Robert Chidester

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Robert Chidester

Contact Robert Chidester:

Pfleiderer Hall

bchidest@heidelberg.edu

Adjunct Instructor of Political Science

History and Political Science Department

Education

PhD, University of Michigan

MAA, University of Maryland - College Park

BA, Heidelberg College

About

Dr. Chidester is the Archaeology Team Leader at The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. in Maumee, Ohio and has been an Adjunct Instructor of Anthropology at Heidelberg since 2008. He received his PhD in Anthropology and History from the University of Michigan in 2009. He has published several book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles on the topic of community-based public archaeology, as well as encyclopedia articles on U.S. working-class history.

Courses Taught

ANT 200: Cultural Anthropology

Expertise

Anthropology, Historical Archaeology, Urban Archaeology, Public/Applied History

Research Interests

Urban Archaeology of Rust Belt Cities; Community-based Archaeology; Cultural Resource Management

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Michele Castleman

Dr. Castleman notes that one of her favorite things is the intimacy that a small school like Heidelberg can offer.

"I'd taught 'Teaching of Writing' before at another university but had always had more than 20 students in the course. At Heidelberg, there were seven students. I enjoyed being able to check in with each individual in the room and get to know them and check that they understood the expectations for the following meeting."