Patricia Kollander

Dr. Patricia Kollander serves as Professor in the Department of History at Florida Atlantic University, where she has held significant administrative roles including Department Chair, Special Assistant to the Dean, and Provost Fellow. Holding a Ph.D. from Brown University, she anchors her academic identity in rigorous scholarship on modern German history and transatlantic emigration patterns.

Her research portfolio reveals deep specialization in three interconnected domains: Modern Germany (particularly imperial-era gender politics), World War II (focusing on German-Austrian emigres' military contributions), and Women in European History. Recent publications demonstrate methodological range across journal articles, book chapters, and monographs, with increasing attention to child refugees and military intelligence operations during the Nazi era.

Analysis of her 2020-2022 publications shows consistent thematic threads: the intersection of personal exile narratives with institutional military history, rehabilitation of marginalized historical actors (especially women and youth), and transnational perspectives on denazification. This work appears in prestigious venues including the Journal of International Women’s History and Springer-published conference proceedings, reflecting disciplinary recognition.

Dr. Kollander actively shapes academic discourse through leadership in the Alan B. and Charna Larkin Symposium, while her teaching portfolio spans foundational undergraduate surveys to specialized graduate seminars on Nazi Germany and Holocaust studies. Her administrative service record demonstrates commitment to institutional development alongside scholarly productivity, maintaining continuous publication output across three decades since her 1995 monograph on Frederick III.