Tiffany Nguyen is a PhD candidate in Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in Latin literature, particularly in the early Roman Empire. Her research interest revolves around exploring constructions of identity and selfhood within Latin texts. Her dissertation project is a comparative study of four important decision-making moments across different prose and poetry works of Seneca the Younger as a way of better understanding how choice is conceived of in his works. By comparing choices in literary, historical, and socio-political contexts across different genres, she aims for a holistic understanding of how choice features in Seneca’s works. One thread her project examines is how, while the concept of choice holds different cultural weight in ancient times, there are ways in which Seneca’s conception of choice resonates within our own definition of it. She holds a B.A in Classical Languages and English from Trinity University.