Hi! My name is Stephen DeCasien.
New email: decasiens@gmail.com
New publication: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10572414.2025.2592951?src=
I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Humanities at Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China. I hold a PhD in Anthropology (Nautical Archaeology) from Texas A&M University, specializing in Greek and Roman maritime history and archaeology. My primary research interests focus on ancient naval warfare, warships, and naval rams. Recently, I led an experimental archaeology project that successfully cast the first full-scale naval ram in over 1,500 years using ancient techniques.
I have had the privilege of attending both the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) Summer Session in 2018 and the American Academy in Rome (AAR) Classical Summer School in 2022. My archaeological fieldwork experience spans Greece, Italy, and the United States, with a role in RPM Nautical Foundation’s (RPMNF) underwater archaeological surveys at the Battle of the Egadi Islands site in Sicily.
Originally from the Atlantic City area in New Jersey, I have also lived in Florida and Texas while pursuing my graduate degrees. Outside of academia, I am a dedicated Philadelphia Eagles football fan, an avid reader, and enjoy weightlifting, playing sports, and watching sci-fi and gangster films and TV. I also love playing historically-based video games.
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Dr. Stephen DeCasien 