Lea Stirling

Stirling completed her BA in classics at the University of Alberta (1988).

She continued her studies as a graduate student at the University of Michigan, where she received her first master's degree (1990) in Roman archaeology, her second (1994) in Latin, and her PhD (1994) in Roman archaeology.

[2] Stirling held a Canada Council Research Chair (Tier II) between 2001 and 2012.

[5] She received the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award (1998),[6] the University of Manitoba's Award in Internationalization (2007),[7] and has twice won the University of Manitoba's Outreach Award (1998 and 2009).

[8] Since 2000, Stirling has been selected as a National Touring Lecturer by the Archaeological Institute of America several times (most recently in 2006,[9] 2007,[10] 2014[11]).