Teaching
- From 1996 to 1999, Schrader taught the screenwriting Master's Thesis class at the University of Southern California.
- From 1999 to 2003, Schrader taught at Chapman University where he was an associate professor of film.
- From 2003 until his death, Schrader was Senior Filmmaker-in-Residence at the American Film Institute where he chaired the Screenwriting Department and taught graduate screenwriting.
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