People

Profile of Cindy Optiz

Cindy Opitz

Title/Position
Museum Studies Advisory Committee member
Learn more about Cindy Opitz, Director of Research Collections and part of the Museum Studies Advisory Committee at the University of Iowa.
Profile of Luke Perez

Luke Perez

Title/Position
PhD Student
Luke Perez is a graduate student at the University of Iowa currently writing their dissertation on the transmission of text and gendered image in the manuscripts of Prudentius' Psychomachia.
Portrait of Michelene E. Pesantubbee

Michelene E. Pesantubbee

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Michelene E. Pesantubbee was a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Religious Studies. Michelene sadly passed in 2021.
Bryan Ringen

Bryan Ringen

Title/Position
IT Support Consultant
Learn more about Bryan Ringen, IT Support Consultant at the University of Iowa.
Portrait of Adrienne K. Ho Rose

Adrienne K. Ho Rose, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction
Adrienne K. Ho Rose is a lecturer in Classics and Translation. She is an interdisciplinary scholar, translator, and writer.
Profile of Rachel Rucker

Rachel Rucker

Title/Position
PhD Student
Rachel Rucker is a graduate student and teaching assistant in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies. Her research interests are in affect theory, emotion, Archaic Greek poetry, and the development of early Medieval Latin texts.
Profile of Heather Sander

Heather Sander

Title/Position
Museum Studies Advisory Committee member
Heather Sander is a Professor with research in fieldwork, geospatial analysis, and computational modelling to identify links between anthropogenic landscapes, wildlife, human populations, and human health and well-being.
Portrait of Morten Schlütter

Morten Schlütter

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Chinese Religion and Buddhist Studies
Learn more about Morten Schlütter, Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies, at the University of Iowa.
Profile of Shahla Shahreen

Shahla Shahreen

Title/Position
PhD Candidate (Pre-Comp)
Learn more about Shahla Shahreen, a PhD student in the Department of Classics and Religion Studies at the University of Iowa.
Portrait of Anthony J. Smith

Anthony J. Smith

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Learn more about Anthony J. Smith, Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Iowa Department of Classics and Religious Studies.
Profile of Echo Smith

Echo Smith

Title/Position
PhD Candidate (Post-Comp)
Echo Smith, graduate student at the University of Iowa, currently working on her dissertation, titled “Ancient Dream Interpretation: From Text to Social Context.”
Portrait of Eden Smith

Eden Smith

Title/Position
Graduate and Curriculum Coordinator
Learn more about Eden Smith, Graduate and Curriculum Coordinator at the University of Iowa Department of Classics and Religious Studies.
Portrait of Frederick M. Smith

Frederick M. Smith

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Frederick M. Smith is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Religious Studies.
Profile of Lizzie Snyder

Lizzie Snyder

Title/Position
MA Student
Lizzie Snyder, a first-year graduate student in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Iowa with academic interests include maritime archaeology, Greek and Roman material culture, and the roles and representations of women in ancient societies.
Portrait of Ahmed E. Souaiaia

Ahmed E. Souaiaia

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Islamic Studies
Adjunct Faculty, College of Law
Learn more about Ahmed E. Souaiaia, an associate professor at the University of Iowa Department of Classics and Religious Studies.
Portrait of Art Spisak

Art L. Spisak, PhD

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Art L. Spisak is the professor emeritus of classics in the University of Iowa.
Profile of Jennifer Sterling

Jennifer Sterling

Title/Position
Museum Studies Advisory Committee member
Learn more about Jennifer Sterling, Associate Professor of Instruction in American Studies and part of the Museum Studies Advisory Committee at the University of Iowa.
Portrait of Glenn Storey

Glenn Storey, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Learn more about Glenn Storey, Associate Professor of Classics and Anthropology, at the University of Iowa.
Portrait of Jenna Supp-Montgomerie

Jenna Supp-Montgomerie

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Learn more about Jenna Supp-Montgomerie, an associate professor at the University of Iowa Department of Classics and Religious Studies.
Swanson

Carrie E. Swanson, PhD

Title/Position
Affiliate Faculty
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Learn more about Carrie Swanson, Affiliate Faculty and Associate Professor, at the University of Iowa.
Portrait of Debra Trusty

Debra Trusty, PhD

Title/Position
Coordinator, Museum Studies Certificate
Associate Professor of Instruction, Classics
Learn more about Debra Trusty, Associate Professor of Classics, here at the University of Iowa.
Profile of Alicia Tu

Alicia Tu

Title/Position
PhD Candidate (Pre-Comp)
Alicia Tu, graduated from Brandeis University with a BS in Computer Science, a BA in Linguistics, and a BA in Classical Studies, and from Tufts University with an MA in Digital Tools for Premodern Studies.
Portrait of Richard Brent Turner

Richard Brent Turner

Title/Position
Professor, African American Religious History
Interdisciplinary Program Faculty, African American Studies and International Studies
Learn more about Richard Brent Turner, a professor at the University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies.
Portrait of Elizabeth VanDyke

Elizabeth VanDyke, PhD

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Learn more about Elizabeth VanDyke, Visiting Assistant Professor, here at the University of Iowa.
Seton Vinsand

Seton Vinsand

Title/Position
CLAS Human Resource Manager
Learn more about Seton Vinsand, CLAS Human Resource Manager at the University of Iowa.
Portrait of Justin Vorhis

Justin Vorhis, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Learn more about Justin Vorhis, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, at the Univeristy of Iowa.
Portrait of Celsiana Warwick

Celsiana Warwick, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Learn more about Celsiana Warwick, Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, here at the University of Iowa.
Robert F. Weir

Robert F. Weir

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Robert F. Weir is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Religious Studies.
Profile of Norah Wolfe

Norah Wolfe

Title/Position
Administrative Services Coordinator
Norah Wolfe, a Administrative Services Coordinator in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies.
Profile of Nick Yablon

Nick Yablon

Title/Position
Museum Studies Advisory Committee member
Learn more about Nick Yablon, Professor of History and part of the Museum Studies Advisory Committee at the University of Iowa.