Richard Armstrong

Richard Armstrong is an Associate Professor of Classical Studies in the Department of Modern & Classical Languages at the University of Houston's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. His research focuses on classical receptions, particularly intersections with the history of psychoanalysis and translation studies.

• Education: BA, University of Chicago; M.Phil. and Ph.D., Yale University
• Notable publications include A Compulsion for Antiquity: Freud and the Ancient World (2005) and co-edited volumes like A Companion to the Translation of Classical Epic (2025) and Bloomsbury Handbook of Psychoanalysis and Classical Reception (2026).
• He co-curated the exhibition Freud's Antiquity: Object, Idea, Desire at the Freud Museum London.

His editorial work includes co-founding the Classical and Modern Literature series and contributing to translation studies through collaborations. He has taught courses on Roman history, classical mythology, and interdisciplinary seminars available for Honors credit.

• Teaching awards reflect his commitment to student mentorship and academic excellence.
• He actively participates in academic discourse, including analyzing plagiarism and its implications in public contexts like Melania Trump's speech controversy.