Amber Porter

Amber Porter, PhD, is a Sessional Instructor in the Department of Humanities at Mount Royal University. Her academic background includes a PhD from the University of Calgary, an MA from the University of Western Ontario, and dual degrees (BA and BSc) from Memorial University of Newfoundland. She specializes in ancient medicine, history of emotions, and companion pets in antiquity, with research focusing on empathy in classical literature and funerary inscriptions of dogs in Greece and Rome.

• Teaching areas: Latin, Classical mythology, Greek/Roman history, art/architecture, and gender studies in antiquity
• Advocates for active learning and educational technology integration
• Creator of innovative assessment methods

Her research bridges classical studies and medical humanities, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding ancient medical practices and cultural attitudes. Publications explore compassion in medical texts like Soranus' gynecology treatises and Aretaeus of Cappadocia's works.