MATTHEW P.

VIERON
620 Peachtree Street NE #1206 mvieron@gmail.com
Atlanta GA 30308 (601) 668-9312

EDUCATION
Ph.D. Classics University of Wisconsin Madison 2013
M.A. Classics University of Wisconsin Madison 2008
B.A. Classical Studies Millsaps College, Jackson MS 2006

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
The Galloway School
Latin I, II, III, IV, and V Fall 2014-Present

Georgia State University, Instructor

Latin
Introductory Latin I: Wheelocks Latin Spring 2014

Varsity Tutors Atlanta, LLC.

Greek and Latin
Private In-home Latin and Greek Tutoring Fall 2013-Spring 2015

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Teaching Assistant

Latin (Instructor of Record)
Introductory Latin I: Mckeowns Classical Latin Fall 2006, Fall 2007
Introductory Latin II: Mckeowns Classical Latin Spring 2007
Intermediate Classical Latin III: Jones Reading Ovid Fall 2009, Fall 2011
Classics
Roman Civilization: A Writing Intensive Course Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012
Classical Mythology and Greek Tragedy Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Summer 2009
Integrated Liberal Studies
Foundations of a Liberal Education: Freshman Seminar Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012
Western Civilization: Greek and Roman Art and Literature Fall 2008, Fall 2010
Critical Thought and Expression Spring 2013

AWARDS AND HONORS

Teaching
L&S University Teaching Fellow Award
University of Wisconsin-Madison, L&S Instructional Committee Fall 2010
Honored Instructor Award
University of Wisconsin-Madison, University Housing Fall 2006, Fall 2009, Spring 2010
Nomination for University Teaching Fellows Award
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Classics Spring 2007
Academic
University Dissertator Fellowship
University of Wisconsin-Madison Fall 2012
Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies
CAMWS: The Classical Association of the Middle West & South Spring 2009, Spring 2012
Nomination for the Annual Prize for Best Pre-Ph.D. Oral Paper
Womens Classical Caucus Spring 2009
Magnolia Coullet Senior Classics Award: Highest Excellence in Classics
Millsaps College, Department of Classics Spring 2006
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Guest Lectures and Workshops
How to Read Virgils Aeneid in its Historical and Literary Context. Spring 2009, 2012
Roman Civilization Guest Lecturer, UW-Madison
Social Narratives in Catullus: The Erotics of Friendship. Spring 2012
Lyric Poetry Seminar Guest Instructor, UW-Madison
Who is Catullus? In Between Biography and Persona. Fall 2010
Western Civilization Guest Lecturer, UW-Madison
"Classics and Film Studies: From Homer to Oliver Stone." Fall 2010
Pillinger Talk, UW-Madison
Theories of Myth Interpretation. Spring 2010
Classical Mythology Guest Lecturer, UW-Madison
Learn to Read Ancient Greek in 30 Minutes! Spring 2009, Fall 2009, 2010
World Languages Day, UW-Madison
Time Management in Graduate School: The Clockwork Muse Revisited. Fall 2010
L&S Workshops for Incoming Graduate Students, UW-Madison
Contextualizing Mechanisms of Metamorphosis in Statius Achilleid. March 2009
Pillinger Talk, UW-Madison
Best Teaching Assistant Practices. Fall 2008
Classics Teaching Assistants Workshop. Fall 2007
What to do with a Classics Major. Spring 2007

Research Presentations (Classics and Film Studies)

Satiric Elements and the Theory of Multiple Explanations in Lucretius Didactic Poetry. April 2013
CAMWS Annual Meeting, Iowa City IA
Reading Atomic Intertextuality in Lucretius De Rerum Natura. Jan. 2013
APA Annual Meeting, Seattle WA
A Narratological Analysis of Thucydides 3.113: Paradigmatic Possibilities. Fall 2010
CAMWS Southern Section Annual Meeting, Richmond VA
Oliver Stones Olympias: Alexanders Mother Complex. Fall 2010
Film & History Conference: Love in Film, Television and History, Milwaukee WI
Mechanisms for a Gender Transformation in Statius Achilleid. April 2009
CAMWS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis MN
Androgyny in Ovids Metamorphosis: A Pleasant Contradiction. March 2006
Associated Colleges of the South: Gender Studies Conference, Centenary LA
Socrates as a Trickster Figure: A Philological and Mythological Approach. March 2006
Sunoikisis Research Symposium in Classics, Jackson MS

ADADEMIC SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT

The Galloway School, Atlanta GA
Upper Learning Varsity Golf Coach Spring 2017
Grade Level Retreat Leader for all four grades Fall 2016-2017
Mock Trial Coach Fall 2014-Present
Professional Development Coordinator Fall 2014-Present
Parking Lot Carpool Traffic Director Fall 2014-Present
Spectrum Faculty Sponsor Fall 2015-Spring 2016
Super Smash Brothers Faculty Sponsor Fall 2014-Present
Greece Trip Study Abroad Chaperone 2016-Present
SEED Leader Training and Seminar Leading Summer 2015
Thespian Conference Chaperone 2015, 2016, 2017

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Language Advising for Incoming Freshmen at Student Orientation Summer 2012
Panel Moderator and Mentor for U.W. Undergraduate Research Symposium Spring 2011, Spring 2012