Hannah Elmer

Dr. Hannah Elmer is a Research Associate at the Department of History within the Faculty of Philosophy at Leibniz University Hannover since 2021. She previously served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in History at Baruch College, New York (2019–2020). Her research focuses on the cultural history of early modern Europe, religious history, and the history of science, with a particular emphasis on Central Europe between the late 15th and early 19th centuries.

• Education:
  • PhD in History (Medieval and Early Modern), Columbia University, New York (2019)
  • M. Phil. in History, Columbia University (2014)
  • MA in History, Columbia University (2013)
  • MA in Early Modern History, Free University of Berlin (2011)
  • BA (summa cum laude) in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (minor in German), Barnard College (2006)

Her research explores intersections of divine presence, natural power, and ritual practices in medieval and early modern Europe, particularly regarding the reanimation of dead infants for baptism. Her publications and lectures analyze theological debates, synodal statutes, and cultural responses to infant mortality during this period.

Scientific Awards and Fellowships:

• Dissertation Fellowship, Doris G. Quinn Foundation (2018)
• Junior Fellowship, Harriman Institute, Columbia University (2017)
• Travel and Research Fellowship, Central European History Society (2017)
• Research Fellowship, German Historical Institute, Warsaw (2017)
• Research Fellowship, Polish-American Fulbright Commission (2015–2016)
• Graduate Fellowship, Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life (2015–2016)
• John Boswell Dissertation Grant, Medieval Academy of America (2015)
• Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship, CES-Harriman Institute, Columbia University (2015)
• FELAS Fellowship (Polish), Columbia University (2013–2014)
• Fellowship for Graduate Study, Barnard Alumnae Association (2011–2012)
• Richard Hofstadter Fellowship for Graduate Study, Columbia University (2011–2017)
• Scholarship, Austrian-American Fulbright Commission (2006–2007)

Her grant history includes sustained funding from Fulbright commissions, Columbia University, and interdisciplinary institutes, supporting fieldwork in Warsaw, Vienna, and Berlin. While her lectures span institutions in the U.S. and Europe, no student advisement data is publicly available.