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Kourtney Murray is a Continuing Lecturer at the University of California, San Diego, where she has been involved in academia since the mid-1990s. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Classics from the UC San Diego Literature Department and completed her PhD within the Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics at the University of California, Irvine, in 2012. Kourtney specializes in teaching both lower and upper-division Greek and Latin courses, focusing on non-philological approaches to ancient texts. Her research interests include uncovering the vocabulary of women in ancient tragedy, exploring obscure mythological traditions, and developing practical pedagogical methods that incorporate AI-based tools for learning ancient languages. Outside of her academic pursuits, she enjoys drinking coffee, listening to podcasts about European history, and shares her experiences on the show "A History of Dawdling."
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).