Fields of Research

Classical Greek and Roman history
Humanities and social sciences curriculum and pedagogy (excl. economics, business and management)
Latin and classical Greek literature
European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman)

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in language, communication and culture
Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology
Pedagogy
Expanding knowledge in human society
Understanding Europe's past

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Anger as a Mechanism for Social Control in Imperial Rome; Emotion and Persuasion in Classical Antiquity
Emotions
Horace: Satires Book I. Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012
Iambic Poetics in the Roman Empire. By TOM HAWKINS Cambridge: Cambridge
Iambic Poetics in the Roman Empire. By Tom Hawkins. Cambridge: Cambridge Universituy press, 2014. Pp Xi+334
Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up byMary Beard
The Nature and Nurture of Kingship in Virgil's Georgics and Seneca's De Clementia; Latin Poetry and Its Reception
The Politics of Anger in Roman Society: A Study of Orators and Emperors, 70 BCE-68 CE
Toxic Masculinity in the First-Year Classics Classroom; Toxic Masculinity in the Ancient World book

Research Projects

The Renaissance of Roman Emotions in Machiavelli's Political Theory; ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100 - 1800) (CHE)

Research Candidate Supervision