James Joseph Clauss (born September 1, 1953, in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is an American classics professor.
D. 1983 from University of California, Berkeley with a dissertation entitled Allusion and the Narrative Style of Apollonius Rhodius.
He spent the academic year of 1982–1983 at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
In addition, he has been adjunct professor in Near Eastern Languages and Literature since 2007, and in Comparative Literature since 2006.
Clauss's areas of study are Hellenistic literature (in particular Apollonius of Rhodes) and selected aspects of Roman literature.