Felice Lifshitz is an American academic historian, who specialises in

medieval European history In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

. She is a former editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal ''

History Compass ''History Compass'' is a peer-reviewed online-only academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell. Originally launched in association with the Institute of Historical Research (London), it is unique in its purpose and structure, aiming to "solve th ...

'', and serves on the editorial board for '' The Historian''.

Education

Lifshitz graduated from

Barnard College Barnard College of Columbia University is a private women's liberal arts college in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia ...

(1981) and a Masters (1983) and Ph.D. (1988) from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

Selected works

* Reviews of ''Why the Middle Ages Matter'': * * * *

References

External links

Florida International University staff profile
Living people American medievalists Women medievalists Academic journal editors Barnard College alumni Columbia University alumni American women historians Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{US-historian-stub