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Travis Proctor

Travis Proctor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Assistant Professor of Religion at Wittenberg University

  • Education

    • Hertford College, Oxford University

      2009 - 2009

      Oxford Program for Undergraduate StudiesTwo Terms of Oxford Study Completed June 2009Study Emphasis: Christian History, Ancient Greek LiteratureTutors: Dr Mark Edwards, Dr. Andrew Teal

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      2010 - 2017
      Ph.D Religious Studies (Ancient Mediterranean Religions)

      Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Representative to UNC Religious Studies Department Graduate Studies Committee; Peer Evaluator, UNC Religious Studies Department Teaching Committee; American Academy of Religion; North American Patristics Society; Society of Biblical Literature; Advisor: Dr. Bart D. Ehrman

    • Washington University in St. Louis

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), summa cum laude Religious Studies (major), Classics (minor)

      Activities and Societies: TRiO Program; Theta Alpha Kappa Religious Studies Honor Society; Eta Sigma Pi Classics Honor Society; Merle Kling Undergraduate Honors Fellowship; University Scholars Program

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      2010 - 2013
      Master of Arts (M.A.) Religious Studies

      M.A. Thesis: "Daemonic Trickery, Platonic Mimicry: The Discourse of Daemonic Sacrifice in Porphyry's De Abstinentia"Thesis Committee: Dr. Bart Ehrman, Dr. Zlatko Plese, Dr. James Rives

  • Experience

    • Volt

      Jul 2009 - May 2010
      Microsoft Student Partner

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Aug 2013 - May 2017

      • PhD Student, Ancient Mediterranean Religions

        Aug 2010 - May 2017

      • Teaching & Research Assistant, Religious Studies

        Aug 2010 - May 2016

      • Graduate Research Consultant

        Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

    • Northland College

      Aug 2016 - Jun 2019
      Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

    • Wittenberg University

      Jul 2019 - now
      Assistant Professor of Religion

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Travis Proctor
      Graduate Fellowship Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund May 2012 Three-year non-service fellowship, selected as part of competitive local and national competition. Awards annual stipend for support of graduate training and research.
    • Awarded to Travis Proctor
      Summer Research Grant UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Religious Studies May 2011 Research Grant awarded in support of summer research expenses.
    • Awarded to Travis Proctor
      Teaching Assistantship UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Religious Studies Aug 2010 Teaching Assistantship provided funding in the form of an annual stipend in exchange for assistanting in the instruction of an UNC undergraduate course. Typically responsibilities included assistance in syllabus development, conducting weekly recitation sessions, and coursework grading. Courses-taught included 'Introduction to the New Testament,' 'Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament,' and 'Jesus in Myth, Tradition, and History,'
    • Awarded to Travis Proctor
      Merle Kling Undergraduate Honors Fellowship Washington University Center for the Humanities Aug 2008 Two-year undergraduate research program. Selected as part of University-wide competition. Resources included research funding, academic training, weekly research seminars, and graduate school preparation workshops. The Fellowship cultivated the development of a long-term research project, which culminated in the project's publication in the Fellowship's annual journal publication, Slideshow.
    • Awarded to Travis Proctor
      John R. and Eloise Mountain Wright Scholarship in Arts & Sciences Washington University in St. Louis Aug 2007 Undergraduate scholarship awarded on the basis of academic merit. Received award each academic year from 2007-2008 to 2009-2010.
    • Awarded to Travis Proctor
      Washington University Dean's List Washington University in St. Louis Dec 2006 Honored as part of Dean's List for every semester attended at Washington University, from the years 2006-2010.
    • Awarded to Travis Proctor
      Freshman Leadership Award Tau Kappa Epsilon 2006 Awarded in recognition of community leadership as part of University-wide application process. Included as part of the award was a monetary reward of $500 and recognition at the TKE Freshman Scholarship Dinner.
    • Awarded to Travis Proctor
      University Scholars Program Washington University in St. Louis 2006 Competitive program which guarantees acceptance into selected graduate program for exceptional undergraduate applicants.