Elizabeth Woeckner :: Academic Home Page

Education

Bryn Mawr College: A.B. summa cum laude Classical Languages (1997)
Princeton University: M.A. Classics (2001); Ph.D. Classics, Program in the Ancient World in progress

Research and Scholarly Interests

By training I am a social and cultural historian of the early Roman Empire. My interest in Roman social relations extends to law, sexuality, and literary patronage. My graduate coursework includes training in epigraphy, numismatics, and Roman art. When pressed, I admit to an enormous fondness for Silver Latin literature.

My dissertation identifies patterns of friendship between women and combines ancient history and sociology to extend our understanding of gender and social relations in private and civic contexts. In future I hope to focus on the relationship between diet and mental illness in the Greco-Roman world.

Dissertation Committee: E. J. Champlin (Director), R. Elaine Fantham, T. Corey Brennan.

Awards

Dorothy Nepper Marshall Scholar (Bryn Mawr College 1996-97)
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship (1997-2001)
Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Fellowship in the Humanities (2001-02)
Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni Teaching Award (2001-02)

Teaching

Lecturer

Fall 2002: Latin 101 Beginners Latin
Spring 2003: Latin 108 The Origins of Rome: Livy and Virgil

Assistant in Instruction

Spring 2002: Classics 219 The Roman Empire
Spring 2001: Classics 325 Roman Law
Fall 2000: Classics 218 The Roman Republic
Fall 1999: Classics 212 Classical Mythology
Fall 1999: Alumni Studies Where Have All the Heroes Gone
Fall 1998: Classics 219 The Roman Empire
Spring 1997: Classics 001 Elementary Greek (Haverford College)
Fall 1996: Classics 102 A Introduction to Latin Literature (Haverford College)

Related Professional Employment

Research Assistant, E. J. Champlin: library, editing and manuscript preparation, pedagogical projects in course design and electronic resources and instruction (1998-2003)
Graduate Coordinator, Graduate Student Admissions (1997-99)
AP Officer, Department of Classics (1999)
Leader, Department of Classics Senior Thesis Writers' Workshop (2000-02)

Academic Service

Honor Board Representative (Bryn Mawr College 1994-96)
Student Representative to the Admissions Committee (Bryn Mawr College 1995-97)

Talks

Sex and the Single Flute-Player: A Woman's Graffito From Pompeii. Classical Association of the Atlantic States. Lehigh, PA (May, 1997)
Sex and the Single Flute-Player: A Woman's Graffito From Pompeii Reconsidered. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate Student Conference. Chapel Hill, NC (1998)
Family Matters: The Dynastic Issues of the Emperor Caligula. Societas 1st Annual Conference on Numismatics and Ideology. Cumae, Italy (May, 2000)
Family Matters? Author and Audience in the Dynastic Issues of the Emperor Caligula. APA Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA (2001)

Publications

The Women Writers of Pompeii in Women Writing in Latin: Roman Antiquity to Early Modern Europe edited by Laurie J. Churchill, Phyllis R. Brown, and Jane E. Jeffrey. New York: Routledge Press (2002) pp. 67-84.
Shamoo A, Woeckner E. Ethical flaws in the TeGenero trial. Am J Bioeth. 2007 Feb;7(2):90-2.

Contact

Email:

Dossier:

Department of Classics
Princeton University
141 East Pyne
Princeton, NJ 08544
Attn: Graduate Program Administrator
Fax: 609.258.1943

Associations

American Philological Association [Member 1999–2001; 2007– ]
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) [Member 2001; 2006– ]
Children's Healthcare is a Legal Duty, Inc. (CHILD) [Member 2004– ]
Citizens For Responsible Care and Research, Inc. (CIRCARE) [President 2007–2009; Board of Directors 2007–12; Secretary 2006–08]

Web Sites

Course web sites available by request.

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Updated: 2008-02-15