Darby Vickers, Ph.D.

Academic Leadership

  • Archaeology and the Epistemology of Conspiracy Theories Conference (co-organizers: Taylor Dunn, Gianluca Ciullo; Faculty Mentor/PI: Professor Sven Bernecker)
    • Humanities Commons Graduate Collaborative Conference Grant ($2000 awarded)
    • University of California Humanities Research Institute Conference Grant ($5000 awarded)
    • Illuminations Project Grant ($3000 awarded)
  • Graduate Student Representative to the Department of Philosophy Colloquium Committee, UCI (2017-2018)
  • Reading Group Leader:
    • Reading Group Leader: UCI ΗΣΦ reading group in Homeric Greek (2013-2014)
    • Kierkegaard Reading Group: co-creator/co-leader, UCI (2014)
    • “Being and Conference: a Heidegger Study Group,” Creator/Leader, Reed College (2009-10)
    • Ancient Civilizations Dorm, Activities Coordinator, Reed College (2007-2008)

Academic Mentorship

  • Worked as a peer mentor for incoming international graduate students through Graduate Interconnect
    • Peer Mentor 2017 (Spring-Fall)
    • Senior Peer Mentor 2019 (Spring-Fall)
  • TH!NK (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
  • Completed and received a certificate from the Mentoring Excellence Program at UCI (Spring 2017)
  • Project Eye-to-Eye (2009-2010) through Reed College, Portland, OR

Public Speaking Awards and Training