Madalena Parsons

Department of Classics, UW Denny Hall 262, Seattle, WA 98105

mcpars@uw.edu

education

Ph.D / University of Washington / Seattle, WA

2023–present

• Classics

MA / Durham University / Durham, UK

2021–2022

• Classics, with distinction
• Thesis: "'Poetry Unbound': Legality, Morality, and Social Critique in Ovid's Heroides" (supervised by Dr. Ioannis Ziogas, Department of Classics and Ancient History)

BA / University of Chicago / Chicago, IL

2017–2021

• Classical studies (language intensive variant), with honors
• Thesis: “Medea and the Creation of Truth in Ovid's Heroides XII” (supervised by Dr. David Wray, Department of Classics)
• Study abroad: "Rome, Antiquity to the Baroque", Rome, IT in Autumn 2019

presentations

Trauma and Atemporality in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Vergil’s Aeneid

To be presented at CAC, Winnipeg, MB in May 2025

The Maiden's Materials: The Composition of Pygmalion's Statue in Ovid's Metamorphoses

Presented at CAPN/CACW, Vancouver, BC in March 2025

teaching experience

pre-doctoral instructor, University of Washington

• Classics 101: Latin and Greek in Current Use
  • Spring 2025
  • Winter 2025
  • Autumn 2024

fellowships and awards

• Nesholm Graduate Student Stipend, 2023–2024
• DeLacy Graduate Fellowship, 2023–2024
• National Merit Scholarship, 2017–2021