Ancient Studies professors are passionate about their subjects and love teaching them. Their professional expertise ranges from the Bronze Age to the transition to Islam and many points in between. Members of the Ancient Studies faculty are easy to engage in conversation and make time for their students; their doors are always open. Make a point of getting to know them during your time at UMBC.
| Faculty Member | Office, Phone, Email | Areas of Specialization |
| David Rosenbloom Professor & Chair |
PAHB 450; 410-455-2723; dsrose@umbc.edu Office Hours: By appt. |
Greek tragedy and comedy; Classical Athenian political, social, and cultural history; oratory |
| Michael F. Lane Associate Professor |
PAHB 449; 410-455-2979; mflane@umbc.edu Office Hours: M 11-12pm, Tu 4-5pm, or by appointment |
Greek Bronze-Age Archaeology; Linear B |
| Melissa Kutner Assistant Professor |
PAHB 446; 410-455-8671; mabailey@umbc.edu Office Hours: M 1-2pm |
Roman Archaeology, Roman Economy; Late Eastern Roman Empire; Transition to Islam |
| Randolph Ford Assistant Professor |
PAHB 448; 410-455-; rford3@umbc.edu Office Hours: W 11:30-1:30pm |
Greco-Roman Historiography and Ethnography; Late Antiquity; China-Rome Comparative Studies |
| Timothy Phin Associate Teaching Professor |
PAHB 442; 410-455-2623; tphin@umbc.edu Office Hours: M 10am-1pm |
Roman History; Latin Literature; Children and Childhood in Antiquity; Sexuality and Gender in Antiquity |
| Molly Ayn Jones-Lewis Associate Teaching Professor |
t\PAHB 445; 410-455-2970; mjl@umbc.edu Office Hours: MTuWTh 12-1pm and virtual by appointment |
Greek and Roman Medicine; Interculturality in Antiquity; Roman Law; Roman History (1-2 Centuries CE) |
| Esther Doyle Read Adjunct Lecturer II |
PAHB 233 and 448; 410-455-2115; eread@umbc.edu Office Hours: Tues. and Thurs. 4-5 PM and by appointment |
New World Archaeology; Field Archaeology |
| Juan Dopico Adjunct Lecturer | Online and PAHB 444; jdopico@umbc.edu |
Roman historiography
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| Avichai Kapach Adjunct Lecturer | Online and PAHB 444; akapach@umbc.edu |
Greek and Latin literature; Greek Tragedy
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| Staff | ||
| Lydia DeRidder Academic Program Specialist |
PAHB 451; 410-455-6265; ldridde@umbc.edu |
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| Professors Emeriti | ||
| Jay Freyman Associate Professor Emeritus |
freyman@umbc.edu | Greek drama; Greek and Latin lyric |
| Marilyn Goldberg Associate Professor Emerita |
goldberg@umbc.edu | Classical and Near-eastern Archaeology; Gender Studies |
| Carolyn Koehler Associate Professor Emerita |
koehler@umbc.edu | Classical archaeology; ancient trade |
| Rudolf Storch Associate Professor Emeritus |
storch@umbc.edu | Greek warfare |
| Walter Sherwin† Associate Professor Emeritus |
sherwin@umbc.edu | Greek and Roman literature |