Rate My Professor Edmund Cueva

Edmund P. Cueva is Professor of Classics and Humanities in the Humanities Department at the University of Houston-Downtown, within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a PhD from Loyola University Chicago. Cueva has served in prominent leadership roles at UHD, including President of the Faculty Senate for 2021-2022, Chair of the Arts and Humanities, Coordinator of the Religious Studies Minor, and member of the Faculty Grievance Committee. In 2021, he was honored with the UHD Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity. As a Fulbright U.S. Scholar during 2022-2023, he conducted research and lectured at the University of Murcia in Spain under the All Disciplines award, with a specialization in Literature focusing on Classics. His administrative contributions extend to the A+CE Advisory Council and involvement in OER initiatives and QEP Micro-Credential Model.

Cueva's scholarly work focuses on classical literature, mythology, ancient novels, and interdisciplinary themes including horror studies and Jesuit education. Key publications include The Myths of Fiction: Studies in the Canonical Greek Novels (University of Michigan Press, 2004), which examines mythological elements in ancient Greek novels; Lessons in Mythology: A Comparative Approach Through the Iliad, Odyssey, and the Epic of Gilgamesh (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009); and as co-editor with Shannon N. Byrne of A Companion to the Ancient Novel (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014) and Jesuit Education and The Classics (Taylor & Francis). Recent contributions feature 'The Scapegoat Theme in Mythology, Stephen King, and René Girard' (2021) and a chapter on 'Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones: A Failed Movie or a Movie Failed?' in Contemporary Horror on Screen (Springer, 2023). He has also edited Splendide Mendax: Rethinking Fakes and Forgeries in Classical Culture and published Horror in Classical Literature. Cueva's research has garnered 35 citations on ResearchGate across 14 publications, influencing studies in comparative mythology, classical reception, and popular culture.