Medieval & Early Modern Studies Faculty
Michelle Herder
Professor of History
Serves as advisor to the Medieval & Early Modern Studies program; also teaches a range of courses focusing on Europe from 800-1700, including the topics courses Women in Medieval Europe and Persecution, Tolerance, and Violence. Ph.D., history, Yale University.
Devan Baty
Professor of French
Teaches courses in medieval and Renaissance French literature. Ph.D., French, University of Wisconsin.
John Gruber-Miller
Professor of Classical Studies
Teaches a course on Medieval Latin and Renaissance women writers. Ph.D., classics, The Ohio State University.
Alyssa Selmer
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Teaches courses including Golden Age Spanish Literature. Ph.D., Hispanic literatures and linguistics, University of Minnesota.
Christina Penn-Goetsch
Professor of Art History
Teaches courses on gender studies and the art and architecture of early modern Europe. Ph.D., art history, University of Iowa.
Katy Stavreva
Professor of English
Teaches courses on Shakespeare, Dante, medieval and early modern literature of England, and early modern cultural studies. Ph.D., English, University of Iowa.
Jama Stilwell
Professor of Music
Teaches about Gregorian chant and early music. Ph.D., musicology, University of Iowa.
Emeriti
Carol Lacy-Salazar
Professor of Spanish Emerita
Ph.D. and M.A. in Spanish, University of Arizona, A.B. in Religion, Duke University.