Research Interests: The long eighteenth-century (1660-1830) French and Italian literature (emphasis on Sicilian writers); religious and philosophical movements; European and Mediterranean history/civilization; material culture. Dr. Summerfield is also a published poet and short-story writer.
Subject Areas: Italian, French
Areas of Oversight
- International affairs
- Diversity and inclusion
- Outreach
- Career services
- Center for the Arts and Humanities
- Women's Leadership Institute
- Interdisciplinary programs/units, i.e. Africana Studies, Community and Civic Engagement, IDSC, Leadership, Sustainability, Women's Studies, and certificates in Global Leadership and Mediterranean Studies