Sheila Ager
Sheila Louise Ager (born 1956) is a Canadian university lecturer and the Director of Hellenistic Studies at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Greek history is her prime area of interest and her research focused primarily on the Hellenistic Age, from 323 BC to 30 BC. She has further interest in interstate relations in the Hellenistic Period and much of her work centres on the concept of peaceful resolution of disputes and also, her interest extends to the Ptolemaic Dynasty, especially its final ruler, Cleopatra VII. Career. Ager received her BA and MA from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario , and was awarded her Ph.D from the University of British Columbia in 1989. Since 1987 she has worked at the University of Waterloo, where she has held positions including chair of the Department of Classical Studies, Associate Dean of Arts (Undergraduate Studies), and Director of the Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies. Since 2019, she has been Dean of the Faculty of Arts. She was the Hyde lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania in 2020.