Eric received a BA with Honors in Linguistics and Classics (emphasis in Latin) from the University of Arizona, a Classics Post-bac certificate from Columbia, and an MA in Classics from NYU. His research focuses on investigating the role that epigraphic sources (both Greek and Latin) play in both our understanding of historical events and linguistic change. More specifically, he is interested in ancient graffiti and how it gives voice to everyday people from the ancient Mediterranean.