Keila Grinberg

Keila Grinberg is a Professor of History and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. She holds a PhD from Universidade Federal Fluminense (2000) and has held academic appointments at institutions including Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Northwestern University, and New York University. Her research focuses on slavery and race in the Atlantic World, public history, and Jewish history. Key projects include the digital initiative 'Present Pasts: Memories of Slavery in Brazil' and studies on illegal enslavement and international relations in 19th-century Brazil. Grinberg has authored numerous books and articles, including A Black Jurist in a Slave Society (2019), and has received accolades such as the Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalist (2020). She actively engages in public history projects, educational initiatives, and academic leadership roles.

• Education: PhD in History, Universidade Federal Fluminense (2000)
• Affiliations: Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Research Interests: Slavery, race, Atlantic World, public history, Jewish history, legal history

Her work bridges academic scholarship and public engagement, emphasizing memory, justice, and the legacy of slavery. She has advised 7 doctoral and 16 master’s students and contributed to editorial boards of leading journals like Hispanic American Historical Review.