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Hellenic Studies Professorship in Aegean and Mediterranean Societies and Cultures
The Hellenic Studies Professorship in Aegean and Mediterranean Societies and Cultures was made possible through the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in 2015. In addition to attracting and supporting a faculty member with demonstrated research excellence, or the clear promise thereof, the professorship supports the research and outreach mission of the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at SFU.
Cult and religion
Inaugural Professor
Sabrina Higgins
Sabrina Higgins joined SFU and the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies as the inaugural holder of the Hellenic Studies Professorship in Aegean and Mediterranean Societies and Cultures in 2016 at the rank of Assistant Professor. She holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Ottawa and an MA in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology from UBC. Her research on the cult of the Virgin Mary in Late Antique Egypt represents an innovative multidisciplinary synthesis of both textual and material sources.