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Current Member

Thomas Carlson

Patricia Crone Member

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

Medieval Middle Eastern History

Home Institution

Oklahoma State University
Thomas A. Carlson is a social and cultural historian of Christianity, Islam, and religious diversity in the medieval Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. At IAS, he will be working on a book project exploring what impact religious diversity had on the late medieval “Islamic World” and “Byzantine World” (ca. 950–1500).

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies

Degrees

Princeton University
Ph.D.
2012
University of Washington
B.Sc./B.A.
2002

Honors

2019-2021
Principal Investigator, Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant, National Endowment for the Humanities

Appointments

Oklahoma State University
2020–2025
Associate Professor
Oklahoma State University
2014–2020
Assistant Professor
Beth Mardutho + Princeton University (joint)
2012–2014
Postdoctoral Researcher