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Alex Dietrich graduated from William and Mary with a B.A. in history. He hopes to teach Latin and classical civilizations (especially in the Near East) and is currently aiming to get an M.A. in classical studies with an emphasis on history. His primary research interests are the socio-political developments in the Ancient Near East during the late Roman and early Byzantine periods, as well as language and culture in Palmyra and Syria during the Roman era.
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Blake McCullough graduated from Â鶹Æƽâ°æ in May 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Medieval & Renaissance Studies. An aspiring renaissance man, Blake loves the pursuit of knowledge and thoroughly enjoys studying the arts and sciences in all their forms across history. He is particularly interested in cross-cultural contact between the Christian West and the broader world from the crusades to the colonization of the Americas and is equally fascinated by the development of religious, ethnic, and national identities throughout the ages. After the Post-Baccalaureate Program, he intends to pursue a M.A. in Education to teach historical languages and broader history at the secondary level.
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Kerry Gnandt received her undergraduate degree in Ancient History & Archaeology from the University of St Andrews and her MPhil in Archaeology from the University of Cambridge. Her research to date has focused on identifying cultural continuity or changes observed in the archaeological record in early periods of transition in Central Italy and Mainland Greece. She is also interested in the use of space in a variety of contexts as well as ancient beauty standards and projections of identity within these conventions. Most recently, Kerry was a curatorial assistant at the Cleveland Museum of Art and hopes to continue bringing the ancient Mediterranean world to others through her research and the public humanities.
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Shelby Woodward graduated from Â鶹Æƽâ°æ in May 2025 with a B.A. in Classical Studies (Ancient Mediterranean Culture and History Concentration). Her primary research interests include underrepresented women in Ancient Roman literature – from enslaved women and sex workers to Vestal Virgins, she seeks through her studies to grant a voice to those whose lived experiences often go untold or unexamined. Following the completion of the post-baccalaureate program, Shelby aims to earn a PhD in Classical Literature and/or Philology. |