Classical Language & Literature Studies
- Amy Dickenson
- Edgar Garcia
- Jacob Mills
- Nicole Mix
- Caitlin Mongrain
- Jordan Piel
- Alex Simpson
- Richard Supak
- Nathan Wolcott
- Joseph Zehner
Current Grad Students
Amy Dickenson
amy.dickenson@ttu.edu
Amy received her BA from the University of
Texas at Austin with a double major in Ancient History and Classical
Archaeology. After working for a few years at the Blanton Museum of Art
in Austin, she returned to school and is currently in her second year of
the Masters program in Classics. She has had dig experience in Greece
(Bronze Age site), the Republic of Macedonia (Hellenistic site), and
England (Roman fort). Her research interests include Greek history and
archaeology (particularly the Bronze Age), pottery analysis and artifact
conservation, site preservation and display, and museum studies.
Jacob Mills
Nicole Mix
nicole.mix@ttu.edu
Nichole Mix received her B.A. in Classical
Studies with an emphasis in Latin from the University of South Carolina,
where she graduate magna cum laude in 2011. Now she is a second-year
Masters graduate teaching instructor in the Classics department at Texas
Tech University. Her interests mainly lie in Latin literature and themes
surrounding Latin poetry. She now has interests in Augustan literature,
particularly Latin elegy including the works of Propertius, Ovid,
Catullus, and Tibullus. Her special interests are in the ideals of
gender roles within Latin poetry from these authors. This past summer of
2011, she taught Classical Mythology, and this year will be teaching
Latin. She wishes to pursue a Ph.D., and focus on assimilating her
Classical studies with comparative literature studies. Eventually her
ultimate goal is to become an instructor at a university.
Jordan Piel
Alex Simpson
lee.a.simpson@ttu.edu
Alex is a second year graduate student. He graduated with Honors from the University of Arkansas, where he double majored in Classical Studies and English (with a focus on Creative Writing). Alex's interests include poetry (particularly Roman elegists), comparative literature, literary criticism, modern Latin instruction, and the relation of ancient literature and art to modern pop culture. He is a member of Eta Sigma Phi and Phi Mu Alpha.
Richard Supak
richard.supak@ttu.edu
Richard is a second year graduate student. He
received his BA in Philosophy from Texas Tech University. His main
interests are in the importance of myth in the ancient world and in the
influence of fringe societies on the interpretation and transformation
of myth. He also enjoys spending time with his family and tinkering in
the kitchen.
Nathan Wolcott
nathan.wolcott@ttu.edu
Post-Graduates
Joseph Zehner
joseph.zehner@ttu.edu
Incoming Graduates (Spring 2013)
Edgar Garcia
edgar.a.garcia@ttu.edu
Caitlin Mongrain
cait.mongrain@ttu.edu
Cait will graduate from Texas Tech in December with a BA in Classics and will enter the Classics MA program in Spring of 2013. She has yet to determine her focus area, but is interested broadly in the reception of Classical themes in art and literature.