Kelsey Schalo

Kelsey Anne Frable Schalo

Graduate Assistant

Professional Summary

Kelsey Schalo is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in Classical Philology. She has an M.A. in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Arkansas; her thesis is titled "Gynocentric Apuleius: Female Agency in The Golden Ass" (2020). Broadly, her research focuses on ancient women, with an emphasis on autonomy, trauma, and sex labor. Her dissertation focuses on Roman Comedy and Plautus' meretrix, a stock character nuanced through sex labor and trauma. 

Education

Master of Arts : University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR, 2020 (Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies)

Bachelor of Arts : University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR, 2018 (Psychology and Classical Studies )