University of Florida

Profile

Year Program Established: 1980
Approximate Number of Students Enrolled (per academic term): 35

Level of Program Offered (and when established):

undergraduate level elective courses (1980)

Faculty

James Babanikos, Professor, Journalism and Telecommunications
Ph.D. University of Austin.
Babanikos, who joined the faculty of Florida's Department of Telecommunication in 1993, has been working as a writer/director in video and film since 1984 He has produced at least six videos, projects have won a number of awards in various production competitions. Babanikos teaches courses in the production sequence.

Barbara Barletta, Professor Art History
Ph.D. Bryn Mawr
Barletta’s research has centered on Greek art, particularly that produced by the colonists of Southern Italy and Sicily She is currently working on a project using remote sensing to identify the location of an early temple at Sicilian Morgantina, with support from the University of Florida Opportunity Fund. She teaches all the ancient art courses, ranging from Egyptian/Near Eastern through Etruscan/Roman art.

H. Russell Bernard, Professor, Sociology
Ph.D. University of Illinois
Bernard came to the University of Florida as Chair of Anthropology in 1979. His primary research areas are the sponge fishermen of the Greek islands, social networks in societies,
anthropological studies of Latin America and, in general, research methods in cultural anthropology. He teaches introductory and graduate courses in Anthropology, and a graduate class in research methods.

Florin Curta, Associate Professor, History
Ph.D. University of Western Michigan
A specialist and recognized leader in Late Antiquity and Medieval History, Curta has done archaeological field work in addition to his teaching and publications. He has published one book, over thirty articles, with well over a dozen in press. He teaches many courses in Medieval and Byzantine history.

Mary Ann Eaverly, Associate Professor, Classics
Ph.D. University of Michigan
Eaverly’s publications focus upon archaeology and ancient art, especially sculpture and vase painting. She has published on Greek equestrian statues and the use of color to denote gender and race on Greek vases. She has served as Chair of the Classics Department since 2000. Her teaching includes courses on ancient monuments and archaeological sites.

Elias Dinopoulos, Professor, Economics
Ph.D. Columbia University
Dinopoulos is a specialist in International Economics, Economic Growth, Economic Development. His publications range widely; many focus on legal and employment issues of international trade. He teaches courses in international economics, trade and finance.

Karelisa Hartigan, Professor, Classics
Ph.D. University of Chicago
Hartigan’s research is primarily in ancient Greek literature, especially drama, and the interface between the ancient Greece and the modern world. Her publications include books on Greek drama, ancient Myth and modern advertising, and she is currently working on the role of drama in ancient healing cults and the contemporary hospital. She is co-founder and co-director of the Center for Greek Studies. She teaches Mythology, courses on ancient cities, and Greek drama, and the Greek language at all levels.

Kostas Kapparis, Associate Professor, Classics & Greek Studies
Ph.D. Glasgow University.
A specialist in ancient oratory and ancient medicine, Kapparis has published extensively on both topics; his most recent book is on abortion in the ancient world. He serves as Associate Director of the Center for Greek Studies and its webmaster. He teaches courses on ancient Greek prose and on modern Greek literature, with an emphasis on subversive poetry and women poets.

Nicholas Kontaridis, Lecturer, Greek Studies
M.ED
After his retirement from a long career with Walt Disney, Mr. Kontaridis began teaching the modern Greek language sequences for the Center. He has a loyal following of students who take everything that he offers. He himself both writes and translates poetry.

Tom Kostopoulos, Assistant Professor, Greek Studies
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin
The latest addition to the Center faculty, Kostopoulos works in Latin, Greek, and modern Greek. With a joint appointment in the Center for European Studies, he offers a course on Greece in the context of the European Community, as well as courses in beginning and advanced modern Greek.

Panos Pardolos, Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Pardalos is a world leading expert in global and combinatorial optimization. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Global Optimization, managing editor of several book series, and a member of the editorial board of ten international journals. He is the author of 7 books and the editor of more than 40 books. He has written numerous articles and developed several well known software packages. His recent research interests include network design problems, optimization in telecommunications, e-commerce, and massive computing.

Leonidas Polopolus, Professor (ret) Food & Resources Engineering
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Polopolus came to the University of Florida in 1965 as assistant dean in the Graduate School. He is distinguished in the field of agricultural economics, in teaching, research, and academic administration, as well as in public and professional service. Dr. Polopolus is also Co-founder and Co-director for the Center for Greek Studies. Although he retired officially in 2000, he continues active in both research and service.

Lewis Sussman, Professor, Classics
Ph.D. University of North Carolina
A specialist in Roman rhetoric and oratory, Sussman has published three books and numerous articles on ancient rhetoric; recent scholarship has focused on the use of classical texts by Martin Luther King, Jr. He served as chair of the Department of Classics from 1993 – 2000. He teaches Latin courses at all levels, and a popular course on Classics and modern film.

Robert Wagman, Associate Professor, Classics
Ph.Ds Univeristà di Pisa & Johns Hopkins University
Wagman writes on ancient healing cults and the inscriptions about them, as well as the cult of Pan; he has worked extensively at Epidauros. He is currently doing archaeological work at Isola Tiberina in Rome. He teaches courses on the ancient Greek world, epigraphy, a course on ancient Egypt, and many languages classes, including one on Egyptian hieroglyphics.

David Young, Professor, Classics
Ph.D. University of Iowa
Young has two specialties: Pindar and the Olympic Games, both ancient and modern. His revolutionary work has proved that the 1896 revival of the Olympics in Greece, under the direction of Coubertin, had an earlier predecessor in Greece. He is a member of the IOC and gives numerous papers around the world on the topic of the ancient games. He teaches ancient Greek at all levels.