Cristina Carusi

Cristina Carusi is an Associate Professor of Greek History at the University of Parma's Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Enterprises (DUSIC). She previously served as Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin (2013-2019) and was a member of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (2018-2019).

Dr. Carusi earned her PhD in 2006 from the Scuola Normale Superiore after completing her Literature degree at the University of Pisa in 1999. Her academic journey includes research positions at the Italian Archaeological School of Athens, the University of Parma, and the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC.

Her research focuses on the economic history of classical and Hellenistic Greece, Greek epigraphy, institutions and law of Greek cities, history of salt in the ancient Mediterranean, history of the Greek insular world, documentary papyrology, and Greek historiography. Her work demonstrates particular expertise in Athenian building projects, public contracts, and the organization of the construction industry in Classical Athens.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent scholarly trajectory examining the materiality of ancient documents, the organization of labor in public building projects, and the economic structures of Classical Athens. Her work shows increasing sophistication in analyzing epigraphic evidence alongside literary sources to reconstruct ancient economic practices.

Dr. Carusi actively participates in the academic community through conference presentations, organizational roles in scholarly panels, and editorial work. She currently serves as the International Relations Delegate and International Mobility Commission Coordinator for the DUSIC Department at the University of Parma, as well as the Erasmus+ (SMT) coordinator for departmental students.

Her teaching portfolio includes courses on Greek history, Greek epigraphy and institutions, and ancient writing cultures. At the University of Parma, she teaches Greek History at both undergraduate and master's levels, along with specialized courses on Greek epigraphy.