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Julie Orlemanski is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. She holds a Ph.D. and MA from Harvard University (2010) and a BA from the University of Georgia (2004). Her scholarly work bridges late medieval literature with contemporary theoretical debates in literary criticism, the history of science, and the philosophy of fictionality. Harvard University - Ph.D. and MA (2010) University of Georgia - BA (2004) Her research focuses on medieval medical discourse, the poetics of literary personhood, and the historiography of fiction. She is currently completing Making Literary Persons: A Poetics of Voice in Chaucer , which explores Chaucerian narratology, and developing a book on Bernard of Clairvaux's Sermons on the Song of Songs , considering how medieval writing virtualized embodied speech. Her 2019 monograph Symptomatic Subjects examines medical causation in pre-modern literature. Julie serves as Book-Review Editor for Exemplaria: Medieval, Early Modern, Theory (2025–) and has edited special issues on trans-regional medieval studies. Her recent publications analyze medieval fictionality, personification, and the ethical stakes of literary voice. She has presented at the English Institute Annual Conference and organized graduate research symposia.

• Medieval Literature
• Medical Humanities
• History of Science
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Elizabeth Archibald is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh's Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. She specializes in medieval European cultural and intellectual history, particularly focusing on education, literacy, and the history of the book. Her research bridges academic scholarship with public engagement through her blog 'Ask the Past' and popular book of historical advice. PhD in History from Yale University Visiting Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University (2010–2016) Her research interests include Carolingian educational networks, medieval pedagogical methods, women's book ownership in early modern Europe, and the reception of classical texts. She has published widely on topics such as medieval schoolbooks, dialogue-based teaching, and the modern perception of medieval history. Dr. Archibald has received awards including the Beinecke Library Fellowship and Yale Dissertation Fellowship. Her work appears in journals like Journal of Medieval Latin and edited volumes such as Learning Latin and Greek from Antiquity to the Present Day . Organized international conferences and academic workshops Contributed to digital humanities projects analyzing medieval manuscripts Curated exhibitions on medieval book history

• Medieval European History
• History of Education
• Medieval Literacy and Book Culture
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Daniela Mairhofer is an Associate Professor of Classics at Princeton University, specializing in Latin language and literature across periods, with a focus on Late and Medieval Latin. Her research spans textual transmission, paleography, codicology, palimpsest studies, and the reception of classics in the Latin West. Education: Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in Classics from the University of Innsbruck, trained as a manuscript expert. Her current project involves a critical edition and monograph Totum Nihil (under contract with Oxford University Press) on a newly uncovered 13th-century Latin poem. She has published extensively on medieval manuscripts, including works on Würzburg, Mainz Charterhouse, and St. Catherine’s palimpsests. Her publications highlight interdisciplinary intersections between Classics, Medieval Studies, and Digital Humanities. She founded the Princeton Paleography Lab (PPLab) and contributes to cross-disciplinary programs at the Humanities Council. Scientific Award: 2024–25 Old Dominion Research Professor. Her teaching includes Latin paleography, classical reception, and the history of the book. She supervises undergraduate and graduate students and collaborates on projects analyzing Latin texts’ material and intellectual contexts. Labs/Teams: Founder and director of the Princeton Paleography Lab (PPLab), fostering manuscript studies and interdisciplinary research.

• Latin Language and Literature
• Late and Medieval Latin
• Textual Transmission and Criticism
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Sean L. Field is a Professor of History at the University of Vermont's College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in Medieval Europe with particular focus on religious movements, royal dynasties, and women's roles in medieval society. He holds prestigious fellowships from the Medieval Academy of America and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and has been a Fulbright Fellow and UVM University Scholar. His research bridges historiography, hagiography, and textual analysis, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to medieval political theology and gender studies. Field earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern University (2002) after completing a B.A. at the University of Michigan (1992) and M.A. at Northwestern (1997). His career includes residential fellowships at the Camargo Foundation (France) and the National Humanities Center (North Carolina). Notable works include A Female Apostle in Medieval Italy (2022) and translations of Rigord’s Gesta Philippi Augusti (2022) and Jean Gerson’s tract on Joan of Arc (2012). He is especially recognized for his 2023 translation of Jacques Dalarun’s To Govern is to Serve , exploring medieval democracy. His research interests center on the intersections of royal power, religious institutions, and women’s contributions to medieval intellectual and spiritual life. Key themes include the Capetian dynasty’s engagement with sanctity, the circulation of vernacular religious texts, and the dynamics of medieval heresy trials. Field has contributed 16 authored or edited books and over 50 articles, frequently addressing marginalized voices like beguines and female mystics. Awarded the CARA Excellence in Teaching Award (Medieval Academy of America), Field emphasizes pedagogical innovation while maintaining rigorous scholarly output. His work often involves recovering overlooked sources, such as unpublished prefaces to hagiographies or royal chronicles, to reconstruct nuanced historical narratives.

• Medieval History
• Medieval Europe
• Religious Movements
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Charles Brittain is a Professor of Classics and Philosophy at Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Specializing in ancient philosophy, his work spans Hellenistic philosophy, Cicero, Augustine, and the Platonic tradition from Plato to Simplicius. Departmental Affiliations: Classics, Philosophy, Medieval Studies Program, Religious Studies Program His research focuses on Hellenistic epistemology and ethics , the Academic Sceptics , Stoic theories of attention , and the Platonic influence on Augustine . The 2025 article on Simplicius’ commentary on Epictetus marks his ongoing engagement with Late Antiquity. His 2021 publications include analyses of Cicero’s dialogues, Stoic ethics, and Arcesilaus’ sceptical method. Recent trends in his work (2017–2021) explore Platonism in late antique Gaul , Hellenistic debates on virtue , and self-knowledge in Cicero and Augustine . Earlier contributions (2001–2012) examine non-rational perception in Stoics , Presocratic influences , and theories of the soul . Scientific Awards: Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy and Humane Letters His publications bridge academic articles and book chapters , with co-edited works like Plato: The Divided Self and Simplicius’ Commentaries . He has reviewed major works on Scepticism , Stoic ethics , and Lucretius , contributing to the critical discourse in ancient philosophy.

• Ancient Philosophy
• Hellenistic Philosophy
• Epistemology
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Helmut Puff serves as the Elizabeth L. Eisenstein Collegiate Professor of History and Germanic Languages at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with joint appointments in the Department of History, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Women's and Gender Studies, and History of Art. His interdisciplinary scholarship bridges historical, literary, and visual studies with a focus on early modern European cultural formations. Education: Ph.D. in German and History from the University of Basel Professor Puff specializes in gender studies, the history of sexuality, and media history within late medieval and early modern German contexts. His foundational work on sodomy during the Reformation era expanded into broader investigations of visual culture, particularly Albrecht Dürer's art and the semiotics of ruins. Current research explores intersections of textuality, visuality, and spatiality through three-dimensional city models spanning the 16th to 21st centuries, revealing enduring cultural patterns in representing destruction and memory. His publication trajectory demonstrates a methodological evolution from historical analysis of sexuality toward interdisciplinary cultural studies, consistently connecting early modern phenomena with contemporary theoretical frameworks. Works like Miniature Monuments (2014) and After the History of Sexuality (2012) exemplify his approach to material culture and Foucauldian genealogies, while book chapters on Dürer and ruins establish critical links between artistic production and historical trauma across centuries. Academic leadership includes serving as North American co-editor of Gender and History (2002-2005), co-directing the international 'Global Turns and Gender Returns' initiative with Nancy Hunt, and a five-year term on the MLA's Divisional Committee for German Literature prior to 1700. He directed the 2011-12 Academic Year in Freiburg exchange program between the University of Michigan and Albert-Ludwigs-Universität. Through the 'Global Turns and Gender Returns' program, Puff fostered transnational scholarly networks connecting gender researchers across geographical and disciplinary boundaries, emphasizing comparative methodologies in transcultural intellectual history.

• Gender Studies and Sexuality
• History of Sexuality
• Early Modern European History
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Alexander Beihammer is the Heiden Family College Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in Byzantine diplomatics, Byzantine-Muslim interactions, and Eastern Mediterranean history, with a focus on cross-cultural exchange and frontier dynamics. Education: Ph.D., University of Vienna His research spans Byzantine letters in Arabic sources, Greek documents in Crusader Cyprus, and the Turkification of Anatolia. His latest book Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim-Turkish Anatolia, ca. 1040-1130 (2017) re-evaluates the Seljuk conquest. Current projects examine Western Asia Minor's socio-economic transformation (13th–15th centuries) with an emphasis on the Gulf of Smyrna region. His recent publications analyze the Byzantine-Turkish frontier (2022), Seljuk legitimacy strategies (2022), and Venetian-Cypriot diplomacy (2022). Themes include spatial identities, legal diplomacy, and ecclesiastical roles in Byzantine society. Award: Heiden Family College Professorship

• Byzantine Studies
• Islamic History
• Medieval Diplomacy
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Dennis Trout is a Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Chair of Classics, Archaeology, and Religion at the University of Missouri, with an adjunct appointment in History. His research focuses on late antique and early medieval cultures of the western Mediterranean, particularly the interplay between classical traditions and emerging Christian practices. Major themes include epigraphic poetry, the cult of saints, and the transformation of Roman religious and political frameworks. Education includes undergraduate studies in history, anthropology, and art history, an MA in Ancient History, and a PhD with coursework in Classics and Religious Studies. His work bridges literary analysis, material culture, and cognitive science of religion to explore how cultural memory shapes religious identity. Recent scholarship emphasizes figures like Augustine of Hippo, Paulinus of Nola, Damasus of Rome, and Isidore of Seville. His articles analyze epigraphic poetry’s role in legitimizing Christian authority, the materiality of ritual objects, and the reinterpretation of Roman history through Christian lenses. Themes include urban transformation in late antique Rome, Visigothic Iberian Christianity, and the intersection of classical aesthetics with theological discourse. No formal scientific awards are listed, though his prolific publication record reflects academic recognition. Advising includes graduate students in late antique studies, though specific advisee names are not provided. His work engages with archaeological sites like Nola’s basilicas and Roman martyria, contributing to projects on liturgical spaces and epigraphic preservation.

• Late Antiquity
• Early Medieval History
• Ancient Mediterranean Studies
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Jeffrey F. Hamburger is the Kuno Francke Professor of German Art & Culture at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, within the Department of History of Art and Architecture. His research focuses on medieval art, particularly illuminated manuscripts, diagrams, and the interplay between art, mysticism, and theology. He has held visiting professorships at institutions such as the University of Zurich and the University of Fribourg. Prof. Hamburger has curated major exhibitions, including Krone und Schleier (2005), Imperial Splendor (2021), and contributed to collaborative projects like the Unter Druck exhibition series (2015–2016). His academic achievements include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, NEH, and the Humboldt Foundation. He is a member of prestigious societies such as the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. Recent scholarly contributions include work on Nicholas of Cusa's diagrams, medieval authorship practices, and the art of female monasticism. He delivered the 2022 Panizzi Lectures at the British Library on Diagrams in Medieval Art and Thought . Prof. Hamburger's teaching spans the High Middle Ages to the Renaissance, emphasizing text-image relationships and the history of visual culture. He has advised numerous graduate students and contributes to editorial boards for journals like Umění/Art Journal and series such as Image—Text—Context .

• Medieval Art
• Illuminated Manuscripts
• Medieval Diagrams
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Eric Rebillard is the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and departments/programs including Classics, History, Archaeology, Jewish Studies, Medieval Studies, and Religious Studies . His work bridges historical analysis with archaeological and literary approaches to Late Antiquity and early Christianity. Education: PhD in Classics from the Sorbonne (1993) Former affiliations: French CNRS (1996-2003), École française de Rome Research focuses on religious practices in Late Antiquity , particularly early Christian martyr narratives, burial customs, and the social dynamics of religious identity . His scholarship challenges conventional narratives about the exclusivity of Christian communities and emphasizes the fluidity of religious self-identification. Publications span monographs, edited volumes, and translated papers, with recurring themes of Roman Empire , Augustine of Hippo , and funerary archaeology . Key article trends include analysis of martyr texts , material culture , Augustinian theology , and Christianization processes in the Latin West. Awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship (2020-21) for his project on the triumph of Christianity. Grants supported interdisciplinary collaborations, such as the OpenURL citation project with Cornell University Library (2009).

• Late Antiquity
• Early Christianity
• Roman History
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Frederic Clark serves as Associate Professor of Classics and English at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, specializing in the cultural transmission of classical antiquity through medieval and early modern Europe. His research interrogates how ancient texts shaped humanistic scholarship, evidenced by his monograph The First Pagan Historian (Oxford, 2020) and forthcoming work on historical periodization. Clark's academic foundation includes: Ph.D. in History, Princeton University (2014) M.Phil. in Medieval History, University of Cambridge (2009) B.A. in History and Literature, Harvard University (2008) He completed postdoctoral training as Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at Rice University (2017-2018), Visiting Assistant Professor at NYU's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (2015-2017), and Mellon Fellow at Stanford University (2014-2015). His intellectual inquiry spans classical reception, Latin literature's afterlife, late antiquity, and Renaissance humanism, with particular focus on textual authenticity, historical periodization, and the construction of scholarly canons. Clark examines how forgeries like Dares Phrygius' Trojan War narrative catalyzed debates about history versus fiction across a millennium of scholarship. Analysis of Clark's publications (2010-2022) reveals consistent investigation into the mechanics of historical consciousness: how early modern scholars demarcated antiquity from the Middle Ages, reconstructed lost classical works, and navigated tensions between philological rigor and imaginative reconstruction. His work demonstrates how medieval genealogies and Renaissance antiquarianism actively shaped modern historical methodologies. Clark's scholarly recognition includes: Faculty Fellow, USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute (Spring 2023) External Faculty Fellow, Stanford Humanities Center (2020-2021) While his current advising activities remain unspecified, Clark's collaborative research—exemplified by the multi-author study of Winthrop family reading practices—highlights his engagement with collective scholarly enterprises. His office (PED 132B) and email (fredernc@usc.edu) facilitate ongoing contributions to classical and historical discourse.

• Classical reception
• cultural and intellectual history
• the history of the humanities
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Kaylin O'Dell is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of English at Skidmore College, holding a B.A. from Vassar College and M.A./Ph.D. from Cornell University. Her office is located in Palamountain Hall 336 with contact via kodell@skidmore.edu. Education: B.A., Vassar College M.A., Cornell University Ph.D., Cornell University Her research centers on Old and Middle English literature within Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, examining performance studies, historical reading practices, rhetorical traditions, and gender dynamics. She investigates how medieval texts reflect societal structures through interdisciplinary lenses including women's studies and digital humanities, with particular focus on pedagogical applications in composition. Publication analysis reveals consistent exploration of Old English religious texts like the Vercelli Homilies and Solomon and Saturn dialogues, emphasizing gendered experiences in early medieval England. Recent works bridge historical scholarship with contemporary digital annotation methods in composition pedagogy, showing evolving methodology from textual analysis to technology-enhanced teaching.

• Old English Literature
• Middle English Literature
• Late Antiquity
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Sarah Byers is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Boston College. Her work focuses on Augustine’s ethics and moral psychology, particularly his engagement with Stoic and Neoplatonic philosophy. She specializes in exploring how ancient philosophical concepts, such as Stoic 'motivating impressions' (suggestio) and Neoplatonic metaphysics, shaped Augustine’s theological and ethical writings. Byers received both her M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Toronto. Her research interests include Augustine’s intellectual development, Hellenistic philosophy (especially Stoicism), the history of ethics, and metaphysical thought from antiquity to the medieval period. She teaches courses such as Ancient Greek Philosophy and Augustine Studies. Her research highlights Augustine’s synthesis of Stoic epistemological frameworks with Platonist and Christian doctrines of grace. This synthesis addresses key issues like moral responsibility, the role of divine providence in human actions, and the nature of evil as privation. Byers also examines how Augustine’s understanding of 'voluntas' (will) and 'consubstantiality' interacts with broader theological and philosophical debates. Her publications critically analyze Augustine’s ethical theories, focusing on topics like the psychology of compassion, the illumination theory of divine knowledge, and the cognitive causes of emotions. Byers has been featured in podcasts such as The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps , where she discusses Augustine’s ethics and Stoic influences. Though no formal grants or advisees are listed, her work engages deeply with philosophical history and methodology.

• Ancient Greek Philosophy
• Augustine
• Hellenistic Philosophy
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Christopher S. Celenza is the James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, and holds the rank of Professor in History and Classics. He previously served as Dean of Georgetown College and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at JHU. He earned dual doctorates in History (Duke University, 1995) and Classics/Neo-Latin Literature (University of Hamburg, 2001). His research focuses on Italian Renaissance intellectual culture, late medieval philosophy, and the history of classical scholarship. He has authored 12 books including The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities (2021) and The Intellectual World of the Italian Renaissance (2018). His work explores Latin literature, textual transmission, and the evolution of humanistic studies. Key awards include Guggenheim, Fulbright, and ACLS fellowships Founded JHU's Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe Co-founded the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute As dean, he prioritizes diversity initiatives, faculty development programs, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. His administrative roles include overseeing 22 academic departments and advancing institutional strategic goals.

• Italian Renaissance history
• Post-classical Latin literature and philosophy
• History of classical scholarship
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Stephen Shoemaker is Professor and Department Head of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon within the College of Arts and Sciences. A specialist in the history of Christianity and the beginnings of Islam, his academic focus centers on early Byzantine and Near Eastern Christianity, with particular emphasis on early devotion to the Virgin Mary, Christian apocryphal literature, and the relations between Near Eastern Christianity and formative Islam. His scholarly profile includes expertise across multiple ancient languages including Greek, Latin, Coptic, Syriac, Georgian, Armenian, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Hebrew, which enables him to work directly with primary sources across religious traditions. His research program integrates historical-critical analysis with attention to the material dimensions of religious texts and practices. Shoemaker's publications reveal a scholarly trajectory from early work on Marian traditions to broader investigations of Islamic origins and apocalyptic literature in late antiquity. His research demonstrates consistent engagement with the complex interplay between religious traditions in the Near East during the transition from late antiquity to the early medieval period. His scholarly contributions have been recognized through prestigious awards: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship American Council of Learned Societies fellowship National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship Institute for Advanced Study fellowship National Humanities Center fellowship Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University fellowship Rockefeller Foundation fellowship Deutsche Forschungsgemeinde fellowship As an educator, Shoemaker teaches courses on medieval humanities, the history of Eastern Christianity, Islamic origins, and apocalypticism. He has secured over $1,000,000 in research funding throughout his career and serves as Editor of the Journal of Early Christian Studies, contributing significantly to scholarly discourse in his field.

• History of Christianity
• Early Byzantine Christianity
• Near Eastern Christianity
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