Curriculum Vitae for Berns, Andrew

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Berns, Andrew

Associate Professor

I specialize in the history of the Jews in pre-modern Europe, with a particular focus on the medieval and early modern Mediterranean. My first book, The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy, was published by Cambridge University Press. It shows how changes in European medicine prompted new readings of the Bible and other classical texts.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
History
Tenure Status
Tenured

International Activity

International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Study abroad
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Speaks Non-English Language
Yes (Basic Fluency: Italian, Hebrew Conversational: French, German, Spanish Reading Knowledge: Latin)

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
None
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Jews of Renaissance Italy

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
2004 - 2011 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Ph.D.
2004 Cambridge University Cambridge, UK M.Phil. Historical Studies
1998 - 2002 Reed College Portland, OR B.A., Elected to Phi Beta Kappa History

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
Present Membership Member Association for Jewish Studies (AJS)
Present Membership Member History of Science Society (HSS)
Present Membership Member Renaissance Society of America (RSA)
Present Membership Member American Historical Association (AHA)

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
2011 - 2012 Viterbi Visiting Professor in Mediterranean Jewish Studies University of California, Los Angeles
2012 - 2013 Fellow Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, Villa I Tatti, Florence
2013 - Present Assistant Professor of History University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2008 Award Recipient, Brenner Award for research in Jewish Studies University of Pennsylvania
2008 Award Recipient, Salvatori Award for research in Italian History University of Pennsylvania
2009 Award Recipient, Walter Annenberg Summer Research Award University of Pennsylvania
2009 Award Recipient, Dissertation Research Fellowship Philadelphia Area Center for the History of Science
2009 Award Recipient, Salvatori Award for research in Italian History University of Pennsylvania
2009 Award Recipient, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Grant Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
2009 Award Recipient, Renaissance Society of America Travel Grant Renaissance Society of America
2009 Award Recipient, Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Foundation for July 2009 Jewish Culture
2010 Award Recipient, Doris Quinn Dissertation Completion Fellowship Doris G. Quinn Foundation
2010 Award Finalist, Research Fellowship Peterhouse, Cambridge University
2010 Award Recipient, Visiting Fellowship Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Oxford University
2012 Award Recipient, Melville J. Kahn Fellowship Harvard University Cener for Italian Renaissance Studies, 2012-2013 Villa I Tatti, Florence
2013 Award Recipient, Critical Writing Teaching Fellowship University of Pennsylvania
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