Leslie Mechem is a classical archaeologist whose interests focus on ceramics in the ancient Mediterranean. She excavated and conducted field research during a three year stay in Greece and has done field work in Turkey, Israel, and Italy. Her research interests are Roman utilitarian pottery and the economic system of the Roman world in the 4-7th centuries AD. She teaches courses on Greek and Roman art and archaeology in the art history program and courses in ancient Greek, classical mythology, and classical civilization in the Classics Department. In the summer of 2002 she co-taught a course on Roman Britain for Advanced Studies in England, a Skidmore affiliated program in Bath, England.