Faculty/Staff
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 all 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 |
Greek tragedy and comedy; Classical Athenian political, social, and cultural history; oratory. |
| Michael F. Lane Assistant Professor |
PAHB 449; 410-455-2979; mflane@umbc.edu |
Greek Bronze-Age Archaeology; Linear B |
| Melissa Bailey Visiting Assistant Professor |
PAHB 446; 410-455-8671; mabailey@umbc.edu |
Roman Archaeology, Roman Economy; Late Eastern Roman Empire; Transition to Islam. |
| Molly Ayn Jones-Lewis Visiting Lecturer |
PAHB 445; 410-455-2970; mjl@umbc.edu |
Greek and Roman Medicine; Interculturality in Antiquity; Roman Law; Roman History (1-2 Centuries CE). |
| Timothy Phin Lecturer |
PAHB 442; 410-455-2623; tphin@umbc.edu |
Roman History; Latin Literature; Children and Childhood in Antiquity; Sexuality and Gender in Antiquity |
| Erin Guinn-Villareal Adjunct Lecturer |
PAHB 444; 410-455-1662; egv@umbc.edu |
Hebrew Bible; Northwest Semitic Philology
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| Esther Doyle Read Adjunct Lecturer |
PAHB 448; 410-455-2115; eread@umbc.edu |
New World Archaeology; Field Archaeology
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| Robert Webber Adjunct Lecturer |
PAHB 444; 410-455-1662; robertw@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 |
| Staff | ||
| Domonique Pitts Administrative Assistant |
PAHB 451; 410-455-6265; dpitts@umbc.edu |