Dr. Meaghan Mcevoy

Biography

Meaghan McEvoy is a Senior Lecturer in History at the Australian National University. She graduated with a BA (Hons) from the University of Adelaide, where she received the University Medal, and went on to earn her MPhil and DPhil from the University of Oxford. Her research has been supported by various prestigious fellowships including the John Crampton Travelling Scholarship and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. McEvoy has also held fellowships at the British School at Rome and the Dumbarton Oaks Centre for Byzantine Studies. Prior to joining ANU in July 2022, she was a Senior Lecturer in Byzantine Studies at Macquarie University. Her research interests include rulership in the late antique and early medieval periods, gender history, ecclesiastical politics, and the influence of elite women in Byzantine society. McEvoy is the author of the book 'Child Emperor Rule in the Late Roman West, AD 367-455,' published by Oxford University Press in 2013, which received critical acclaim for its contributions to understanding major transitional periods in European history. She has co-edited various volumes and thematic journal issues, focusing on the Roman imperial court and Christian political cultures during late antiquity.

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