Shane Costello Brandon
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Education
M.A. CLASSICAL ART AND ARCHAEOLGY UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER 5/18
GPA 3.97
POST-BAC CLASSICS CERTIFICATE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 6/16
B.A. HISTORY UNIVERISTY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE 6/15
Summa cum Laude, GPA 3.92
Teaching Experience
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER 8/16-5/18
Taught 2 discussion sections for Greek Myth and Mythology.
Taught 2 discussion sections for Roman History and Civilization.
Taught 2 discussion sections for Roman Art and Archaeology.
Designed, planned, and delivered lessons on assigned topics related to but separate from lecture.
Graded all quizzes, exams, and essays for 60-80 students per semester.
Provided office hours to support students individually.
Participated in the Graduate Student Teaching Program’s diversity training.
Tutoring Experience
TUTORING MENTOR FULLERTON COLLEGE 7/20-CURRENT
Lead seminars for tutors’ professional development.
Reviewed tutors’ lesson plans and adjusted for content and organization.
EMBEDDED TUTOR FULLERTON COLLEGE 7/19-CURRENT
Supported instruction during History 170F.
Planned and facilitated out-of-class tutoring sessions to support writing and reading skills.
EMBEDDED TUTOR, DUAL ENROLLMENT ANAHEIM HIGH 7/19-CURRENT
Supported instruction during Ethnic Studies 150.
Assisted students with writing mechanics, organization, textual style.
Additional Educational Experience
REASEARCH ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER 8/18-2/19
Provided content feedback on archaeological articles for Professor Sarah James
Edited archaeological articles for Professor Sarah James to prepare for publication.
GRADUATE ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER 1/18-5/18
Graded exams for History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATOR GABII AND SIKYON PROJECTS 6/17-8/17
Worked in trench teams to cooperatively excavate finds.
Cleaned and maintained stratigraphic contexts for ease of use and analysis.
Recorded, catalogued, and analyzed data from stratigraphic contexts.
Adapted quickly to training in multiple forms of excavation and data recording technology to work effectively with more seasoned excavators.
Relevant Experience
ASSISTANT MANAGER BOWHAUS DOG DAYCARE AND BOARDING 7/18-5/19
Supervised shifts of 8 staff members and 100+ dogs daily.
Designed policies to better manage team and effectively care for dogs during busy holidays.
Served as primary customer service representative for the business.
CAMPAIGN CANVASER SHARON QUIRK-SILVA FOR ASSEMBLY 4/16-8/16
Canvased precincts to ask voters about their concerns and desires for better government.
Communicated with residents from diverse cultural and political backgrounds.
Presentations
“The Enemy of My Enemy is Me: Heroes, Otherness, and Identity in Painted Amazonomachies,” Classical Association of the Middle West and South Annual Conference, Albequerque, 2018
“Savage Beasts and Bloodstained Teeth: Bestial Imagery in Cattulan Invective,” CU Boulder Graduate Student Colloquium, 2017
Awards and Honors
Dilts – Swartz Fellowship in Archaeology, 2016
Academic Excellence Award for Outstanding Student in History, 2014
Dean’s List Fall, Winter, Spring 2011-13, Fall, Spring 2014, Winter, Spring 2015
Chancellor’s List, 2012-14
Academic Distinction Award, 2013-14
Skills
Experience using Canvas Learning Management System to support student learning.
Knowledge of Greek and Latin.