Teaching: Europe since 1453; Central Europe from the late 18th century ff, especially modern Germany; World War I; Fascist Europe. Research: Until recently I worked on political culture, including electoral politics, in Imperial Germany and in comparative European perspective; the intersection of religion and politics; religion and society–especially Catholicism in the 19th century. She is now working on the relations (on the level of governments as well as civil society) between Germany and the Ottoman Empire from the time of the massacres of the Armenians in 1894-1896 to c. 1933. Prizes: 2006 Best Graduate Syllabus in German History, awarded by H-German 1995 Best Article: Judith Lee Ridge Memorial Prize for best article by a woman historian, awarded by the Western Association of Women Historians. For "Voter, Junker, Landrat, Priest...." 1993 Best syllabus in German Studies, awarded by the DAAD. 1987 Best Article on Central European History, awarded bi-annually, by the Conference Group on Central European History. For "The Kulturkampf and the Course of German History." 1985 Teaching: Flack Faculty Award for Teaching (Swarthmore College). 1984 Best Article on Central European History, awarded bi-annually, by the Conference Group on Central European History. For the "Myth of the Puttkamer Purge..." co-authored by Kenneth Barkin.
