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John-Paul Heil

John-Paul Heil

Graduate Student Co-Coordinator

John-Paul Heil is a Ph.D student in the Department of History. He works on early modern history, in particular the Italian Renaissance, with a focus on patronage and humanism in the 15th century court of Naples. He is the founder of Sodalitas and was coordinator of the organization from 2017-2018.

Email: jpheil@uchicago.edu

Brendan Small

Brendan Small

Graduate Student Co-Coordinator

Brendan Small is a Ph.D student in the Department of History. He works on early modern history, specializing in the humanism of Renaissance Rome and the patronage of Pope Leo X.

Email: bms1@uchicago.edu

Hannah Dorsey

Hannah Dorsey

Undergraduate Student Co-Coordinator

Hannah Dorsey is a third year in the College majoring in history with a concentration in the Italian Renaissance. 2018-19 is their first year as undergraduate co-coordinator.

Email: hannahdorsey@verizon.net

Sam Mellins

Sam Mellins

Undergraduate Student Co-Coordinator

Sam Mellins is a third-year undergraduate majoring in history and religious studies, with a concentration in Early Modern Europe. 2018-19 is his first year as undergraduate co-coordinator.

Email: sam.s.mellins@gmail.com

Ada Palmer

Ada Palmer

Faculty Coordinator

Ada Palmer is an Associate Professor in the Department of History. She works on many aspects of the intellectual history of early modernity, including the history of atheism, skepticism, and freethought. Her work primarily deals with the Italian Renaissance. She has been Sodalitas’ faculty coordinator since its inception.

Email: adapalmer@uchicago.edu