Dr. Ethan Gannaway, Ph.D.

Dr. Ethan Gannaway, Ph.D., has an M.A. in Classical Archaeology from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. in Classical Languages and a Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology and Art History from the University of Missouri.  His research interests focus generally on late antique art and viewer reception, although the intersections of Ambrose’s words and the archaeology of Milan and northern Italy have been his primary interest. Titles of some articles and chapters include: “Training the Beholder: Ambrose on Beauty in His Hexameron” (forthcoming, 2026); "Concluding Remarks: Founding an Ambrosian Community on Ambrose” (2023); “Seeing the Poor in Ambrose of Milan” (2021); “Ambrose and Art: Toward a Community Aesthetic” (2021); “Azione e pensiero of the Academy for the Study of Saint Ambrose of Milan” (2019); “A Viewer Walks into a Tomb: Transformation in the Cubiculum Leonis” (2019); “Ambrose’s Baptismal Ritual as Apocalyptic Experience” (2016); “Ambrose the Traditional, Christian Educator” (2013); “Seeing God through the Tomb in Saint Ambrose of Milan” (2012).

When not occupied with his university duties, Ethan enjoys any time with his family, traveling with his family and friends, coaching (and playing) soccer, reading, hiking, and visiting small town diners and attractions.