Classics department Faculty

Ph. D. (The University of Michigan), Associate Professor 314 East College Phone: (765) 658-4760 E-mail: rschindler@depauw.edu Prof. Schindler is on sabbatical for the AY 2006-07.

Education

Winter 1989: The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel - archaeology seminar
Summer 1990: American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece
Winter/Spring 1990:Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, Rome, Italy
1987-1991: Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, A.B.,magna cum laude in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Fall 1996: American Academy in Rome, Visiting Scholar
1992-1998: M.A. in Classical Art and Archaeology, December 1994
                Ph.D from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Courses Taught

CLST 161: Introduction to Mediterranean Archaeology
CLST 262: Egyptian, Aegean, and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology
CLST 223  : Greek Art and Archaeology
CLST 300: Egyptian and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology
CLST 100: Classical Mythology
CLST 197: Alexander the Great (First-year seminar)
CLST 197: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (First-year seminar)
LAT 123: Elementary Latin I
LAT 124: Elementary Latin II
WT: Archaeology in Action: a study-tour of Greece (formerly Medusa and the Minotaur)
Global Partners Semester in Turkey Program, Co-Director with Pedar W. Foss, Fall 2002 Administered the program in Istanbul and Ankara for American students studying in Turkey and taught the Core Course, which covers the history and culture of Anatolia from the Prehistoric period to the present.

Articles and Reviews

2001: “A painted terracotta mask from Leptiminus Tunisia,” in Leptiminus II, Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplement 41, 415-419.

1998: (Review) G. Thériault , “Le Culte d'Homonoia dans les Cités Grecques” (Lyon and Quebec 1996) for The American Journal of Archaeology (102.4) 852.

Papers and Presentations

2003: (w/ Pedar W. Foss) “Constructing a GIS for Mediterranean Survey Data” poseter presented at The XVIth International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Boston, MA, August 23-26.
2002: (w/ Pedar W. Foss) “Landscapes across history: a Geographic Information System for archaeological surveys in the Mediterranean,” lecture for the Department of Archaeology and the History of Art, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 12.
2001: “Greek sanctuaries and regional identity: the colonies of the Ionian Sea coast,” panel session on Regional approaches to the study of Greek religion, APA/AIA Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, January 2-5.
1998: “The Locrian pinakes and the cult of Aphrodite and Hermes,” AIA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 27-30.
1998: “Excavation and survey at Hacımusalar (Choma) in Lycia,” joint poster session with P. Foss, M. Garrison, I. Özgen, and J. Öztürk, AIA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 27-30.1997“Mask or mirror? Image and identity in Roman North Africa,” OPSIS: graduate student conference, April 4–6, SUNY Buffalo

Archaeological Field Experience

Prof. Schindler is currently the Assistant Field Director for the Hacimusalar Project, and ongoing archaeological project in southwest Turkey.

External Grants

Professor Schindler is currently the Co-PI with Pedar W. Foss, “A first step towards a Collaboratory for GIS and Mediterranean Archaeology (CGMA),” Mellon Foundation four-year grant for $197,000.

Collaborative Projects

Professor Schindler has completed a number of collaborative research projects with students. For example, a Student/Faculty Summer Research Grant with Jessica Brandt: “Preliminary Publication of the Hacimusalar Project: Illustrations”, a Student/Faculty Summer Research Grant with John Effinger and Mike Arledge: “A Bibliography and Preliminary GIS Database for Greek Sanctuaries in South Italy and Sicily” a Student/Faculty Summer Research Grant with Ryan Truitt: “CAD Reconstruction of the Architecture on the Hacımusalar Höyük”, a Student/Faculty Summer Research Grant with Laura Hamilton: “Preliminary Analysis of the Terracotta Figurines from the Hacımusalar Mound”

Other Fellowships and Grants

1998-1999: Fellow in the Humanities, Stanford University
1997: Mellon Dissertation Grant, University of Michigan
Fall 1995: Mellon Candidacy Grant, University of Michigan
Summer 1995, 1996: Research Grant, University of Michigan
1993, 1995, 1996: Rackham Travel Grant, University of Michigan

Professional Associations

2000-Present                       Member, American Philological Association
1992- Present                      Member, Archaeological Institute of America
1997-98                              AIA Program Coordinator, Cincinnati Society
1994-96                              AIA Program Coordinator, Ann Arbor Society
1993-94                              AIA Secretary, Ann Arbor Society