Meet Our Faculty
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Bryan E. Burns
Associate Professor of Classical Studies
B.A., University of North Carolina; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Archaeologist engaged in the study of Mediterranean exchange in the Late Bronze Age, conducting fieldwork in Greece.
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Carol Dougherty
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Classical Studies
B.A., Stanford University; M.A., University of California (Santa Barbara); M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Specializes in the literature and culture of Ancient Greece; teaches Greek drama and myth, and the theme of travel in literature.
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Catherine Keane Gilhuly
Associate Professor of Classical Studies
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Interests include gender, sexuality, and the erotics of place in the ancient world, as well as using Classics to foster interdisciplinary discussion.
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Raymond James Starr
Theodora Stone Sutton Professor of Classics; Professor of Classical Studies
B.A., University of Michigan (Ann Arbor); M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Focuses on Roman literature and culture; law; the sociology of Roman literature and education; political communication; media studies; and Augustus.
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Elizabeth Marie Young
Knafel Assistant Professor of Humanities; Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
B.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Poet and scholar of Latin poetry and comparative literature.
Faculty Emerita
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Katherine Geffcken
Professor Emerita of Greek and Latin
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Mary Lefkowitz
Professor Emerita of Classical Studies
B.A., Wellesley College; A.M., Ph.D., Radcliffe College; L.H.D., Trinity College; Ph.D. (hon.), University of Patras; L.H.D., Grinnell College
Retired from teaching in 2005, but continues to work on scholarly projects and give the occasional lecture.
