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Current Member

Sarah Davis-Secord

Funding provided by the Patrons’ Endowment Fund

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

Medieval Mediterranean, Global Middle Ages

Home Institution

University of New Mexico
Sarah Davis-Secord is a historian of the early medieval Mediterranean, particularly Sicily and the central Mediterranean region. Her interests include Muslim-Christian interactions and the globalization of trade and communication networks. At IAS, she will work on a book about Muslims and Christians in early medieval southern Italy.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies

Degrees

University of Notre Dame
Ph.D.
2007

Honors

2023-24
Fellowship for Faculty, National Endowment for the Humanities
2019
Dionisius A. Agius Book Prize, Society for the Medieval Mediterranean

Appointments

University of New Mexico
2016
Associate Professor
University of New Mexico
2012–2016
Assistant Professor
University of Texas, Arlington
2007–2012
Assitant Professor