Vivian A. Laughlin

Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin is Assistant Professor of Classics at Wake Forest University, specializing in the archaeology of cultural exchange between North Africa and the Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

Research focus areas:

• Transmission of Egyptian religious practices
• Cultural hybridity in material culture
• Imperial appropriation mechanisms
• Digital preservation of cultural heritage

Publications examine religious syncretism through material evidence, particularly the cults of Serapis and Isis in Roman contexts, with ongoing book project development on imperial appropriation strategies.