Jennifer Baird
Jennifer Baird, is a British archaeologist and academic. She is Professor in Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London. Her research focuses on the archaeology of Rome's eastern provinces, particularly the site of Dura-Europos. Career. Baird completed a PhD at the University of Leicester, graduating in 2006, with a thesis entitled: 'Housing and households at Dura-Europos: a study in identity on Rome's Eastern Frontier', supervised by Simon James. Baird was a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Leicester. She joined Birkbeck in 2008. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Baird  co-directs the Roman Knossos Project, undertaking archaeological research in Crete. Baird has edited several volumes including "Ancient Graffiti in Context" (2011). Baird has excavated at the site of Dura-Europos, work which lead to her 2014 and 2018 publications on the site. Baird delivered the AIA Lecture on "From Aphlad to Zeus: The Archaeology of Diversity at Dura-Europos" at the University of British Columbia on 12 March 2019. Honours and awards. Baird was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA) in 2013.