Elizabeth Pollard earned her PhD in ancient history in 2001 from the University of Pennsylvania, and joined the San Diego State University faculty as an assistant professor in 2002. Pollard’s research investigates magic accusations against women in ancient Rome, images of witches in Greco-Roman art, Roman-Indian trade in world historical context, and the impact of world historical thinking on traditional Greek and Roman history.

She has taught a wide variety of courses at SDSU—from 15-student seminars to 500-student lecture courses—and has published articles on the role of web-based technologies such as Wikipedia and Twitter in teaching, learning, and writing about history.