Chair: Dr April Pudsey
Secretary/Co-Chair: Imogen Chappell
Children and Young People’s Liaison: Harriet Jasmon
Student Liaison: Michael Melia
Treasurer: Dr Ursula Rothe
Online Content Coordinator: Ela Hodzic
Dr April Pudsey
April is Reader in Ancient History at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is a leading expert in the history of ancient childhood, enslaved children, motherhood, health and the family. April’s research utilizes ancient artefacts, demography, and documentary papyri to reconstruct life stories.
April has been working in universities across the UK for the last 19 years since she completed her PhD in Manchester. She is a keen advocate of opening up the classical and ancient worlds beyond the walls of our universities, so that more of us can engage with questions about both ancient and modern life. She has been expert consultant for The Romans, a book in the Ladybird Books series [mmu.ac.uk] designed to introduce children aged 7–11 to everyday Roman life, and has worked on a number of children’s history book series for Hachette children’s group.
You can read about April’s academic research and teaching here [mmu.ac.uk].
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Dr Ursula Rothe
Ursula is Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University. Her main area of expertise is Roman history and archaeology, and she specialises in Roman dress. Her most recent publication is The Toga and Roman Identity (Bloomsbury). You can find her website at www.drtoga.org and follow her on Twitter at @dr_toga.
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Previous Committee:
Thank you to our erstwhile Honorary President, Professor John Prag, for his years of service to the Manchester CA.
Primarily a Classical archaeologist, John is interested in cross-disciplinary research, particularly in pottery analysis and facial reconstruction. He recently orientated the Alderley Edge Landscape Project for Manchester Museum and the National Trust, and is finally working again on the iconographic and literary traditions of the Oresteia. Keeper of Archaeology, Manchester Museum 1969-2004, Prof. of Archaeological Studies 2004, since 2005 Hon. Prof. of Archaeological Studies, Manchester Museum and Professor of Emeritus of Classics, University of Manchester.
