People
Director
Ortwin Knorr
- Classics; CASA Director 2010-present (Interim CASA Director 2006-2007), (Greek and Roman literature, especially Roman comedy and satire)
- Eaton 306
- 503-370-6029
- oknorr@willamette.edu
Senior Research Fellow
Lane C. McGaughy
- Religious Studies, emeritus; CASA Director 2007 – 2009; CASA Senior Research Fellow 2009-present, (New Testament; Hellenistic mystery religions; Herodotus; Greek grammar)
- 503-370-6272
- lmcgaugh@willamette.edu
Core Faculty Members
Mary R. Bachvarova
- Classical Studies (Greek and Latin literature and linguistics; ancient Anatolia)
- Eaton 305
- 503-370-6984
- mbachvar@willamette.edu
Robert Chenault
- History and Classical Studies (Greek and Roman history; late Antiquity)
- Eaton 314
- 503-370-6131
- rchenaul@willamette.edu
Catherine A. Collins
- Rhetoric and Media Studies (classical rhetoric)
- Ford Hall, Room 312
- 503-370-6281
- ccollins@willamette.edu
David W. McCreery
- Religious Studies and Archaeology; Recipient of the Archaeological Institute of America's 2002 National Award for Excellency in Undergraduate Teaching (Syro-Palestinian archaeology; ancient Hebrew)
- Eaton 114
- (503) 375-5490
- dmccreer@willamette.edu
Ann M. Nicgorski
- Art History and Archaeology; Faculty Curator, Hallie Ford Museum of Art; CASA Director 2009-2010 (Greek and Roman art history; Christian iconography)
- Art Building 203
- 503-370-6250
- anicgors@willamette.edu
Stephen Patterson
- History of Religion; Early Christianity
- Eaton 109
- 503-370-6648
- spatters@willamette.edu
Scott Pike
- Archaeology and Earth and Environmental Science (Mediterranean geoarchaeology)
- Collins 218
- 503-370-6587
- spike@willamette.edu
Additional Faculty Members with Teaching Interests in the Ancient World
Sammy Basu
- Political Science (ancient political theory, Platonic humor)
- Smullin 317
- 503-370-6264
- sbasu@willamette.edu
- Personal Home Page
Jeanne Clark
- Rhetoric and Media Studies (classical rhetoric; Near Eastern archaeology)
- Ford Hall, Room 313
- 503-370-6138
- jclark@willamette.edu
Randall Havas
- Philosophy (PHIL 230 History of Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval; PHIL 150 Reason and Value in Plato's Republic)
- Eaton 302
- 503-370-6775
- rhavas@willamette.edu
Sally Markowitz
- Philosophy (PHIL 230 History of Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval)
- Eaton 303
- 503-370-6428
- smarkowi@willamette.edu
Gretchen Flesher Moon
- English (IDS 101: College Colloquium: Metamorphoses)
- Eaton 216
- 503-370-6276
- gmoon@willamette.edu
James A.R. Nafziger
- Law School (cultural heritage law)
- jnafzige@willamette.edu
John Olbrantz
- Maribeth Collins Director of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art (Roman Britain)
- (503) 370-6854
- jolbrant@willamette.edu
Colin Starr
- Mathematics (IDS 101: College Colloquium: Mathematics of the Ancient World)
- Ford Hall 213
- 503-370-6419
- cstarr@willamette.edu
- Personal Home Page
Stasinos Stavrianeas, Ph.D.
- Exercise Science (ancient athletics)
- Sparks Center 209
- (503) 370-6392
- stas@willamette.edu
Juwen Zhang
- Chinese (IDS 101: College Colloquium: Confucius and Aristotle: Everyday Ethics)
- Walton 147
- 503-370-6256
- juwen@willamette.edu
- Personal Home Page
Xijuan Zhou
- Religious Studies (ancient China; archaeology of the Silk Road)
- Eaton 112
- 503-370-6682
- xzhou@willamette.edu
Administrative Staff
C. April Miller
- Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology Coordinator
- 503-370-6920
- cmiller@willamette.edu
