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I am a second year MA student emphasizing in Roman History. I studied at UCLA for my undergrad, majoring in History and Political Science, and spent another year at UCLA for my Post-Baccalaureate in Classics. I am particularly interested in the development of Principate political ideology during the early Imperial period. The opportunity to study in a department that combined a history concentration with a solid philological foundation was the predominant reason I decided to come to UCSB. In addition to those reasons, I have also discovered that the department provides a strong multi-disciplinary curriculum. This past year I took a course taught by Professor Helen Morales, which introduced me to the Greek Novel, and another taught by Professor Francis Dunn, which covered Theocritus and Hellenistic poetry. Although both classes covered topics outside my emphasis in Roman political history, I found them both interesting and useful in expanding my understanding of Classical culture. |
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Angela Holzmeister
Office: HSSB 4043
Email: aholzmeister@umail.ucsb.edu
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I came to UCSB's Classics graduate program after completing degrees in Classics and German at the University of Kansas and an MA in Classics from the University of Toronto. My own research interests include Roman elegy, Hellenistic poetry, the novel, and critical theory. I've had the opportunity to work with several professors here at UCSB who share my interests, and are just as enthusiastic about my scholarship as I am. I've been able to be a part of a young and vibrant department, while also enjoying the beautiful Santa Barbara area! |
I received my B.A. in Classics at the University of Missouri – Columbia where I was interested in Greek tragedy and Lyric poetry. When the process of applying to grad school began, my professors at MU suggested that I apply to UCSB because it is known for producing solid MA students. After researching the department on my own, I became excited to work on Greek tragedy with Prof. Dunn. By the time I received my MA at UCSB, however, my interests had changed from Greek tragedy to Latin Augustan poetry. Fortunately for me, this change of interest was unproblematic; in this department, the professors offer a nice variety of studies so that I was able to switch my interests quite easily. Currently, I am in my 2nd year PhD and am interested in working on Ovid’s Metamorphoses. |
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Jordan Roberts
Office: HSSB 4058
Email: jdroberts@umail.ucsb.edu
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Jordan received his BA from the University of Connecticut in 2007. He came to UCSB because of the MA programs emphasis in language and teaching, as well as the collegial atmosphere. His chief interests arein Greek poetry and literary theory. |
I graduated from UC Davis with a bachelors in Classics and then continued my study there for one year in the post baccalaureate program. I chose the graduate program at UCSB not only for its high standards in academic excellence and its focus on philology, but also for its small department atmosphere and the friendly, comfortable relationship among the graduate students. My interests are focused in Greek literature ranging from Homeric epic and Greek Lyric to a new burgeoning interest in the Greek novel. Yet, I also have a soft spot for Roman comedy and am interested in eventually working in Classical Reception.
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James Conrad
Office: HSSB 4058
Email: djconrad@umail.ucsb.edu
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I did my B.A. at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA., where I majored in Political Science and Classics. After graduating I did an MA in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Durham, England. I came to UCSB for their rigorous language program. I have been interested in Roman history, particularly the political use of the display of violence. Since being in the program, and especially studying with Professors Athanassakis and Renehan, I've become interested in textual criticism, Homer, and his use in ancient historians. |
| In 2006, I earned a BA in History with minors in Latin and Portuguese from Utah State University (Go Aggies!), where for my senior thesis I produced a staged reading of my new translation of Menander?s *Woman from Samos*. After spending a year in New York in the Post-Baccalaureate Program in Classics at Columbia University, I moved back across the country, lured by the friendly, close-knit Classics Department at UCSB and its open-mindedness towards performance studies and other interdisciplinary projects. After earning my MA in Classics in June 2009, I am continuing on in the PhD program at UCSB. I have been known to take part in the occasional dramatic performance (sometimes in English, other times in Latin or Greek) and I hope in this way to further explore the connection between theater and classics. My research interests include Greek New Comedy, Roman comedy and satire, and Latin historiography. |
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Ronan Dunphy
Office: TBA
Email: ronanmichael@yahoo.com
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I am a first year MA/PhD student primarily interested in Latin drama and historiography. I chose UCSB for its combination of solid philology and engaging theoretical approaches to Classics. Also, Santa Barbara is a very beautiful place to be. |
| I received my BA in classics here at UCSB, and enjoyed it so much that I returned the next year to begin my graduate work in the same field at the same university. My principal interests are in Latin language, philology and poetry, and topics related to agriculture and pastoralism. |
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