Joel Pattison
Joel Pattison is a medieval historian who specializes in the relationship between Italy and the Maghrib during the Late Middle Ages. He is particularly interested in the intersection of religious law and commercial culture in the port cities of the central and western Mediterranean, and in immigration between northern Italy and the Maghrib during this period. He received his undergraduate degree in History at Yale University, and completed his Ph.D. in History and Medieval Studies at the University of California, Berkeley in 2019.