Susan is Associate Fellow of the Institute of Classical Studies, Professor Emerita of Roehampton University, Honorary Professor of Classics at Bristol University, and Honorary Fellow at Leicester University. She is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. She won a National Teaching Fellow in 2015 in recognition of the 'outstanding impact' of her practice.

Her research straddles areas including ancient literature, ancient languages, classical reception (especially in young people’s culture) and the experiential applications of classical mythology (especially for autistic children).

Her scholarship on ancient religion (especially gods), mythology and culture has been influential since the 1990s, and she engages in, and initiates, practices to make Classics exciting, inclusive and more equitable.

She champions diversity, learning differences and inclusivity in Classics including as co-founder of Network ACCLAIM: Autism Connecting Classical-Inspired Mythology and as the author of experiential applications of classical myth for autistic children, notably in her book What Would Hercules Do? Lessons for Autistic Children Using Classical Myth (Warsaw 2023).

She has generated many initiatives to connect teachers, students and researchers through networking events and conferences and workshops, for example as the institutional Lead for Our Mythical Childhood: The Reception of Classical Antiquity in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture in Response to Regional and Global Challenges, a European Research Council-funded ‘citizen science’ project (2016-22).

Susan will bring to the editorship an enthusiasm for classical pedagogy, for example as a co-founder and coordinator of TLAR: The Teaching and Learning Ancient Religion Network.

She would bring to the role experience gained from her current and previous ongoing editing roles including for Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, CUCD Bulletin and the book series Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World.

She comments: "I like to imagine what Classics could be and then make that happen. I am excited to extend this commitment to making a difference as Editor of the Journal of Classics Teaching. I look forward to extending my passion for Classics as a teacher, communicator and editor with the goal of realising JCT’s ambition to become the leading journal internationally for Classics and Ancient History teaching."