Classics & Religious Studies Faculty Research Areas

Neil Bernstein

Roman Epic, Drama, and Rhetoric
Kinship in Roman Literature
Digital Analysis of Classical Literature
Reception of Classical Literature

Brian Collins

Hinduism
Buddhism
Comparative Mythology
Intellectual History of Religious Studies
Religion, the Paranormal, and the Occult

Cory Crawford

Hebrew Bible
Ancient Near Eastern Iconography
Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
Religion and Material Culture
Ritual

Fred Drogula

Ancient History (Greece and Rome)
Roman Republic and Empire
Power, Authority, and the State
Ancient Religion
Ethnicity and Gender in the Ancient World
Military History

Loren Lybarger

Religion, State Violence, and Political Identity
Secularism and Religious Resurgence
Diaspora, Nationalism, and Religion
Memory, Trauma, and Labors of Justice
Utopia and Dystopia in Climate Disaster Spiritualities
Middle Eastern Religions (Islam, Christianity, and Judaism)
Ecstasy and Renunciation in Islam (Sufism)
Islamist Political Movements
What Is Religion Anyway and Why Does It Matter?

Jaclyn Maxwell

Mediterranean; Ancient Period
Roman Empire
Religion; Social History

Ruth Palmer

Greek, Roman and Egyptian Archaeology
Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age Economy
Linear B and other Aegean Scripts
Food Studies for the Ancient Mediterranean

Myrna Perez

History of U.S. Christianity
Feminist Science Studies
Sexuality Studies
Critical Race Studies
History of Science
19th and 20th Century U.S. History
Science and Religion