1. ABBY
M.
SCHRADER
514
Queen
St
Philadelphia,
PA
19147
(267)
210-­‐7972
abbyschrad@earthlink.net
EDUCATION:
• Ph.D.,
History,
University
of
Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia,
PA
1996
• M.Phil.,
History,
with
distinction,
University
of
Pennyslvania,
Philadelphia,
PA
1992
Russian;
Soviet;
Europe,
1649-­‐1914;
Women’s
History
and
Gender
Studies
• A.B.,
History,
magna
cum
laude,
Columbia
College,
New
York,
NY
1987
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE:
Franklin
&
Marshall
College,
Lancaster,
PA
1996–present
Full
Professor,
Department
of
History
2012-­‐present
Associate
Professor,
Department
of
History
2002–2011
Assistant
Professor,
Department
of
History
1996–2001
List
of
courses
taught
available
upon
request
MAJOR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Classroom
Instruction:
•
Conceptualized
and
taught
courses
in
Russian,
Soviet,
post
Soviet
history;
Modern
European
history;
specialized
seminars
in
gender,
cultural,
and
Russian
studies
•
Designed
multi-­‐media
modules
and
organized
on-­‐site
visits
to
make
remote
subjects
accessible
to
students
•
Arranged
individualized
learning
experiences,
including
tutorials,
guided-­‐readings,
and
independent
studies
•
Collaborated
with
departmental
colleagues
to
revise
major
and
minor
curriculum
to
improve
academic
rigor
•
Developed
assessment
tool
to
authentically
gauge
student
learning
and
fuel
ongoing
curricular
improvements
•
Conceived
and
taught
Historical
Methodology
course
that
serves
as
a
common
experience
for
majors
and
minors
•
Collaborated
with
colleagues
in
other
departments
on
cross-­‐curricular
and
interdisciplinary
course
offerings
•
Designed
General
Education
seminars
to
develop
first-­‐year
students’
critical
thinking
skills
and
capacity
to
analyze,
evaluate,
synthesize,
and
present
data
in
written
and
oral
form
Professional
Development:
•
Participated
in
ongoing
writing-­‐across-­‐the-­‐curriculum
workshops
to
remain
current
with
best
practices
•
Developed
teaching
manual
for
writing
across
the
curriculum
•
Partook
in
Blended
Learning
and
Teaching
Technology
workshops
to
explore
recent
trends
in
using
technology
to
enhance
the
academic
experience
and
prepare
students
to
navigate
a
networked
world
Mentoring:
•
Served
as
primary
advisor
to
history
majors
and
minors
•
Advised
students
seeking
off-­‐campus
learning
experiences,
including
study
abroad
•
Assisted
students
in
locating
and
applying
for
post-­‐graduate
academic,
internship,
fellowship,
and
employment
•
Fostered
ongoing
mentoring
relationships
with
alumni
ADMINISTRTIVE
AND
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
Franklin
&
Marshall
College,
Lancaster,
PA
1996–present
• Administrative
and
Academic
Positions
Chair,
Special
Studies
Program
2012–2014

2. Abby
Schrader
2
Chair,
Department
of
History
2004–2007
• Interdepartmental
and
Cross-­‐-­‐-­‐Curricular
Leadership
Positions
Assessment
Fellow
2013–2014
Convener,
Working
Group
on
Language
Requirement
2011–2012
Board
of
Trustees
Committee
on
Civic
Engagement
2007–2009
Board
of
Trustees
Committee
on
Campus
Life
2002–2005
Elected
Faculty
Representative,
Faculty
Council
1997–1999
• Committee
Service
Curriculum
Subcommittee,
Educational
Policy
Committee
2011–2014
Fair
Practices
Committee
2009–2014
Women’s
Studies
Program
Committee
1996–2000
MAJOR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Strategic
Planning:
• Guided
multi-­‐year
curricular
reform
and
growth
in
two
academic
departments
• Convened
working-­‐groups
to
examine
policies
related
to
globalization;
gender/sexual
discrimination
on
campus;
engagement
with
Lancaster
through
community-­‐based
learning
and
student
volunteer
and
internship
programs;
enhancing
student
writing;
and
language
study
• Composed
and
presented
reports;
evaluated
outside
programs
to
identify
best
practices
Leadership:
• Directed
day-­‐to-­‐day
operations
of
academic
department
and
program
• Supervised
staff
composed
of
professionals,
administrators,
and
student
workers
• Coordinated
all
aspects
of
national
searches
for
new
faculty
and
professional
hires
• Provided
ongoing
mentorship
of
junior
faculty
from
hiring
through
tenure
process
• Conducted
regular
performance
evaluations
for
faculty
and
professional
staff
Fiscal
Oversight:
• Developed,
managed,
and
reported
on
annual
budget
for
three
programs
• Obtained
funding
for
visiting
lecturers
and
scholars
• Managed
recruitment
and
grant
budgets
Research,
Analysis,
and
Communication:
• Proven
track
record
in
design
and
implementation
of
research
projects
• Attainment
of
competitive
grants
funded
by
nationally-­‐-­‐-­‐acclaimed
foundations
• Demonstrated
publication
record
• Website
enhancement
and
active
engagement
in
the
world
of
social
media
• Polished
professional
speaker
comfortable
presenting
to
large
and
small
audiences
and
facilitating
collaborative
workshops
Collaboration:
• Leadership
of
and
participation
in
committees
comprised
of
faculty,
administrators,
and
students
• Worked
productively
with
chairs
of
programs
and
administrators
to
shape
and
implement
policies
• Coordinated
development,
implementation,
and
revision
of
organic
assessment
tools
of
13
departments
across
three
divisions
of
the
College
• Worked
with
senior
officers
to
assessment
narrative
for
Middle
States
Association
of
Colleges
and
Schools
VOLUNTEER
AND
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
EXPERIENCE:
• Friends
Select
School,
Philadelphia,
PA,
Member,
Strategic
Planning
Steering
Committee
2014-­‐2015

3. Abby
Schrader
3
Co-­‐Vice
President,
Parent
Association
2013–present
Parent
Volunteer/Ambassador
2011–present
Member,
Lesbian,
Gay,
Bisexual,
and
Transgender
Affinity
Group,
Parent
Association
2011–2012
• Central
Philadelphia
Monthly
Meeting,
Philadelphia,
PA
Nominating
Committee
Member
2012–present
Education
Committee
Member
2011–present
• The
Ohio
State
University
Conference
Center,
"Peopling
the
Periphery:
Russian
Settlers
in
Eurasia,”
Columbus,
Ohio
Conference
Coordinator,
Editor
of
Conference
Proceedings
2000–2001
• Columbia
University
Alumni
Recruitment
Committee
1996–present
• University
of
Pennsylvania,
Graduate
&
Professional
Student
Assembly,
Philadelphia,
PA
Vice–Chair
for
Student
Affairs
1992–1993
• Clara
Bell
Duvall
Reproductive
Freedom
Project,
ACLU
of
PA,
Philadelphia,
PA
Fellow
1990–1992
• University
of
Pennsylvania,
Graduate
Women’s
Research
Colloquium,
Philadelphia,
PA
Founder
and
Coordinator
1990–1992
• University
of
Pennsylvania,
Seventh
Annual
National
Graduate
Women's
Studies
Conference,
Philadelphia,
PA
Coordinator
1989–1990
MAJOR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Community
Building
and
Strategic
Planning:
• Work
closely
with
school
stakeholders
to
construct
surveys;
collect
and
analyze
data;
design
and
plan
conference;
evaluate
and
confirm
strategic
priorities;
and
establish
vision
and
goals
for
school
moving
forward
• Cultivate
community
ties
to
enhance
professional
and
institutional
quality
of
life
• Serve
as
liaison
between
new
and
established
community
members
• Organize,
and
oversee
implementation
of
events
and
conduct
of
outreach
• Strategic
planning
designed
to
foster
greater
community
participation
in
institutional
life
• Initiate
mission–appropriate
and
innovative
programming
to
increase
synergy
among
various
constituencies
in
K–12
Quaker
school
and
liaison
with
broader
community
• Outreach
to
at–risk
youth
in
economically
precarious
communities
to
develop
peer–education
around
reproductive
and
sexual
health
issues
Conference
and
Workshop
Coordination:
• Secured
sponsorship
for
organizations
and
conferences
via
grants
and
direct
appeal
• Managed
all
aspects
of
planning
and
organization
of
conference
and
workshop
coordination,
including
supervision
vendors
and
outside
contractors
to
ensure
smooth
implementation
Promotion
of
Environment
of
Inclusivity:
• Coordinate
and
work
closely
with
parents,
faculty,
administration,
and
diversity
organizations
to
initiate,
plan,
and
implement
all–school
events
around
issues
of
sexuality,
gender,
and
multi–cultural
diversity
Commitment
to
Quaker
Process
and
Principles:
• Take
active
responsibility
for
the
care
and
workings
of
the
Monthly
Meeting
and
K–12
Quaker
educational
institution
by
participating
in
committee
work,
community
endeavors,
and
social
service.
SELECT
AWARDS
AND
FELLOWSHIPS:
•
Heldt
Prize
for
Best
Article
in
Slavic/Eastern
European/Eurasian
Women’s
Studies,
for
“Unruly
Felons
and
Civilizing
Wives:
Cultivating
Marriage
in
the
Siberian
Exile
System,
1822–1860,”
published
in
Slavic
Review,
66:2,
(2007):
230-­‐256
2008

4. Abby
Schrader
4
•
Columbia
College
Women
Alumna
Achievement
Award
2004
•
Fulbright-­‐Hays
Faculty
Research
Abroad
Grant
2003
•
National
Endowment
for
the
Humanities
Fellowship
2002
•
International
Research
and
Exchanges
Board
Short-­‐Term
Research
Grant
2001
•
Social
Science
Research
Council
Eurasia
Program
Post-­‐Doctoral
Grant,
2000
•
National
Endowment
for
the
Humanities
Summer
Stipend,
1998
SELECT
PUBLICATIONS:
•
“Sex
and
the
City:
Commerce,
Commodification,
and
Consumption
Along
Nevsky
Prospekt,
1835-­‐1869,”
submitted
for
publication
to
Kritika:
Explorations
in
Russian
and
Eurasian
History,
2012.
Under
Revision.
•
Peopling
the
Russian
Periphery:
Borderland
Colonization
in
Eurasian
History.
(Basees/Routledge
Series
on
Russian
and
East
European
Studies).
New
York:
Routledge,
2007.
Collection
edited
with
Nicholas
Breyfogle
and
Willard
Sunderland.
•
“Unruly
Felons
and
Civilizing
Wives:
Cultivating
Marriage
in
the
Siberian
Exile
System,
1822-­‐1860,”
Slavic
Review,
66:2,
(2007):
230-­‐256.
•
“Spectacles
of
Subversion:
Sexualized
Scenarios,
Gendered
Discourses,
and
Social
Breakdown
in
Nineteenth-­‐
Century
Russia,”
in
Setting
a
New
Course
in
Russian
History.
Essays
in
Honor
of
Alfred
J.
Rieber,
ed.
Marsha
Siefert,
Budapest:
Central
European
University
Press
(2003):
31-­‐50
•
The
Languages
of
the
Lash:
Corporal
Punishment
and
Identity
in
Imperial
Russia.
Dekalb,
Illinois:
Northern
Illinois
University
Press,
2002.
•
"Branding
the
Other/Tattooing
the
Self:
Bodily
Inscription
Among
Convicts
in
Russia
and
the
Soviet
Union,"
in
Written
on
the
Body:
the
Tattoo
in
European
and
American
History,
ed.
Jane
Caplan.
London:
Reaktion
Press
(1999):
174-­‐192.
American
imprint
published
by
Princeton
University
Press
(2000):
174-­‐192
•
"Branding
the
Exile
as
Other:
Corporal
Punishment
and
the
Construction
of
Boundaries
in
Mid
Nineteenth–
Century
Russia,"
in
Russian
Modernity:
History,
Languages,
Practices,
ed.
Yanni
Kotsonis
and
David
Hoffmann.
London/New
York:
Macmillan/St.
Martin's
Press
(2000),
pp.
19-­‐40.
•
“Containing
the
Spectacle
of
Punishment:
The
Russian
Autocracy
and
the
Abolition
of
the
Knout,
1817–
1845.”
Slavic
Review,
56:4,
(1997):
613-­‐644.
FOREIGN
LANGUAGES:
•
Russian—Near–native
fluency
•
French—Strong
reading
knowledge
•
Hebrew—Reading
fluency,
proficient
speaking
ability