Lisa Lillie

Dr. Lisa Lillie serves as Assistant Professor of History and Director of the History Program at Maryville University's College of Arts and Sciences in St. Louis, concurrently directing the Pre-Law Program and leading the Florence, Italy study abroad initiative.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in History, Washington University in St. Louis
• MA in History, Washington University in St. Louis
• BA in History, French, and Music – Opera Performance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Her research specializes in early modern Mediterranean socioeconomics, with particular emphasis on maritime commerce and piracy networks. This work is grounded in extensive archival investigations across Italian, French, and English repositories, supported by research appointments at Paris's Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique and Florence's Museo Galileo.

Administratively, Dr. Lillie oversees curriculum development and student advising for both history and pre-law programs while managing the strategic operations of the Florence study abroad experience, facilitating immersive historical education in Renaissance contexts.