Susan McDonough

Susan McDonough is an Associate Professor of History and Affiliate Associate Professor of Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Her research explores medieval social and cultural history, with a focus on gender and religious interaction. She has published extensively on Christian-Jewish relations in late medieval Marseille and is currently working on a book project about prostitutes as knowledge brokers in the medieval Mediterranean.

• Education & Affiliation: Affiliated with UMBC's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
• Research Interests: Medieval gender dynamics, religious coexistence, and public history initiatives.

Publications & Projects: Her 2013 book analyzed civil court records to uncover social hierarchies, while her recent research reclaims trans* and gender-diverse identities in premodern contexts. She received the 2017 CAHSS Faculty Summer Research Fellowship for her ongoing work.

• Awards:
  • 2017 CAHSS Faculty Summer Research Fellowship
  • 2018 Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award

Academic Leadership: As a STRIDE fellow, she collaborates on inclusive faculty hiring practices and serves as faculty advisor to UMBC Review, a journal of undergraduate research.