Graduate Students

Having come to Classics via philosophy, I am interested in how the ancient world's languages and cultures have contributed to the formation, writing, and teaching of philosophy, especially Plato and Early Greek thought. I hold an MA in Philosophy from Boston College; my MA Qualifying Paper, on Aristotle's treatment of courage in the Nicomachean Ethics, argues that courage is an outlier among the moral virtues in terms of its unique relationship with knowledge and difficulties involved in its habituation. Other projects of mine have involved Parmenides on time and the Idea of the Good in the Republic as "beyond being." I have taught middle school English for three years and am a U.S. Army combat veteran, having served in the 10th Mountain Division as an enlisted Infantryman. I am also trained in classical ballet and have been performing Ukrainian folk dance for the past ten years.

Post-Bacc-MA

I am Raphael, a second year graduate student. I graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2023 with a BA in History and Anthropology. My interests are Roman archaeology and the Mediterranean economy during the early Imperial Roman period. I am particularly interested in frontier economies and how life changed fundamentally for the peoples on both sides of these frontiers. Outside of school, I enjoy cooking, hiking, music, and soccer. 

MA Candidate

I graduated in 2025 from the University of Oklahoma with a BA in Classical Studies and a minor in Italian. My primary interests include Roman archaeology, urbanism, and environmental hazards. I am particularly interested in the ways ancient urban infrastructure shaped everyday life and reflected social and economic inequalities, with a special focus on fire infrastructure in ancient Rome. In addition to my academic work, I have participated in archaeological fieldwork in Greece and Italy. Outside of Classics, I enjoy reading, baking, and crafting.

I graduated from Tufts University in 2026 with degrees in Latin and Comparative Literature. In my undergraduate studies, I concentrated primarily on Latin and German, seeing both as valuable tools for the development of my interest in literary theory and literature at large. As of now, my academic focus is Vergilian poetics, with particular emphasis on the Eclogues and their critical reception. Literary theory informs much of my academic thought and I am particularly attached to the writings of Walter Benjamin, Friedrich Schelegel, Paul de Man, Julia Kristeva, and Mikhail Bakhtin. Additionally, my academic experience includes the study of Greek, Italian, German, and Middle High German language and literature. Outside of school, I play the bass guitar in a rock band and like to work on mechanical clocks.

I graduated Providence College in 2023 with a degree in History and Classics, there I received the Leroy Aaronson Prize for Classics and wrote an undergraduate thesis "Obelisks and the Power of Monument" exploring the religious and political significance of the obelisk throughout Egyptian, Roman, and American culture. After graduating, I spent three years teaching Latin and ancient history at Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth MA. My interests lie in ancient language pedagogy, ancient/modern storytelling (and the various forms of propaganda therein), and public history. In the summer I work as a naturalist and educator at Maine Audubon, providing learning opportunities outside the classroom. Aside from Classics and the natural world, I enjoy creative writing, film, and comic books.

I graduated from Hobart and William Smtih Colleges in 2025 witha BA in Greek and Roman Studies, with minors in Latin, museum studies and European studies, and was one of the presidents of the Eta Pi chapter of Eta Sigma Phi. I am interested in the Roman expansion and conquest of Britain and how that changed British and Celtic cultural identity, economy, and landscape. Outside of academics, I enjoy baking, youtube, and 2000/2010's pop punk/emo music (it's not a phase!)

I graduated from Union College in 2026 with a BA In Classics and a minor in French. There I developed a passion for studying ancient dynastic politics and its relation to sex and gender. I also became interested in studying the portrayal of the divine and fate in ancient literature, especially ancient theater. I wrote my thesis on the role of the divine in the Octavia, an obscure Roman drama, and hope to continue focusing on how Greek and Roman drama helped ancient people negotiate the role of the gods within their lives. Outside of scholarship, I enjoy drawing, writing and exploring.

I am a current graduate student in the Classics with Teaching Licensure program. I graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in College of Letters and in Classical Studies. When I was an undergraduate, I got to study abroad in Athens for a semester, which set me firmly on the path to teaching classics for the rest of my life. I was also on my university's classics committee. I am interested in all things classics, but if I had to narrow a few particular intrestes down, I would say: philology, ancient poetics, and philosophy (Anne Carson is my personal hero). I am also an aspiring author. I have even gotten a few poems published. Right now I am writing a novel loosely based on the mythological figure Cassandra. If the writing does not work out, or in this economy, even if it does, I want to be a high school teacher and eventually a professor. When I am not reading or writing, I like to do crosswords, take walks, and read comic books (my top 3 are X-men, Daredevil, Batman in that order).

MA Candidate, Classics

I graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2025 from Union College with a BA in Classics and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. I also received the Robert G. O’Neale (1878) Prize for the senior with the highest academic standing in Classics. My main area of research is Homeric Poetry. I am primarily interested in the psychology and emotions of Homeric characters, particularly how they reflect ancient trauma and identity. I am also interested in the same themes in Vergil’s Aeneid. My secondary areas of interest are in Mycenaean Greece, Bronze Age Anatolia, the Old Testament, and representations of sub-Saharan African characters in the ancient tradition.

MA Candidate, Classics

I graduated with a degree in Ancient Studies in 2024 from Mount Holyoke College, where I became very interested in the study of Ancient Greek and Latin language, and in linguistics. Of the ancient literature I've read, I’ve been especially taken with Herodotus, Euripidean tragedy and Roman historiography. Outside of Classics, I love tennis, ice hockey, biking and playing the guitar. 

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My name is Magnus Holland. I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2026 with a BA in Classical Studies and History and with a minor in Sociology. My primary research interests include bereavement history, understanding the role of ritual and the dead in the ancient urban development of the Eastern Mediterranean and Northern Africa from the 7th - 9th centuries CE, as well as the influence of ancient language translation on historical memory. In the summer of 2024, I studied abroad in Italy, during which I researched the history and cultures of various cities from Ancient Rome through studies of daily life, archaeology, and literature. Outside of my academic work, I enjoy hiking, learning numerous handicrafts, and spending time with my two cats, Honey and Livia.

MA Candidate, Classics (Archeology)

I graduated from Gettysburg College in 2024 with a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, then moved to Boston to work as a research assistant in a microbiome research lab at Boston Children's Hospital. My broad interests in human health and disease, how these factors affect society as a whole, and how they have played a large role in writing our history, have led me to look for ways to combine these interests in biology, history and anthropology, and to dive deeper into the fields of bioarchaeology and other related disciplines. I am particularly interested in how we as humans along with our diet and microbiomes have evolved, and thus how the human experience with health and disease have changed over time. Outside of Classics, I really enjoy baking, listening to music, cycling, and updating my letterboxd.

My name is Ivy Johnson. I graduated from Dickinson College in 2024 with a BA in Classical Studies and Archaeology. While at Dickinson, I was an executive member of Eta Sigma Phi, the Archaeology Club, and the Human Cultures archaeology and anthropology special interest house. I have been working as an archaeologist in New England for the past two years and am now attending Tufts to follow my passion for teaching! I am most interested in ancient drama, epigraphy, play in the ancient world, and classical reception. I hope to bring a love of classics to the next generation. Outside of academics, I love fiber arts, the outdoors, playing games, and cooking.

In 2025, I graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BA in English and Classics. I hope to bring this interdisciplinary approach to my studies at Tufts, where I plan to focus on Greek philology and classical reception. During my undergraduate degree, I discovered my passion for classical reception in theater. Although Greek tragedies have continued to be performed for centuries, there is a current increase in original contemporary works that retell classical myths. I hope to study how these two artistic works interact with classical texts and with modern audiences. Outside of my studies, I am a writer and love to read. I also love film, and especially going to the cinema. I have done ballet for most of my life and love classical music so I will never turn down a trip to the theater.

I am a current Master's student in Classics, and I recently graduated from Samford University in 2026 with a BA in Classics and Sociology. I served as Prytanis of Samford's Eta Sigma Phi chapter, and worked to bring Classics to as many of my peers as possible. My research focuses largely on social forces and structures in Classical civilizations. I have a soft spot for Achilles, and am working on a catalogue of his epithets sorted by frequency. Outside of my work, I enjoy singing, exploring new places with friends, and collecting the strangest books I can find.

MA Candidate, Classics with Teaching Licensure

After graduating from Barry University with a BA in art history, I went on to earn my master's degree in art history from John Cabot University in 2021 with a special focus on Roman wall painting in the Bay of Naples area. I gained gallery administration experience by working as the director of the Kendall Art Cultural Center, a private collection of modern and contemporary art before deciding to pursue a teaching career in history and the Classics at Tufts. I am primarily interested in Roman art and material culture, ancient jewelry, mythology, and the way these stories continue to endure in our modern world. Outside of my studies, you can find me at a museum, reading a good book, or planning my next trip.

I am a current graduate student, earning a Masters in Classics. I graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor's in Classics and a minor in Archaeology. I served as the Chrysophylax (Treasurer) for UCI's Eta Sigma Phi chapter and was thoroughly involved in encouraging others to explore Classics. My capstone paper discussed Spartan women in contrast to Athenian women as alternate perceptions of Ancient Greek women. I have attended two archaeological field schools (one in Ireland, one in Italy), and an Ancient Greek Pottery conservation workshop (Bulgaria). My interests are vast and varied, lying both in archaeology, conservation and restoration, and in the languages. My main research interests are in cross-cultural interactions, and how the identities of women and Others are represented and perceived, whether that be through art and artifacts or language. Outside of school, I enjoy to read, crochet, and explore new places.

MA Candidate

I graduated from Samford University in 2025 with a BA in English and Classics. I first fell in love with the Classical world through a study of ritual magic and theurgy in the Late Antique Mediterranean and Near East. Some of my current interests include early Imperial Latin poetry, early Christian iconography and literature, exploring the world of medieval ecclesiastical Latin and manuscripts, and tracing connections between ancient literature and English Romanticism. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy experimenting with Korean- inspired side dishes and pasta sauces, finding the most curious antique shops to wander through, and hunting for the best sweet treats in town. If you see me meandering through Eaton Hall, you are most encouraged to share your feelings about the ablative absolute (or genitive absolute, if you're a Hellenist!) or ask me about my most recent kitchen antics!

I graduated summa cum laude from Ashland University in 2026 with a BA in History and Organ Performance and a minor in Political Science. I also recieved the James Madison Excellence in Scholarship and Study Award from the Ashbrook Scholars Program and wrote and defended an undergraduate thesis entitled A Hollow Freedom: Antiochus III Megas and the War With Rome for Eleutheria as part of that program. My primary interests are in the intersection between culture and politics in the Eastern Mediteranean World both in the Post-Alexandrian Kingdoms and in the Late Antique Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire. In particular, I am interested in the ways in which rulers in the varied cultural landscape of the Eastern Mediteranean sought to both incorporate and exclude the various cultural legacies of the people over whom they ruled and how they responded to the various challenges to their own cultural legitimacy. Outside of my studies, I greatly enjoy both playing and listening to Classical music, playing overly complex board games, and collecting historical clothing.

I am a current Master's student in Classics at Tufts University, and I recently graduated from Southwestern University in 2026 with a BA in English and Classics, additionally earning Paideia with Distinction. During my undergraduate studies, one of the many opportunities presented to me was participating in faculty-led research in Rome. This research utilized the revolutionary methodology of Saidiya Hartman, a renowned scholar of African American studies, known as critical fabulation. Our project was further modeled after the work of Deborah Kamen and Sarah Levin-Richardson, both of whom applied this framework to enslaved and/or sub-elite peoples of the Greco-Roman world. This methodology was used to couple close readings of Latin funerary inscriptions with imaginative but informed storytelling to reinsert marginalized voices back into Roman social history. I hope to continue cross-disciplinary work that brings previously neglected and/or silenced ancient Greek lives and voices to the forefront of conversation. Broadly, these experiences instilled in me an appreciation for the role that interdisciplinarity plays in evolving scholarship and, consequently, a field’s health. My education and personal experiences have led me to be passionate about making Classical Studies accessible and fulfilling, ideally by leaning into the field’s existing interdisciplinarity and thus fostering cross-disciplinary scholarship in both my practices and those of others. During my free time, I enjoy exploring and learning about new places and cultures, as well as spending quality time with friends and family.

I received my BA in Greek and Latin and Philosophy from Tufts, where I grew my love for Ancient Greek language and literature, Homeric scholarship, and the transmission and reception of classical texts. My undergraduate research focused on making the Homeric scholia more accessible to modern students and exploring the use of large language models in translating and studying Ancient Greek commentary. I am focused on developing engaging methods to teach Greek and Latin. Beyond academics, I create YouTube videos on Ancient Greek, rock climb, and compete in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments.

MA Candidate, Classics (Archeology)

I graduated from Florida State University in 2025 with a degree in Classical Civilization and Art History. My primary interest is Roman archaeology, with a focus on the processing and preservation of artifacts both digitally and manually. I also have a personal interest in the function and production of glass and jewelry across the Mediterranean. I am hoping to continue archaeological field work after graduation while fulfilling my passion for travel. Outside of academics I love to read, play guitar, and explore the city.

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I graduated from Gordon College in 2024 with a BA in Biblical Studies with a concentration in Old Testament and a minor in Classics. My research interests lie in spiritual ontology in the ancient Mediterranean, seeking to assess the ways in which individuals, communities, and societies perceive and interact with the world around them through formal and informal systems of religion, spirituality, and magical practice. When not studying, I often find myself reading, spending time with friends, and going to the gym.

I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Classics with specializations in Literature as History and Classical Civilizations. I spent the last year working as a language assistant, teaching English in Barcelona. Teaching English as a second language has given me crucial insight and practice into effective methods for teaching languages. My academic interests include Latin pedagogy and philology, historical linguistics, and classical reception. In my free time, I enjoy running, reading, and watching old movies.

MA Candidate, Classics with Teaching Licensure

I recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a double major in Classical Archaeology and Film Production, completing an honors thesis that investigated the social function of projectile embellishment in Hellenistic Greece. My primary academic interests are in forms of healing in Classical Greece, whether they be magical, religious, or practical cures informed by the medical knowledge of the time. More broadly, I want to study the lives of disabled people and how they experienced this ancient world, which intersects with my modern interest in disability accessibility in education and daily life.

I graduated from UMass Amherst in the Fall of '25 with a degree in Classics with a specialization in Latin and Greek. My primary academic interests are Latin pedagogy and Indo-European historical linguistics with a focus in ancient Italic languages, as well as ancient Italic religious-ritual practice. Outside of academics, I love reading about New England folklore, working out in the gym, the Republic of Ireland, and my partner Arlo.