Megan Lewis has a B.A. from Birmingham University (UK) in Ancient History, an M.Phil. from the same in Assyriology, and an M.A. in Near Eastern Studies from the Johns Hopkins University. She attained ABD status in a Ph.D. program at The Johns Hopkins University, before deciding that her energies would be better spent elsewhere.
Megan serves on the board of directors for H.A.P.S., a non-profit dedicated to funding students of the ancient Near East and promoting public-facing scholarship. She takes care of the day-to-day running of the Digital Hammurabi YouTube channel and podcast, as well as the Digital Hammurabi Press. She co-hosts the Reading Party Podcast, and since 2022, has been the host of Misquoting Jesus, Dr. Bart Ehrman’s podcast. Megan also teaches Akkadian and Sumerian language classes for Peninsula College.