We are happy to announce that Peter Miller and Andrea Scardina have both received the University of Iowa Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award! This award is quite an honor since the nominations stem directly from mentoring faculty and from letters of recommendation written by students from their classes.
Congratulations Peter and Andrea on this well-deserved award!
Peter Miller is a fourth-year PhD candidate studying Late Antique religions of the Eastern Mediterranean, pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities. His primary research interest is monastic communities in the Syriac tradition during the decline of Roman control of Syria and the rise of Islam. Peter's adviser is Dr. Paul Dilley. Dr. Dilley writes this about Peter: "Peter Miller is pursuing simultaneous doctorates in Religious Studies and Classics, as well as the graduate certificate in Digital Humanities, bringing an impressive set of tools to the study of early Christianity in the Middle East. He has been an extremely successful and popular TA for two key courses in Religious Studies: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and Religions in a Global Context."
Andrea Scardina is a third-year PhD student studying religions of the Roman Empire, has a Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities, and is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Informatics. Andrea's adviser is Paul Dilley, who shared: “Andrea Scardina is an outstanding researcher and teacher with significant experience as a community college instructor before starting the doctoral program in Religious Studies at Iowa. She has brought her talent for explaining key issues in ancient and modern religions to courses in rhetoric, and is drawing on her work towards the Informatics certificate to develop innovative strategies for online pedagogy.”