Associate Dean, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of History I'm a historian of the early Middle Ages, and I teach courses about Europe and the Mediterranean in the late antique and medieval periods. My research focuses on the mechanics of culture. I'm especially interested in the quieter forces that shape ethical systems — forces that were not always purposeful, individual, or human — and it's a thread that runs through my research on narrative, cognition, the interplay between science and religion, and animals. For further information about Dr. Kreiner, please see profile on Department of History website.
