Joseph Baronovic

Joseph Baronovic is a Research Fellow at the Department of Classics within the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a fourth-year Ph.D. student specializing in Late Republican and early Imperial Roman history, suicide and mental health in classical literature, and the intersection of ancient and modern game culture.

His research interests include:

• Late Republican and early Imperial Roman history
• Suicide and mental health in Greek and Latin literature
• Games and game culture in the ancient world
• Modern reception of antiquity (particularly in tabletop, role-playing, and video games)
• Gamification of Latin pedagogy

Scientific Awards:

• Verse Composition Prize, 2023
• Richard T. Scanlan Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship, 2022
• Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities and Arts, 2019

Contact Information: Office address at 4070 LCLB, 707 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801. Email: jrb10@illinois.edu