J. Theodore Peña
Associate Professor, Department Chairman
Phone: 645-2154, ext. 105
Email: tpena@acsu.buffalo.edu
Graduate Degrees:
- M.A.: University of Michigan, Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology (1980).
- Ph.D.; University of Michigan, Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology (1987).
Expertise/research interests:
- Roman archaeology, the archaeology of Roman and pre-Roman Italy, economic archaeology, material culture studies, text-based archaeology, pottery analysis, ceramic technology and ceramic compositional analysis.
Selected Publications:
- Roman pottery and the archaeological record (Cambridge, 2007).
- The Urban Economy during the Early Dominate: Pottery Evidence from the Palatine Hill (British Archaeological Reports International Series 784, 1999).
- The Mobilization of State Olive Oil in Roman Africa: the Evidence of Late Fourth-Century Ostraca from Carthage (Journal of Roman Archaeology supplementary series 28, 1998) 116-238.
Offices in Professional Organizations:
- Chair, A.I.A. Pomerance Science Medal Award Committee (2008-present).
- Chair, A.I.A. Archaeology in Higher Education Committee(2007-present).
- Chair, A.I.A. Program Committee (2002-05).
- Chair, A.I.A. Fellowships Committee (1998-2001).
Honors and Awards:
- Post-doctoral Fellowship in Archaeological Materials Analysis, Smithsonian Institution (1990).
- Rome Prize/Kress Fellowship, American Academy in Rome (1983-85).
Research projects:
- Co-Director, Statonia Archaeological Project (Bomarzo, Italy) (1996-2001).
- Director, Palatine East Pottery Project (Rome, Italy) (2001-present).
Grants:
- National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research.
- Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.
- National Geographic Society.
Undergraduate Courses:
- Roman Archaeology 1; Roman Archaeology 2; The Ancient Economy; Pompeii.
Graduate Courses:
- The Ancient Economy; Pompeii; Roman Ostia; Latin Epigraphy; Ceramic Analysis; Roman Pottery; Material Culture in the Roman World.