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Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere at feast; an illumination from a French romance of 1300

Members and Associates of the
Center for Medieval Studies

 
Members

Gerard J. Brault Edwin Erle Sparks Professor Emeritus of French and Medieval Studies 

Ronald E. Buckalew (Illinois, Champaign- Urbana), Associate Professor Emeritus of English; Life Member, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge  Specializations: Old English language and literature, AElfric, Beowulf, Middle English language and literature, Chaucer, history of the English language, linguistics, medieval grammar, manuscript studies 

Jonathon Burgoyne (University of California), Assistant Professor of Spanish, medieval short prose narrative, didactic literature, late medieval cultural studies, codicology, textual criticism, and medieval manuscript culture

  Anthony Cutler (Emory), Evan Pugh Professor of Art History 
Specializations: Late Antique, Early Christian and Byzantine Art 

Caroline D. Eckhardt (University of Michigan), Director, School of Languages and Literatures;  Department Head, Comparative Literature;  Professor of English and Comparative Literature  Specializations: Medieval chronicles, Chaucer and other Middle English writers; Arthurian tradition; medieval manuscripts, readers, and book production. 

Robert R. Edwards (University of California, Riverside), Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature 
Specializations: Chaucer and Middle English Literature; drama and lyric poetry; literary criticism and theory; medieval romance and Latin literatures        
 

A. Daniel FrankforterA. Daniel Frankforter (Penn State), Professor of Medieval History, Penn State Erie--The Behrend College  Specializations:  Ecclesiastical administration, England 

Benjamin T. Hudson (Oxford) Professor of History and Medieval Studies  Specializations: Celtic and Scandinavian studies 

  Lewis Jillings (London), Executive Director & Associate Dean of International Programs Specialization: German Arthurian romance 

Joseph J. Kockelmans Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy;  Fellow, Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies 

Jeanne E. Krochalis (Harvard; Oxford), Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Penn State - New Kensington  Specializations: Medieval manuscripts; Medieval Latin literature; 
pilgrimage; Chaucer. Associate Editor, The Chaucer Review

Norris Lacy Norris J. Lacy (Indiana), Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies
Specializations: Arthurian studies; medieval narrative (especially romance and fabliaux) 

  Thomas R. Liszka (Northern Illinois), Associate Professor of English;  English Program Coordinator, Penn State - Altoona  Specializations: The South English Legendary, hagiography, manuscript studies, Middle English language and literature   

B. Richard PageB. Richard Page Associate Professor of German and Linguistics 

  Sherry L. Roush (Yale), Associate Professor of Italian  Specializations: Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature, esp. Poetry, Dante, Poetic Self-Commentary, Confessional Literature, Genre Studies, and Theories of Translation. 

Janina M. Safran Associate Professor of History 

Elizabeth B. Smith (New York University of Fine Arts), Associate Professor of Art History  Specializations: western medieval art, esp. Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture in France and Italy, 12th and 13th centuries 

Marica TacconiMarica S. Tacconi (Yale), Associate Professor of Musicology  ; Executive Director, Institute for Arts and Humanities Specializations:  medieval and Renaissance music, the service-books of the Cathedral of Florence, manuscript studies 

Steven A. Walton (Toronto), Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society Specializations: History of science and technology from late antiquity through early modern period;  military history and technology; medieval and early modern artillery, fireworks, and automata; notions of technological transfer within and without Europe in the middle ages. homepage

Edward V. Williams Associate Dean Emeritus of Research and Graduate Studies, Arts and Architecture 

Michael W. Wolfe (Johns Hopkins), Director of the Division of Arts & Humanities at Penn State - Altoona College, Professor of History  Specializations: Early modern France, politics and religion; military and urban history 

  Vickie L. Ziegler (Yale), Director, Center for Medieval Studies; Professor of German & Medieval Studies Specializations: Ordeal in medieval German literature; Karlsepik 
 
 


 

Associate Members

  • Thomas Boothby, Architectural Engineering 
  • Richard Devon, Engineering 
  • James L. Frazier, Entomology 
  • Maryann T. Frazier, Entomology 
  • Heather Karsten, Crop Production 
  • Martin McGann, Horticulture 
  • David W. Saxe, Curriculum and Instruction 
  • Elwin Stewart, Department Head, Plant Pathology 
  • Alfred Turgeon, Agronomy 
  • Gregory Ziegler, Food Science