Ph.D. Harvard University
M.A. Harvard University
B.A. Duke University
Areas of Expertise:
Medieval and Early Modern Europe; Medieval Italy, with particular focus on thirteenth and fourteenth century Tuscany (social, economic, cultural, political)
View my Curriculum Vitae
Courses I Teach:
- Ancient and Medieval Civilization
- The Black Death
- Culture and Society in Medieval Italy
- Early Modern Europe
- The Franciscans
- The Historian's Craft
- Honors Colloquium
- Joan of Arc (First Year Seminar)
- Medieval Europe
- Renaissance and Reformation
- Senior Seminar
- Topics in Medieval History: (topics vary and include "Women and Gender in the Middle Ages")
- President of the New England Historical Association, 2006-2007
- Norbert A. Kuntz Faculty Service Award, 2006
- The Reverend Gerald E. Dupont Award for contributions to the Saint Michael's College community, presented by the Student Association of Saint Michael's College; May 2011
- Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award, 1995
- Fellow,The Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at the Villa I Tatti (Florence, Italy), 1987-1988
My most recent published book is Florence and Its Church in the Age of Dante (Pennsylvania, 2005). Currently, I am writing the book, The Making of Medieval Florence. I am also working on a book on the political economy of grain in north Italian communes in the thirteenth century.
Life Off Campus:
I enjoy tennis, running, hiking, kayaking, keeping a 170-year-old Vermont Greek Revival house in good shape, and listening to music (all genres, from pop to opera).