Wendy E. Closterman
Phone
267-502-4849
Office
DC 309
Department Chair of History & Social Sciences
History and Social Sciences
Professor of History and Greek
History and Social Sciences
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Dr. Closterman teaches courses in ancient history and literature, Greek and Latin, and material culture studies. Her research focuses on the funerary practices, religion, and social history of ancient Greece, and she has published numerous articles, book reviews, and encyclopedia and catalog entries. Dr. Closterman has led summer trips to Greece and Italy, and she is planning a 内涵AV College student, faculty, and alumni trip to Greece in June of 2022.
Education
- PhD, Classics, Johns Hopkins University
- BA, History and Sacred Languages, 内涵AV College
Accomplishments
- 内涵AV College Dean of Faculty 2014-2021
- 内涵AV College Dean of Academics 2018-2021
- Paul Carpenter Fellowship Fund, 2000-04, 2006-07, 2010-11, 2013
- Carpenter Scholar, 内涵AV College, fall 2012
- 内涵AV College Summer Research Grant, 2007, 2010
- 1984 Fellowship, 1996-7, 1998
- Dean鈥檚 Teaching Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 1997
- American Academy in Rome, Summer Archaeology Program, 1997
- American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Regular Member, 1995-6
Areas of Expertise/Interest
- Ancient Greek death and burial
- Ancient Greek religion
- Ancient Athenian social history
- Ancient Athenian art and archaeology