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Dr. Tristan Ellenberger (he/him) is an assistant lecturer in the field of Classics. He studies the concept of identity and its articulation in a Roman provincial setting, particularly how it is manifested in the funerary rituals in Roman Pannonia. Tristan is also currently cataloguing and analyzing the stone finds found as part of the Kastro Kallithea Archaeological Project (KKAP). He enjoys teaching topics in Greco-Roman mythology, sex and sexuality in the Greco-Roman world, Athenian democracy, Latin and cultures of the ancient world. Tristan would like to learn more about EDI concerns and contribute to addressing them to make the department a more equitable space where all can effectively learn, contribute and feel comfortable.

Gabrielle Fuentes (she/they) is a fifth-year undergraduate student pursuing a double major in Classics and Anthropology. She is the VP External for the History, Classics, and Religious Studies Undergraduate Society (HCRUS). Her academic interest lies in Roman Baths and ancient medicine. In terms of EDIID, she is interested in how intersectionality can create unique systemic barriers. She believes that it is very important that we recognise that systems of oppression overlap and find an equitable outcome for underrepresented groups.

Dr. Alexander W. Marcus (he/him) is the Belzberg Family and Jewish Federation of Edmonton Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. His primary research focuses on Jewish communities of late antiquity (~2nd-7th c. CE), examining the Babylonian Talmud alongside contemporaneous literary sources and artifacts deriving from Sasanian Mesopotamia. His pedagogical interests include historical and contemporary hermeneutics, the transmission and development of knowledge traditions, Christian-Jewish and Muslim-Jewish relations, gender/sexuality and religion, religion in popular culture, and intersections of religion and power. He has also worked in the realms of Jewish education and conflict transformation. He has organized and participated in international conferences pertaining to Muslim-Jewish dialogue and the Israel-Palestine conflict, and he sits on the Academic Advisory Council of American Friends of Combatants for Peace.

Anya Smolny (she/her) is a first-year Master's student in Classics, writing her thesis on how the underworld changes in Latin poetry and how that reflects the Roman perception of death. Her research interests include late antique literature, Greco-Roman sex and sexuality, and the relationship between ancient witchcraft and women in literature. Outside of Classics, she has been involved with the Writing Studies community as a peer tutor and TA, and is a strong advocate for the decolonization of writing and ESL equity in writing.

Dr. James A. White (he/him) chairs the EDIID committee and is an assistant lecturer in pre-modern history with a focus on the European Middle Ages, specifically on sainthood, gender, and the body. When he is not thinking about the past, he is interested in issues of gender, sexuality, and accessibility today. At the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, he is particularly interested in how first-generation undergraduate students and potential first-generation graduate students can better receive advice about their prospective careers--not just the theory, but also the resources and "how do I...?" details. A first-generation student himself, he benefited greatly from generous mentors as an undergraduate and wants to break down these barriers that are often presumed knowledge.