Jonathan Seyfried Curriculum Vitae

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (expected 2028), Public History, Department of History, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, – Advisor Dr. Fred Gibbs

Master of Arts in Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. June 2010.

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. May 2000.

Professional Experience

Studio Manager, Amaranth Digital Humanities Studio, 2025-Present. University of New Mexico, Department of History, Research Assistantship.

Secondary Education, History and Social Studies Teacher, 2007-2022. Grades 7-12. Subjects taught: AP World History, AP US History, AP Government, Economics, New Mexico History.

Library Information Specialist, 2000-2009 and 2022-2025. University of California, San Francisco, Kalmanovitz Health Sciences Library, Brandeis Day School in San Francisco, and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center in Albuquerque.

Areas of Research Interest

• Public History
• Digital Humanities
• Gender and Sexuality
• Medieval Iberia, Provençal, and Italy
• Economic History

Publications

‘Medieval Hypebeast: The Conspicuous Consumption of Joan I of Aragon,’ Quidditas, Vol. 45 (2024). Published in conjunction with the Alan DuPont Breck Award. (6600 words)

Forthcoming: ‘The Social Networks of Violant de Bar,’ Medieval People, Vol. 40 (2025). (9600 words)

Conference Presentations and Roundtable Participation

‘Sugar, Emeralds, and Unicorn Horn: Merchants and Spicers as Agents of Medicinal Knowledge Transfer in the Late Middle Ages,’ 32nd Annual International Medieval Congress, Leeds, UK. Monday, July 7th, 2025.

‘Teaching Premodern Europe in the American Southwest: A Roundtable Discussion,’ 32nd Annual International Medieval Congress, Leeds, UK. Monday, July 7th, 2025.

‘Using Transkribus to Automate Paleographical Transcription for Medieval Catalan,’ 57th Annual Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association Conference, Logan, UT. Friday, May 30th, 2025.

‘Gaya Sciencia: The Heterotopias of Joan I of Aragon,’ 60th Annual Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI. Thursday, May 8th, 2025.

‘Trophies and Trifles: The Masculinity of Elite Hunting in the Middle Ages and Present-Day Global Culture,’ 34th Annual Texas Medieval Association Conference, Austin, Texas. Saturday, February 1st, 2025.

‘Medieval Hypebeast: The Conspicuous Consumption of Joan I of Aragon,’ 56th Annual Conference of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association, Cedar City, UT. Tuesday, August 6, 2024.

‘The Promotion of French Poetry and Music Through Social Networks in Late Medieval Iberia,’ 59th Annual Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI. Saturday, May 11th, 2024.

Awards and Fellowships

2025-2026 University Innovation Alliance Doctoral Research Fellow

2025 UNM History Graduate Student Association Research Travel Grant

2025 Honorable Mention, Fall 2026 History Graduate Students Association Poster Contest, ‘The Social Networks of Joan I of Aragon and Violant de Bar.’

2024 Alan DuPont Breck Award, Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association. Most distinguished paper given by a junior scholar at the annual conference.

Professional Skills Seminars

‘Reading Aljamiado Texts,’ 2025 Mediterranean Summer Skills Seminar, The Mediterranean Seminar, Instructor: Nuria de Castilla.

‘Reading Archival Latin,’ 2024 Mediterranean Summer Skills Seminar, The Mediterranean Seminar, Instructor: Brian A. Catlos.

Assistantships

2025, Spring-Fall: Studio Director, Amaranth Digital Humanities Studio

2025, Spring: Graduate Assistant: HIST 1150-003: Western Civilization to 1648

Professional Service and Editorial Experience

• Treasurer for the UNM History Graduate Students Association, 2024-Present
• Guest Editor for the Books of Duchesses database, 2024
• Vice Chair of UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center’s Committee for Justice, Equity and Inclusion, 2023-2025