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General Information
| Full Name | Thomas (Tom) Francis |
| tdfrancis@g.ucla.edu | |
| Website | https://td-francis.github.io |
| Languages | Ancient: Ancient Greek (including Linear B), Latin, Etruscan, Sabellic Languages, Cisalpine Celtic, Old English; Modern: German, Italian, Spanish, French |
Education
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2021- PhD Candidate, Department of Classics; Graduate Certificate in Indo-European Studies
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) -
2021 M.A. in Classical Languages, Concentration in Greek
University of Colorado, Boulder (CU Boulder) -
2019 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Classical Languages
University of Pennsylvania -
2018 B.A. Majors in Latin and Greek; Minor in Business Administration
University of Richmond
Presentations
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2027 Teaching Late Antiquity (Quickly!): English Etymology Courses
'Late Antique Encounters' Conference, Ghent (Belgium), February -
2026 Modeling Alphabet Diffusion and Community Interactions in Ancient Italy with Spatiotemporal Point Processes
with Muhammad Rehan. The Connected Past 2026, Toronto (Canada), September 23 -
2026 Point Processes and Spatiotemporal Modeling of Alphabet Spread in Ancient Italy
with Muhammad Rehan. DataX, UCLA, May 19 -
2026 Prose Rhythm and Punctuation as an Interpretive Tool in Diogenes of Oinoanda.
122nd Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Mobile (AL), March 13 -
2026 Lost Connections: Etruscan Inscriptions in North Africa
Unseen and Unheard: Lost Voices and Visages from the Ancient Mediterranean World, Boulder (CO), January 31 -
2026 Alphabets and Language Erasure: The Continuation of Roman Conquest in Modern Editions of Italic Languages
Society of Classical Studies 2026, San Francisco (CA), January 8 -
2025 The Wandering Whom? Medical and Mystical Displacement of the Womb in Apuleius' Galli Account
Imaginations of the Womb - Uterine Imaginaries, Princeton (NJ), November 21 -
2025 All Roads Lead to Veii: Using Networks to Contextualize Etruscan Inscriptions in Anagnia
The Connected Past 2025, Coimbra (Portugal), September 19 -
2025 Issues of Lexical Cognacy Encoding in IE-CoR
with Klaus Kim, Laura McLean, and Muhammad Rehan. 27th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Santiago (de Chile), August 21 -
2025 Don't Sleep on Dreams: Medical Dream Interpretation in Galen and Aristides.
121st Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Urbana-Champaign (IL), March 20 -
2023 A Semantic Reappraisal of Umbrian *-nky- Perfects
119th Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Provo (UT), March 30 -
2020 Problems of Verbal Aspect in New Testament Greek: The Perfect Participle.
116th Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Online, May 29
Invited Talks
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2025 Introduction to the Etruscan Language and its Epigraphic Context
Classics 153F, Etruscan Art and Archaeology, UCLA, May 7
Teaching (Instructor of Record)
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Summer 2026 Origins and Nature of English Vocabulary
UCLA, Classics Dept. -
Summer 2025 Origins and Nature of English Vocabulary
UCLA, Classics Dept. -
Summer 2024 Origins and Nature of English Vocabulary
UCLA, Classics Dept. -
AY 2023-2024 8th Grade Greek
Trinity Preparatory School, NJ (Online) -
Spring 2024 Latin 3
UCLA, Classics Dept. (Co-Instructor) -
Winter 2024 Latin 2
UCLA, Classics Dept. (Co-Instructor) -
Fall 2023 Latin 1
UCLA, Classics Dept. (Co-Instructor) -
Summer 2023 Intensive Summer Greek
UCLA, Classics Dept. (Co-Instructor)
Teaching (Teaching Assistant)
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Spring 2023 Discovering the Romans
UCLA, Classics Dept. Instructor of Record: Prof. Adriana Vazquez -
Winter 2023 Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine
UCLA, Classics Dept. Instructor of Record: Prof. David Blank -
Fall 2022 Discovering the Greeks
UCLA, Classics Dept. Instructor of Record: Prof. Ella Haselswerdt -
Spring 2021 Modern Issues, Ancient Times: Race and Antiquity
CU Boulder, Classics Dept. Instructor of Record: Prof. Dimitri Nakassis -
Fall 2020 Topics in History: Alexander the Great
CU Boulder, Classics Dept. Instructor of Record: Prof. Peter Hunt -
Summer 2020 Greek and Roman Mythology
CU Boulder, Classics Dept. Instructor of Record: Prof. Tyler Lansford -
Spring 2020 Rise and Fall of Rome
CU Boulder, Classics Dept. Instructor of Record: Prof. Tyler Lansford -
Fall 2019 Bread and Circuses: Roman Culture and Politics
CU Boulder, Classics Dept. Instructor of Record: Prof. Andy Cain
Research Assistant Positions
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W 2024-Present Prof. David Goldstein
Homeric and Inscriptional Greek Data Collection -
F 2024-Present Prof. Alex Purves
Book Proofreading, Bibliography Compilation, Homeric Greek Data Collection
Grants & Awards
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AY 2024-2025 UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship Award
Advisor: Prof. Hannah Čulík-Baird -
Summer 2024 UCLA Keck Humanistic Inquiry Research Award
with Klaus Kim, Laura McLean, and Muhammad Rehan. Advisor: Prof. David Goldstein -
Summer 2022 UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Award
Advisor: Prof. Brent Vine -
Summer 2020 CU Boulder Benson Center Language Study Grant
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Summer 2020 CU Boulder Hunter Rawlings Award
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Spring 2018 University of Richmond Arts and Sciences Symposium Paper Competition Award
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Spring 2018 University of Richmond Tanner Medal for Excellence in Greek
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Summer 2017 University of Richmond Undergraduate Research Fellow
Advisor: Prof. Dean Simpson
Technical Skills & Programming Languages
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Programming, Software, and Operating Systems
- Microsoft Office, Python, Jupyter, R and RStudio, LaTeX, Gephi, QGIS, Windows, MacOS, Linux
Service
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AY 2026-2027 Data X Stacks Xchange Co-Organizer (UCLA)
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AY 2025-2026 Classics Department Graduate Workshop Organizer (UCLA)
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AY 2023-2024 Classics Graduate Student Mentor (UCLA)
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AY 2022-2023 Classics Graduate Student Representative (UCLA)
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AY 2020-2021 Classics Graduate Colloquium Event Organizer (CU Boulder)