Classics Faculty

	Dr. Rebecca Harrison, Professor of Classics.  B.A. in Latin, minor in Greek, Dickinson College; M.A., PhD. in Classics, University of Pennsylvania.  Teaching and research interests: philology; language learning and teaching, post-classical Latin; Greek NT and early (Latin and Greek) Christian texts, study of ancient manuscripts.  Appointed to TSU faculty in 1987 phone: (660) 785-7229                             email
	Molly Herbert, Instructor of Classics.  B.A. in Classics and English, University of Missouri, 1999. M.A. in Classics, University of Washington, 2002. Ph.D. in Classics, University of Washington, 2009 (expected).  Areas of specialization: Greek and Latin epic poetry, Greek and Latin lyric poetry, reception. phone: (660) 785-7363                            email
	Dr. Clifton Kreps, Professor of Classics.  B.A. in Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A. in Greek and Classical Archeology, University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D. in Classics, University of Texas at Austin.  Areas of specialization: Greek literature, Greek religion and mythology.  Appointed to TSU faculty in 1988. phone: (660) 785-4481                            email
	Alex Tetlak, Instructor of Classics.  B.A. in Classics, Kenyon College; M.A. in Classics, Ohio State University.  Areas of specialization: Roman poetry (especially satire), mythology, Latin pedagogy.  Appointed to the TSU faculty in 1999. phone: (660) 785-4517                            email
	Dr. Bridget Thomas, Associate Professor of Classics.  B.A. in Classics, Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D. in Classics, Ohio State University.  Areas of specialization: Greek literature, Roman poetry, gender studies.  Appointed to the TSU faculty in 1998. phone: (660) 785-6014                            email

And other faculty in history, art history, medieval studies, philosophy and religion, and communication, who teach courses in the classics program:

 

Dr. Natalie Alexander, Associate Professor of Philosophy.  B.A. in Philosophy and Classical Philology, Beloit College; M.A., Ph.D. in Philosophy, Northwestern University.  Areas of specialization:  contemporary continental philosophy, history of philosophy and classical languages, women's studies. 

Dr. Mark Appold, Associate Professor of Religion; Th.D., University of Tubingen, Germany.  Areas of specialization:  Biblical languages, early Christian literature and history. 

Dr. Patricia Burton, Professor of Philosophy.  A.B. in Mathematics, University of Georgia; M.A. in Philosophy, University of Georgia; Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin.  Areas of specialization:  history and philosophy of logic, medieval philosophy. 

Dr. James Cianciola, Assistant Professor of Communication.  BA, St. John       Fisher College; MA, SUNY-Brockport; PhD, Duquesne University.       

          Areas of interest: American Revolutionary rhetoric; Religious rhetoric;     Rhetorical invention; Scottish School of Common Sense; Classical         rhetoric.    

Dr. Adam Davis, Professor of English.  B.A., M.A. in English, University of Michigan; Ph.D. in Medieval Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia.  Areas of specialization:  Anglo-Saxon, oral tradition, history of the English language. 

Dr. Sara Orel, Professor of Art.  A.B. in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D. in Egyptian Archeology, University of Toronto.  Areas of specialization:  Mediterranean archaeology, ancient art, Egyptian ceramics. 

Dr. Stephen Pollard, Professor of Philosophy.  B.A. in Philosophy, Haverford College; Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin.  Areas of specialization:  philosophy of mathematics, logic, ancient Greek philosophy. 

Dr. Martha Lynn Rose, Professor of History.  BA and PhD. in history, University of Minnesota.  Areas of specialization:  Greek and Roman history, disabilities in the ancient world.

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