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Mary B. Paddock serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Languages & Interdisciplinary Studies within Quinnipiac University's College of Arts and Sciences. She has held full-time faculty status since 2019 after transitioning from administrative roles as assistant, associate, and senior associate dean in the same college. Prior to joining Quinnipiac in 2008, she held academic positions at Yale University, Smith College, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech).
Her educational background includes:
- BS from Georgetown University
- MA from Yale University
- PhD from Yale University
Dr. Paddock's research centers on German literary and cultural studies across medieval and modern periods, with particular emphasis on lyric performance, visuality, and persona construction in the German High Middle Ages and fin-de-siècle German cabaret/drama. Her current projects examine persona construction in relation to “genius” in literary transmission and analyze poetics/genre in medieval lyric alongside “Heimat” film in post-WWII German culture. This work bridges historical literary analysis with contemporary cultural theory through interdisciplinary frameworks.
Her distinguished scholarly recognitions include:
- Fulbright Fellowship for international research
- DAAD Fellowship (German Academic Exchange Service)
As Founding Executive Director of Quinnipiac's Collaborative for Interdisciplinary/Integrative Studies, Dr. Paddock secured significant grant funding from the Davis Educational Foundation in 2016 to develop interdisciplinary curricula and faculty collaboration initiatives. Under her leadership, the Collaborative established majors in Interdisciplinary Studies (BA), Sustainability & Environmental Policy (BA), Environmental Science (BS), Environmental Studies (BA), Independent Major (BA/BS), and Independent Minor programs while supporting eight college-wide interdisciplinary minors. She actively mentors faculty in research collaboration and curriculum innovation while teaching German language, culture (film/business), medieval European lyric, linguistics, and capstone courses across multiple programs.
