Curriculum Vitae                                    CV.pdf
 
Kathy Barrett Dawson, Ph.D.
Religious Studies Program
East Carolina University
325 C Austin Building
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Greenville, NC 27858-4353
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Email: kathy@kathybarrettdawson.org
Email: dawsonka15@ecu.edu
                      

EDUCATION

Ph.D.      Graduate Program in Religion, Duke University, Durham, NC                

              Dissertation: Reading Galatians as Rhetorical Parody: Paul’s Reinterpretation of
                                Scriptural Demands for Obedience to the Law and the Implications
                                for Understanding Faithfulness and Apostasy

              Dissertation Advisor: Richard B. Hays
              Committee Members: Mark Goodacre, Melvin Peters, Zlatko Plese
              Major field: New Testament
              Minor fields: Second Temple Judaism, History of Biblical Interpretation
   
Th.M.       Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC                           
   
M.Div.BL.  Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX          
   
B.A.         Mercer University in Atlanta, Atlanta, GA    
               Summa Cum Laude
               Majors: Religion, History
               Received Deparmental Award in Religion


TEACHING PROFICIENCIES & RESEARCH INTERESTS

New Testament: Pauline Epistles, Greco-Roman Rhetoric and the New Testament,
      Nascent Christianity in the Greco-Roman World, Women in the New Testament,
      Gospels, Use of the Hebrew Bible in the New Testament, Intertestamental Literature
      and the New Testament, Parting of the Ways Between Judaism and Christianity,
      History of Biblical and Pauline Interpretation, Pauline Theology, Greek,
      Introduction to the New Testament, the Synoptic Problem

Hebrew Bible: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Prophetic Literature,
     Women in the Hebrew Bible

Second Temple Judaism: Second Temple Jewish History, Josephus, Philo, the Pharisees,
     Apocryphal and Pseudepigraphal Writings, Women in Second Temple Jewish Literature,
     Diaspora Judaism

Religious Studies: Theory and Method in the Study of Religion, Introduction to World Religions,
     Greco-Roman Religions, Abrahamic Religions, World Religions and Contemporary Issues,
     Women and Religion, Religion and Film, Postcolonial Interpretations of Religious Texts,
     Religion and Disability Studies


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    East Carolina University
          Instructor of Record     Rel 1000 Introduction to Religious Studies
          Instructor of Record     Rel 1690 World Religions


    Duke University
          Instructor of Record     Rel 108 Life and Letters of Paul
          Instructor of Record     Rel 102 The New Testament

    Duke Divinity School
          Instructor of Record     New Test 103 Hellenistic Greek I
          Instructor of Record     New Test 104 Hellenistic Greek II

    Duke Divinity School
          Preceptor/TA           Introduction to New Testament Interpretation
          Preceptor/TA           Church History: Early & Medieval
          Preceptor/TA           Introduction to Old Testament Interpretation


PUBLICATIONS

     "Sanhedrin." In Routledge Dictionary of Ancient Mediterranean Religions.
      Edited by Eric Orlin et al. New York/London: Routledge, 2016.

     "Aristeas, Letter of." In Routledge Dictionary of Ancient Mediterranean Religions.
      Edited by Eric Orlin et al. New York/London: Routledge, 2016.

     "Fiscus Judaicus." In Routledge Dictionary of Ancient Mediterranean Religions.
      Edited by Eric Orlin et al. New York/London: Routledge, 2016.

     "Aquila of Sinope." In Routledge Dictionary of Ancient Mediterranean Religions.
      Edited by Eric Orlin et al. New York/London: Routledge, 2016.

     Book Review: Jason von Ehrenkrook, Sculpting Idolatry in Flavian Rome: (An)Iconic Rhetoric
     in the Writings of Flavius Josephus (Early Judaism and Its Literature 33; Atlanta: Society of
     Biblical Literature, 2011), Journal of the American Oriental Society, 135.2: 373-74.

     Article: "Dying for the Law and Dying to the Law: 2 Maccabees and Gal 1:13-2:21."
     Presently being revised in accordance with suggestions made in a previous peer-review
     process .


UPCOMING CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

    "Matthew's Authoritative Jesus: Reading Matthew 15 through a Deuteronomic Lens."
      New Testament Section, AAR/SBL/ASOR Southeastern Regional Meeting,
     Atlanta, GA. March 2016.
     

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

    "Making a Greek, Syro-Phoenician Woman a Canaanite: Matthean Alterations
     of Mark 7:24-30 and Deuteronomistic History." Synoptic Gospels Section,
     Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. November 2015.
   
    "Demon Possession, a Canaanite Woman, and the Kingdom of God."
     New Testament Section, AAR/SBL/ASOR Southeastern Regional Meeting,
     Nashville, TN. March 2015.

    "The Covenant Renewal Ceremony of LXX 2 Esd 19-20, Atonement, and the
     Exclusion of Christian Gentiles." Early Jewish Christian Relations Section,
     Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. November 2014.

    "The Importance of LXX Isa 53:12 in Determining the Heirs' Location in the
     Allegory of Sarah and Hagar (Gal 4:21-31)." New Testament Section,
     AAR/SBL/ASOR Southeastern Regional Meeting, Atlanta, GA. March 2014.

    "The Incestuous Man of 1 Corinthians 5, LXX Banishment Texts, and Eating with
     Sinners." Invited Paper for The Systematic Transformation and Interweaving
     of Scripture in 1 Corinthians Seminar, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting,
     Chicago, IL. November 2012.

    "Is Paul Reshaping the Martyrological Tradition of 2 Maccabees in Gal 1:13-2:21 in
     Order to Present a New Paradigm of a Faithful Follower of God?" Function of
     Apocryphal and Pseudepigraphal Writings in Early Judaism and Christianity Section,
     Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. November 2012.

    "Does Josephus Describe a Deuteronomic View of History in Antiquities?"
     Josephus Group, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
     November 2011.

    "Did Paul Really Ask the Galatians If They Had Been Bewitched?: An Alternative
     Translation of Gal. 3:1 in Light of Rhetorical ἐνάργεια." New Testament Section,
     AAR/SBL/ASOR Southeastern Regional Meeting, Louisville, KY. March 2011.

     Invited Panelist Presentation for Student Advisory Group Session:
    "Getting a PhD: From Application to Dissertation." Society of Biblical Literature
     Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. November 2010.

    "Intertextuality and Mimetic Reversal in Galatians 1-2: Pauline Autobiography and the
     Inclusion of the Gentiles." Biblical Criticism and Literary Criticism Section,
     Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. November 2009.

    "Reading Gal 4:12-20 as Rhetorical Parody: Paul’s Reinterpretation of Pentateuchal
     Demands for Obedience to the Law." Rhetoric and the New Testament Section,
     Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. November 2006.

    "Reading Gal 4:12-20 as Polemical Parody: Paul’s Reinterpretation of Pentateuchal
     Demands for Obedience to the Law." Pauline Epistles Section, Society of
     Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. November 2006.


PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

    Co-Chair, New Testament Section, Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion
    (Society of Biblical Literature, Southeastern Region), 2015-2017.

    Member of Steering Committee, New Testament Section, Southeastern Commission for
    the Study of Religion (Society of Biblical Literature, Southeastern Region), 2014-present.


AWARDS

      Duke Graduate Conference Travel Fellowship, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010,
      Fall 2009, Fall 2006


LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

    Teaching: Greek
    Reading:  Hebrew, Latin, German, French


PROFESSIONAL/TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

Semester-Long Workshops and Courses

Graduate School Workshop: Instructional Uses of Technology, Spring 2007
     Semester-long course designed to educate graduate student instructors on ways to
     incorporate technology (e.g., online conversation threads, blogs, Personal Response
     Systems, and iPods) in their teaching.

Duke Graduate Program in Religion Course: Teaching in Religion, Spring 2006
     The course was the culmination of a four-semester process in which graduate students
     participated in at least eight Teaching and Learning Sessions in preparation for teaching
     an introductory course in World Religions. Each session was devoted to a major religious
     tradition and was led by faculty members, from within and beyond Duke University,
     specializing in that tradition.

Wabash Grant Seminar: Pedagogy and Race, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006
     The year-long seminar focused on the need for instructors to be aware of racial,
     cultural, and ethnic diversity among their students and provided
     suggestions and strategies to promote equal learning opportunities for a diverse
     student body.

Graduate School Workshop: Pathways to the Professoriate, Fall 2004
     The semester-long workshop dealt with syllabus development, the importance of
     clear learning objectives, the need to vary assignments to accommodate different
     styles among students, and tips on effective teaching methods.

Single Session Workshops

Duke Workshop: Flipped Classrooms - Engage Students by Flipping Your Class, Spring 2013
     The session presented the theoretical basis of flipped classrooms, statistical learning
     results comparing flipped and traditional courses, tips for focusing class time on high-level
     cognitive activities, and references for additional resources.

Duke Workshop: Backing up and Migrating Blackboard Content to Sakai, Spring 2012
     The session compared Bb technology with the newly acquired Sakai and provided
     tips for transferring course content from one system to another.

Duke Workshop: Introduction to Sakai for Teaching, Fall 2011
     The session taught instructors the basics of Sakai technology in comparison to Bb.


MEMBERSHIP IN LEARNED SOCIETIES

    Society of Biblical Literature
    American Academy of Religion


REFERENCES
    Richard B. Hays
    Mark Goodacre
    Melvin Peters