Clara Bosak-Schroeder of the Department of the Classics is among U of I six assistant professors that have been recognized as Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) Scholars for their contributions and potential in teaching and research.
The LEAP Award is granted to faculty early in their career based on scholarly productivity and contributions to the educational mission of their departments and the College of LAS. LEAP Scholars retain the title for two years and each scholar receives $5,000 in discretionary research funding for each of those two years.
Bosak-Schroeder earned her doctoral degree in classical studies from the University of Michigan. Her research interests include environmental humanities, environmental history, race and ethnicity, and sex and gender studies. She is also especially interested Greek and Roman historiography and technical literature.
Last year Bosak-Schroeder sent the manuscript for her first book, “Other Natures: Environmental Encounters in Ancient Greek Historiography,” to the University of California Press, which expressed extreme interest in publishing her work after only reviewing two chapters.
In 2017, Bosak-Schroeder secured three separate conference grants, which helped bring visibility to her department, and she has demonstrated innovation and hard work as a teacher, offering to teach in the Grand Challenge Learning Program.