Kevin R. Cole curriculum
vita
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McIntire Department of Art |
Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
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University of Virginia |
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Fayerweather Hall |
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Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
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pompeii@virginia.edu |
http://www.pompeiana.org/Misc/KFC_CV2007Jan.htm |
Fields of Specialization
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Archaeology of Pompeii and Roman Italy
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Archaeology of Sicily
Education
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2000 - Present |
University of Virginia: PhD in Classical Art and Archaeology |
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1998 - 2000 |
SUNY
Buffalo: MA in Art History |
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1995-1998 |
Boise
State University: MA in Ancient History |
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1991-1995 |
Boise
State University: BA in History; Minor in Latin ; Minor in Computer
Information Systems |
Major projects
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May
2007 (anticipated) |
Dissertation:
Reading the Walls of Pompeii: The forum surroundings, urban development
and the meaning of space (Advisor, John Dobbins) http://www.web.virginia.edu/~pompeii
(under construction) |
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In
Progress |
Visualizing the Forum Romanum, database
and website concerned with the history of the perception of Rome’s Forum – in
conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities,
University of Virginia (Advisor, Bernard Frischer) Responsible for web
design, database and dynamic web page creation. |
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May
2005 |
Online search catalogue for the
Teaching Resource Center Library, University of Virginia a searchable catalogue
of the TRC’s Library holdings.
Responsible for database and dynamic web page creation. http://www.trc.virginia.edu/Library/Library.htm
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2000 |
Master’s
Thesis: Image and Text in the Odyssey Landscape Frescoes (Advisor, L. Vance Watrous) |
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1998 |
Master’s
Thesis: Ritual and Belief in the
Mysteries of Mithras: evidence from the ancient texts and monuments (Advisor, Charles Odahl). |
Teaching
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2007 |
University
of Virginia McIntire Department of Art, Adjunct Faculty Etruscan and Roman Art and
Archaeology – ARTH 214 Swimming I – PHYE 130 |
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2006 |
University
of Virginia McIntire Department of Art, Lecturer Image and Text in the Ancient World
– ARTH 491 |
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2001-2003 |
University
of Virginia McIntire Department of Art, Teaching Assistant Classes taught: History of Western Art I (Paleolithic to Gothic); Roman Art and Archaeology |
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Summer
2000 |
SUNY
Buffalo, Department of Art History, Lecturer Class
taught: History of World Art |
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1998-2000 |
SUNY
Buffalo, Department of Art History, Teaching Assistant Classes
taught: Western Civilization I, II; History of World Art I, II |
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1997 |
Foothills
School of Arts and Science, Boise, ID. Instructor Classes
taught: Latin I; and Greek and Latin
Roots |
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1996-1997 |
Meridian School District, Meridian, ID ·
Substitute
Instructor in Latin, American Government, and History |
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1995-1997 |
Boise
State University, Department of History, Teaching Assistant ·
Classes
taught: World History I, II; Problems in U.S. History I, II. ·
Tutor –
Art Department – Art History I, II |
Archaeological Experience
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2006
Summer |
Isthmia, Greece: East Isthmia Archaeological
Project Pompeii, Italy: Dissertation research |
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2005
Summer |
Pompeii, Italy: Dissertation research |
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2004 Summer |
Morgantina, Sicily, Italy: University of Virginia,
Excavation Supervisor Pompeii, Italy: Dissertation research |
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2003
Fall |
Morgantina,
Sicily, Italy (University of Virginia) American Supervisor for site
preservation (E.U. Grant – through the Soprintendenza di Enna, Sicily) |
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2003
Summer |
Morgantina,
Sicily, Italy: University of Virginia, Excavation Supervisor Pompeii,
Italy: Dissertation research |
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2002 Summer |
Pompeii
Forum Project (University of Virginia) Pompeii,
Italy: Dissertation research |
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2001
Summer |
Pompeii Forum Project, Pompeii (University of
Virginia) Excavation Staff Morgantina, Sicily, Italy: University of Virginia)
Excavation staff |
Work Experience
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2004-2006 |
Teaching
and Technology Support Partner, Teaching Resource Center (Major project:
create a searchable online catalogue for the TRC library: http://nmc4.itc.virginia.edu/TrcCatalogue/trclibrary/) |
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2005 |
Topic
Specialist – Ubiquity International Cultural Exploration www.ubiquityinternational.com |
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2002-Present |
American
Liason, Art and Archaeology section of Digressus (Online journal
dedicated to the classical world (www.digressus.org) |
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1998 |
Archival
Assistant - Idaho State Historical Society, Library, Museum and Archives |
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1996 |
Research
Assistant for Professor Charles Odahl |
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1996 |
Researcher/Contributing
Editor for John Anderson Travel Journalist |
Computer Skills
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Languages |
ColdFusion
Mark Up Language; HTML |
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Applications |
AutoCAD;
Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Acrobat; Macromedia Dreamweaver;
Macromedia Fireworks; Office suite; WordPerfect; OpenOffice |
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Databases |
Access;
OpenOffice Base; FilemakerPro |
Professional Responsibilities
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2007 |
Full
Delegate, Executive Council meeting, San Diego, Archaeological Institute of
America |
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2006 |
Proxy
Delegate, Executive Council meeting, Montreal, Archaeological Institute of America |
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2004 |
Proxy
Delegate, Executive Council meeting, San Francisco, Archaeological Institute
of America |
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2003-2004 |
Student
Vice President, AIA Charlottesville Chapter |
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2003 |
Proxy
Delegate, Executive Council meeting, New Orleans, Archaeological Institute of
America |
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2002 |
Proxy Delegate, Executive Council meeting, Philadelphia, Archaeological
Institute of America |
Papers Presented
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“ Practical Matters: Infrastructure, Ornamentation
and Connective Architecture around the Forum at Pompeii” presented at the
Archaeological Institute of America’s 108th Annual Meeting,
Montreal, January, 2007 |
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“Investigating Urban Change: Examining Insula
VII.9 at Pompeii” presented at the Archaeological Institute of America’s 107th
Annual Meeting, Montreal, January, 2006 |
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“Negotiating Roman Space: the Northwest Corner of
Pompeii’s Forum” presented at the Archaeological Institute of America’s 106th
Annual Meeting, Boston, January, 2005 |
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“The Interaction of Public
and Private Space: The Forum and Insula VIII.2 at Pompeii” presented at the
Archaeological Institute of America’s 105th Annual Meeting, San
Francisco, January, 2004 |
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“Where’s the Hero? Narrative Differences in the Odyssey
Landscape Frescoes and Homer.”
University of Virginia Graduate Student Symposium, Charlottesville,
VA. November, 2001 |
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“Mithraism
and Christianity, Symbolic Similarities?” Phi Alpha Theta History Conference,
Boise, ID April 1997 |
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“The
Polis as Idea in Homer and Thucydides” Phi Alpha Theta History Conf.,
Bozeman, MT April 1996 |
Languages
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Italian |
Competent
reading, passable spoken. Passed
reading competency exam in September 2002 (University of Virginia) |
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German |
Competent
reading, passable spoken. Passed
reading competency exam in January 1999 (SUNY Buffalo) |
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French |
Passable
reading |
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Latin |
Competent
reading |
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Ancient Greek |
Passable
reading |
Awards and Grants
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2006 |
Carl
H. and Martha S. Linder Center for Art History Travel Grant, Dorot Foundation
Travel Grant, First Place Research Poster: Graduate School of Arts and
Science Research Exhibition, University of Virginia |
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2005 |
Carl
H. and Martha S. Linder Center for Art History Travel Grant, Robert J. Husky
Travel Fellowship |
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2000-2003 |
Presidential
Fellowship for Classical Archaeology, DuPont Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences Fellowship |
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2001 |
McIntire
Department of Art Travel Award |