Academics
Faculty
George Dameron
Medieval Studies Minor Coordinator
Professor of History
B.A. Duke University; M.A. Harvard University; Ph.D. Harvard University
View Dr. Dameron's Curriculum Vitae
Courses Taught: Europe in the Early Middle Ages, 600-1000; Europe in the High Middle Ages, 1000-1400; Topics in Medieval History: (topics vary and include "Women and Gender in the Middle Ages," "The Franciscans"); The Black Death; The Historian's Craft; Senior Seminar; Culture and Society in Medieval Italy; Ancient and Medieval Civilization; Renaissance and Reformation
Areas of Expertise: Medieval Florence (Italy) from antiquity to the Black Death; the Church in Medieval Florence (and Tuscany); the political economy of grain and food in the medieval Italian communes, 1000-1400; the political transformation of Italian cities in the second half of the thirteenth century
Recent Scholarly Achievements: Dr. Dameron's most recent published work is Florence and Its Church in the Age of Dante (Pennsylvania, 2005). Currently, he is writing the book, The Making of Medieval Florence. Once that project is complete, he intends to write a book on the political economy of grain in north Italian communes in the thirteenth century.
On Teaching and Research: Teaching both in the Department of History and Humanities Program, Dr. Dameron is an engaged scholar on medieval Italy. He brings to his classes and seminars a level of enthusiasm, a familiarity with other scholars, and a knowledge about the subject. His teaching has helped keep him aware of new developments in scholarship and has also helped him learn how to communicate new research effectively. He has also found himself learning from undergraduates, as they have often asked questions or made observations that have enriched his own understanding of history and his research area.
Outside Saint Michael's: Dr. Dameron enjoys tennis, running, hiking, kayaking, keeping a 160-year-old Vermont Greek Revival house in good shape, and listening to music (all genres, from pop to opera).
Learn more about Dr. Dameron in his faculty spotlight.
Campus Office
Durick Library 306
Phone: 802.654.2318
Box 141
E-mail: gdameron@smcvt.edu
Personal Web site: http://academics.smcvt.edu/gdameron/
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John Peter Kenney
Professor of Religious Studies
A.B. Bowdoin College; Ph.D. Brown University
View Dr. Kenney's Curriculum Vitae
Courses Taught: Ancient and Medieval Civilization; Medieval Christianity; Understandings of God
Areas of Expertise: Philosophy of Religion, Ancient and Medieval Christianity
Recent Scholarly Achievements: Dr. Kenney’s most recent book is The Mysticism of Saint Augustine: Rereading the Confessions (Routledge, 2005). He is currently completing two books: Contemplation and Classical Christianity for Oxford University Press and One God: How Classical Theism Emerged for Crossroads/Herder & Herder. Prof. Kenney is co-director of the Platonism and Neoplatonism Group of the American Academy of Religion.
On Teaching and Research: Dr. Kenney believes that scholarship is the foundation of teaching. What he studies is the basis both for his writing and for his work with students.
Outside Saint Michael's: Dr. Kenney’s non-academic interests include: northern rose gardening, classical music, piano jazz, and the invincible New England Patriots.
Learn more about Dr. Kenney in his faculty spotlight.
Campus Office
Library 302
Phone: 802.654.2525
Box 375
E-mail: jkenney@smcvt.edu
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Kristin Juel
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages: French
B.A. St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D. Indiana University
Dr. Juel teaches intermediate French, grammar and composition and a literature course. Her research interests focus on medieval literature, particularly the allegorical. She has presented papers at on several medieval literature topics at three meetings of the International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, 2004, 2002, 2001, and she spoke on “The Symbolic Meaning of Chess in Medieval Literature” at the Modern Language Association meeting in New York, 2002.
Campus Office
Durick Library 319
Phone: 802.654.2464
Box 382
E-mail: kjuel@smcvt.edu
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Raymond A. Patterson
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A. Dartmouth College; M.A. Yale Divinity School; Ph.D. The Catholic
University of America
Research interests that Dr. Patterson pursues are within American Catholicism.
Campus Office
Saint Edmund's Hall 225
Phone: 802.654.2427
Box 201
E-mail: rpatterson@smcvt.edu
Personal Web site: http://academics.smcvt.edu/rpatterson/index.htm
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Terryl Kinder
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Fine Arts: Art
A.B., M.A. Syracuse University; Ph.D. Indiana University
Campus Office
Library 242
Phone: 802.654.2683
Box 357
E-mail: tkinder@smcvt.edu
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