Chris Simonson
PhD Student, Arts & Humanities
Graduate Student
Education

B.A. (Classical Archaeology), Saint Anselm College (2015)

M.A. (Classical Languages), University of Missouri (2019)

Level 1 French Immersion Certificate, Université de Montréal (2018)

Institute of Mediterranean Archaeology, Saint Anselm College Umbria, Italy Excavation Project (2013-15, 2017)

Research

Comparative Literature and Reception Studies, Epic Poetry, Comparative Myth and Religion, Postcolonial Studies

"Anchors Among Shifting Tides: Examining a New Place and Space for Ancient Religion in Early Christianity," paper presented at the Heartland Graduate Symposium, Columbia, MO (2018)

"The Wife in Waiting Motif: Examining Female Representation Within Marriage in Classical and Postcolonial Literature," paper presented at the Eugene Lane Occasional Papers, Columbia, MO (2022)

Awards

Saint Anselm College Undergraduate Research and Scholar Grant (2014)