Dr. Casey Stark

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Casey M. Stark specializes in ancient history, and her research specifically explores Roman religion, women, and gender, often using epigraphy. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and taught at Idaho State University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Milwaukee, and The University of Toledo before joining Bowling Green State University in 2018. Her courses at BGSU include ancient world civilizations, Roman history, Greek history, women in ancient Greece and Rome, and courses that help students build their skills as historians. Dr. Stark received the 2022 College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award. She is an active member of the Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) and currently chairs its Grants and Awards committee.

Education

• Ph.D.  – Ancient History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  
• M.A. –  History, University of Toledo
  
• B.A. – French, University of Toledo
  
• B.A –  History, University of Toledo

Presentations:

• "Curated Narratives: Lost Meanings: Reassessing Pontifical Titles in Fourth-Century Rome,” Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) Annual Meeting, 2026
• “Portrayals of the Vestal Virgins in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe,” Queen: Reimaging Power from Antiquity to the Present, 2021
• “The Vestal Virgins of Fourth Century CE Rome,” 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies, 2019
• “Grain, salt, and water: a sacred triad of ingredients in religions of the Greco-Roman World,” Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) Annual Meeting, College of  William and Mary (Williamsburg, Virginia), April 19-21, 2018
  
• “Emperor Elagabalus and Traditional Roman Religion,” Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) 114th Annual Meeting, University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, New Mexico), April 11-14, 2018

• HIST 1001: The Historian's Craft
• HIST 1510: World Civilizations to 1500
• HIST 3403: Women in Ancient Greece and Rome [cross-listed CLCV and WS]
• HIST 3417: Ancient Greece
• HIST 3445: Ancient Rome [with study abroad option]
• HIST 4413: Roman Social and Cultural History
• HIST 4803: Witchcraft and Magic in Europe (Seminar in Social and Cultural History)
• HIST 5820: Prolems in History (Gender and Magic in Europe)
• HIST 6800: Graduate Seminar
  • Imperial Rome
    
  • Pre-modern World Civilizations