Victoria Harms

Victoria Harms is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of History at Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. She specializes in post-1945 European history and transatlantic Cold War studies, with research focusing on intellectual, social, political, and cultural dimensions of historical events.

Education:

• PhD, University of Pittsburgh (2015)
• MA, Central European University, Budapest
• BA, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)

Her research examines Cold War dynamics, racial politics in historical contexts, and democratic transitions, with particular focus on community-engaged scholarship. She partners with Baltimore institutions like the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and local schools to connect academic work with public history initiatives.

Awarded the Alan G. Penczek Faculty Award for community-engaged teaching and a Fulbright Fellowship, she has secured funding from the Center for Social Concern, Billie Holiday Center, and German Embassy for collaborative projects on social justice and historical memory.