She earned a B.A. in Classics from the University of Cincinnati and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her research focuses on Vergilian poetry and the Classical tradition, particularly the influence of Greco-Roman authors and texts on later writers and artists. An intrepid traveler and amateur archaeologist, Dr. Sypniewski loves taking Millsaps students to see the ruins of Classical culture abroad. Her new obsession is Turkey, and she’s developing a new study abroad course on Greece, Rome, and the Near East for Summer 2013.