Sergio Yona
Curriculum Vitae
Baylor University
One Bear Place #97352
Waco, TX 76712
Cell: (254) 628-5601
Morrison Hall 312
[email protected]
900 Chapel View Rd.
Waco, TX 76712
Home: (254) 420-4776
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2014-present Visiting Lecturer in Classics, Baylor University
2006-2007
Instructor of Latin and American History, Our Lady of Hope Catholic School
EDUCATION
PhD. Classical Philology (summa cum laude), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A. Classical Philology (summa cum laude), Queen’s University at Kingston
B.A. Classical & Early Christian Studies (summa cum laude), Christendom College
AREAS OF INTEREST
Augustan Poetry, Early Christian Poetry, Platonic Myths, Roman Didactic Epic/Satire, Roman
Epicureanism, Textual Criticism
DISSERTATION
The Psychology of Satire: Epicurean Ethics in Horace’s Sermones
Committee: Antony Augoustakis (director), Kirk Freudenburg, Kirk Sanders, Ariana Traill
BOOK (IN PROGRESS)
The Psychology of Satire: Epicurean Ethics in Horace’s Sermones (under contract with Oxford
University Press, deadline December 2016)
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
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Currently under review by Hermes: “An Epicurean ‘Measure of Wealth’ in Horace,
Sermones 1.1”
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Currently under review by Classical Journal: “A Manual for Flatterers, a Proof of Candor:
Horace, Satires 2.5”
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Forthcoming in Mnemosyne: “Ofellus, Horace and Philodemus of Gadara in
Satires 2.2”
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“Some Epicurean Aspects of Horace’s Upbringing in Satires 1.4.” Classical Philology 110:
227-251
“What about Hermes? A Reconsideration of the Myth of Prometheus in Plato’s Protagoras.”
Classical World 108: 359-383
“Food for the Road: A Closer Look at the Significance of dapes in the Funeral of Misenus.”
Vergilius 58: 53-66
BOOK REVIEWS/EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
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Review of: Enrico Flores, Il testo anglo-tedesco di Manilio e Lucrezio. Naples. Classical
Review 63: 421-23
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Research Assistant: Ritual and Religion in Flavian Epic. Edited by Antony Augoustakis.
Oxford
PRESENTATIONS/CONFRENCES
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“Horace’s Unified, Epicurean Persona in the ‘Diatribe Satires’ (1.1-3)” (Accepted for
presentation at the 147th annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies)
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“Sermones 2.5: A Shady Prophet, an Obsequious Hero and a Poet with Something to Prove,”
Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Boulder, CO
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“Horace’s Philosophical Upbringing: Satires 1.4.105-129,” Society for Classical Studies.
New Orleans, LA
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By special invitation: “Liberty and Liberal Education,” Co-sponsored by the Intercollegiate
Studies Institute and the Liberty Fund. Mecosta, MI
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“Honey I Shrunk the Muses! Lucretian Poetry at the Atomic Level.” The Classical
Association of the Middle West and South. Waco, TX
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“Ridentem dicere verum: Epicurean Economic Theory in Horace’s Sermones.”American
Philological Association. Chicago, IL
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“What about Hermes? A Reconsideration of the Myth of Prometheus in Plato’s Protagoras.”
The Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Iowa City, IA
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“Amicus Sanus: Philodemean Ethics in Horace’s Satires 1.1 and 1.4.” The Classical
Association of the Middle West and South. Baton Rouge, LA
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“Children in Hagiographical Literature.” University of Illinois, Department of the Classics
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“The Importance of oppositio in imitando in Prudentius’ Psychomachia.” Queen’s
University, Department of the Classics
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Baylor University (2014-present)
Medical Terminology
Elementary Latin I
Elementary Latin II
Intermediate Latin Prose
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Intermediate Latin Poetry
Latin Grammar for Reading Knowledge
University of Illinois (2009-2014)
Greek Civilization
Greek & Roman Roots of English Words (online course)
Medical Terminology (online course)
Elementary Latin
Intermediate Latin Prose
Intermediate Latin Poetry
The Heroic Tradition (TA)
Roman Civilization (TA)
Greek Civilization (TA)
Queen’s University (2007-2009)
Greek History (TA)
Roman History (TA)
Our Lady of Hope Catholic School, Potomac Falls, VA (2006-2007)
Beginning & Intermediate Latin (Grades 1-8)
American History
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Society for Classical Studies (SCS)
Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS)
Eta Sigma Phi (ΗΣΦ)
Vergilian Society
Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI)
AWARDS
Richard T. Scanlan Teaching Fellowship (2014)
Graduate Conference/Travel Grant Award (2014)
Graduate College Dissertation Completion Fellowship (2013-2014)
School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics Dissertation Completion Fellowship (2013-2014)
Winner, University of Illinois Annual Latin Poetry Competition (2013)
APA Outstanding Student Achievement Award (2013)
Departmental Research Assistant Fellowship (2012)
Graduate Conference/Travel Grant Award (2012)
Winner, University of Illinois Annual Latin Poetry Competition (2012)
Graduate College Humanities Fellowship (2009-2010)
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UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Volunteer, Baylor and Beyond Move-In Event (2015)
Committee Member, Baylor University Scholars Exit Interview (2015)
Co-Presider, Induction Ceremony of Eta Sigma Phi, Illinois Chapter (2014)
LANGUAGES
Spanish, Native Fluency
French, Strong Reading and Conversational Proficiency
Italian, Strong Reading and Conversational Proficiency
German, Strong Reading and Moderate Conversational Proficiency
Portuguese, Strong Reading Proficiency
REFERENCES
Antony Augoustakis
4080 FLB
707 S Mathews Ave. M/C 174
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: (217) 333-7592
Email: [email protected]
Kirk Sanders
4080 FLB
707 S Mathews Ave. M/C 174
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: (217) 333-7661
Email: [email protected]
Kirk Freudenburg
408 Phelps Hall
344 College St.
New Haven, CT 06520
Telephone: (203) 432-3491
Email: [email protected]
Alden Smith
One Bear Place #97352
Waco, TX 76712
Morrison Hall 322
Telephone: (254) 710-1399
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Email: [email protected]
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