Shahrouz Khalifian

Shahrouz Khalifian is a Lecturer in the Department of History & Political Science at Mount Saint Mary's University. His expertise spans medieval European history, World History, and cross-cultural interactions in the Mediterranean world.

• PhD in History from Yale University
• MA in History from California State University, Long Beach

Dr. Khalifian specializes in the social history of jurists, legal thought in medieval Europe, and the study of notarial culture in Montpellier (1204–1390). His work intersects with medieval universities, cross-cultural exchanges between Christian, Jewish, and Islamic communities, and Latin paleography.

He teaches courses such as Rise and Fall of Empires in World History, The Mediterranean World, and History of Medicine, emphasizing cross-cultural comparative frameworks.

Dr. Khalifian combines academic rigor with public engagement, leveraging his prior experience as a journalist and podcast producer. He is fluent in Farsi and French, reads Latin proficiently, and has studied Arabic, German, and Italian. His technical skills include medieval European paleography, codicology, and manuscript studies.