Satire, Old Comedy |
| Kristina Bradley B.A. DePauw University |
bradlekn@indiana.edu | Bronze Age Archaeology, Anatolia (Lycia), Ancient history |
| Laura Brant B.A. Miami University, Ohio M.A. Indiana University |
lbrant@indiana.edu | Mythology/Folklore, Golden Age Latin Poetry, Egyptian/Cuneiform languages |
| Kathryn Caliva B.A. Providence College |
kmcaliva@indiana.edu | Epigraphy, Roman religion |
| Jonathan Chicken B.A. University of Wisconsin M.A. Indiana University |
jchicken@indiana.edu | Greek Lyric, Greek Historiography, Military History, Greek/Barbarian Identity |
| Josh Congrove B.A. Grand Valley State University M.A. Indiana University | jcongrov@indiana.edu | Linguistics, Vergil, Medieval Studies, New Testament, Patristics |
| Kenneth Draper B.A. Northwestern University M.A. Indiana University |
kdraper@indiana.edu | Lyric poetry, Didactic poetry |
| Alan Fleming B.A. Grand Valley State University M.A. Indiana University | fleminac@indiana.edu | Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Science |
| Kyle Grothoff B.A. Missouri State University | kgrothof@indiana.edu | Comparative Mythology, Ancient Philosophy, Linguistics, Patristics |
| Megan Grundtisch B.A. College of Wooster | mgrundti@indiana.edu | Latin Pedagogy, Mythology |
| Margaret Hawkins B.A. Eastern Illinois University | maelhawk@indiana.edu | Alexander the Great, hoplite warfare, Cicero, Roman society |
| Catherine Hayward B.A. Truman State University | cshaywar@indiana.edu | Roman social history, Familial relationships in Rome |
| Benjamin Howland B.A. Purdue University M.A. Purdue University | bhowland@indiana.edu | Roman Slavery, Films about the ancient world |
| Michael Holstead B.A. Pennsylvania State University M.A. Indiana University |
mholstea@indiana.edu | Archaic Greek Poetry, Greek Military History |
| Misti Kienzynski B.A. University of Evansville M.A. Indiana University |
mkienzyn@indiana.edu | Latin linguistics |
| Aleda Krill B.S. UCLA |
akrill@indiana.edu | Greek and Roman religion and mythology, Lucretius, Science in the ancient world |
| Robert Nichols B.A. University of Nebraska M.A. University of Colorado |
nicholrj@indiana.edu | Greek History, Greek Prose, Intellectual History |
| Tom Pappas B.A. University of Notre Dame |
topappas@indiana.edu | Greek linguistics, Homer, and Greek military history |
| Gregory Sears B.A. University of Massachusetts, Boston M.A. Indiana University |
gsears@indiana.edu | Athenian law/oratory, Folklore/Mythology, Comedy/ Lyric Poetry |
| Martin Shedd B.A. St. Olaf College |
mpshedd@indiana.edu | Medieval Latin Secular Literature, Early Ecclesiastical Literature, Literary Transmission of Classical Mythology |
| Mariah Smith B.A. Willamette University M.A. University of Kansas |
smitmari@indiana.edu | Roman Religion (esp. domestic/private), Roman private life, Roman (western/northern) provinces, Folklore, Adoptive Emperors |
| Matthew Talmage B.A. Mercer University |
mltalmag@indiana.edu | Late Antiquity, Eastern (Byzantine) Roman Empire, Military History and Strategy |
| Sean Tandy B.A. University of New Hampshire |
smtandy@indiana.edu | Greek and Roman religion, mythology, ancient magic, late antiquity/beginning of the middle ages |
| Erin Taylor B.A. Earlham College M.A. Indiana University |
meletayl@indiana.edu | Silver Age Latin, Classical Art and Archaeology, Gender studies |
| Jason Tiearney B.A. Wheaton College |
jatiearney@indiana.edu | Latin pedagogy |
| Emily Trygstad B.A. Miami University, Ohio |
etrygsta@indiana.edu | Middle-Republic of Rome, Julio-Claudian dynasty, Ancient Greek novels |
| Michael Vasta B.A. Illinois Wesleyan University M.A. Indiana University |
mivasta@indiana.edu | Flavian Rome, Tacitus, Suetonius, Ancient use of propaganda |
| Amy Yarnell B.A. Gettysburg College M.A. Indiana University |
amyarnel@indiana.edu | Roman Archaelogy, Cultural Contact, Roman Literature |
