SUSAN N. JOHNSON-ROEHR
117 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
611 Lorado Taft Drive, MC-621
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(812) 360-4896
sjohns50@illinois.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, Illinois, 2011
Dissertation: “Spatialization of Knowledge and Power at the Astronomical
Observatories of Sawai Jai Singh II, 1721-1743,” Advisor: Panayiota I.
Pyla
Major Field: South Asian Architecture and Postcolonial Theory
Minor Field: Cultural Heritage Management
M.A. History, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1997
M.A. Art History, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1994
B.A. Art History, Western Washington University, Bellingham,
Washington, 1991
B.A. Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1989
PUBLICATIONS
“The
Archaeological Survey of India and Communal Violence in Post-Independence
India,” International Journal of Heritage Studies 2008 14(6):
506-23
BOOK REVIEWS
“Commodification and Spectacle in Architecture,”
book review, PAST, 2009 32: 137-40
“The
Middle Class City: Transforming Space and Time in Philadelphia
1876-1926,” book review, Material Culture, 2007 39(2): 79-82
“William
Henry Jackson: Framing the Frontier,” book review, Annals of Wyoming,
2000 72(2): 40-1
“Thomas
Moran: The Field Sketches, 1856-1923,” book review, Annals of Wyoming
1997 69(3): 45
PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES
“Changing Directions at the Observatories of Sawai Jai Singh II,” paper presented at Society of Architectural Historians
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2011
“John
Flamsteed’s Atlas Coelestis: The Mapping of Imperial
Subjectivity at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1675-1729,” paper
presented at UCLA Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies and
the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Conference “Spaces of the
‘Self’ in Early Modern Culture: Sites of Exteriority,” Los
Angeles, California, December 2007
“Marking
Mughal Time: Power and Politics at the Delhi Astronomical Observatory of Sawai
Jai Singh II, 1721-1743,” paper presented at History of Science Society
Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2007
“Jantar
Mantar: The Disappearing Observatories of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh
II,” paper presented at 36th Annual Conference on South Asia,
Madison, Wisconsin, October 2007
“Vāstu
Vidyā: Vedic Architectural Theory in Postmodern India,” paper
presented at Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians Annual Student
Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 2006
"Sezincote:
The Nabob at Home, 1795-1820," paper presented at Northwest Conference on
British Studies, Portland, Oregon, October 1996
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Visiting Lecturer, (full-time), School of Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2011-present.
Courses taught: ARCH 416 Twentieth-Century American Architecture, ARCH 417 Modern Architecture, ARCH 591.SAC History of Indian Cities, ARCH 591.ASC Architecture and Science
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Design Technology, Ivy Tech State College, Bloomington,
2002-2003. Taught Architectural Design and Drafting, Construction Materials and
Methods, in small class setting (10-15 students each section).
Teaching Assistant, School of Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana, 2006-2007.
Guided two discussion sections in Survey of Western Architecture (20 students
each) on a weekly basis.
Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of History,
University of Oregon,
Eugene, 1995-1997. Guided undergraduate discussion section on selected topics in
Surveys of Western Civilization and World History on a weekly basis.
Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Art History, University of Oregon, Eugene,
1992-1994. Responsible for marking of papers and examinations for Survey of
Western Architecture course.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Art History, University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, 1991-1992. Delivered weekly lecture on selected critical topics as
supplement to larger Survey of Western Art (Ancient to Modern) course.
Teaching
Assistant, Department
of Art History, Western Washington University, Bellingham, 1991. Guided
informal seminars in Introduction to Art Theory (Contemporary) for
approximately 25 students, responsible for marking of papers and exams.
EXTERNAL AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Social
Science Research Council IDRF Book Fellowship,
2012
Fulbright-Hays
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education, 2008-2009
Social
Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellowship,
2008-2009
National
Science Foundation Travel Grant, History of Science Society Annual Meeting,
November, 2007
Foreign
Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, Summer 2007, AY 2007-2008
Critical
Language Scholarship, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, 2006
Victorian
Society of America Summer School Grant, 1997
UNIVERSITY AWARDS AND INTERNAL COMPETITIVE
GRANTS
Scott
Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Graduate College, 2010-2011
Illinois
Program for Research in the Humanities Graduate Fellowship, 2009-2010
Kate
Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship in the Fine Arts, 2009-2010
Graduate
College Dissertation Travel Grant, University of Illinois, 2008
Alan
K. and Leonarda F. Laing Memorial Scholarship Award, School of Architecture,
University of Illinois, 2008
Graduate
College Conference Travel Award, University of Illinois, 2008
Conference
Travel Grant, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of
Illinois, 2007
Natalie
Alpert Prize, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois, for
paper “Marking Time: Power and Politics at the Astronomical Observatory
of Sawai Jai Singh II, 1721-1743,” 2007
Girdhari
Tikku Memorial Prize, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies,
University of Illinois, for paper “Archaeological Survey of India and
Communal Violence in Post-Independence India,” 2007
Graduate
College Conference Travel Award, University of Illinois, 2006
Alan
K. and Leonarda F. Laing Memorial Fellowship in Architecture, School of
Architecture, University of Illinois, 2005-2007
Theodora
Bosanquet Bursary (Travel/Research Grant), 1996
Departmental
Travel/Research Award, Departments of Art History/History, University of
Oregon, 1994, 1996
LANGUAGES
Hindi
and Russian: advanced proficiency
Urdu,
German and French: intermediate proficiency
Italian:
reading knowledge
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Architectural Historians
College Art Association
History of Science Society
Rajasthan Studies Group
OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Judge, National Society of Arts and Letters Emerging Artists
Competition, Bloomington, Indiana Chapter, 2010
Graduate Teaching Certificate, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Illinois, 2007
Design Assistant, Office of Louis Joyner, Architect, Columbus, Indiana, 2004-2005
Design Consultant, Bloomington Restorations, Inc., Bloomington,
Indiana. 2002-2004