Dr. Fish's work focuses on elite Spanish women's roles and contributions to international politics and diplomatic action during the early modern period. She is currently working on a book project that examines the longitudinal development of the ambassadress-the ambassador's wife-as a key component of Spanish diplomatic practice and strategy between the mid-sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries. She is also developing a Digital Humanities project that deploys network analysis to interrogate how elite women's social connections shaped and facilitated their political action.
Education
PhD, 2026, Purdue University, History
MPhil, University of Cambridge
BA, Arizona State University
Research Interests
Diplomatic History
16th and 17th c. Spain and Italy
Nobility Studies
Courses Taught
HST 197 World History to 1500
HST 245 Making of Modern Europe, 1450-1750
Publications
“The Politics of Piety: Reconstructing the Marquise of Aytona’s Diplomatic Network, 1606-1609.” In Historical Network Analysis: Applications and New Directions, eds. Grace Di Méo and Caitlin Burge. Bloomsbury, 2027. Forthcoming.
Co-authored with Spencer Stewart. “Digital Humanities.” The Year’s Work in Critical and Cultural Theory 33, no. 1 (2026). Forthcoming.
Selected Grants and Awards
Purdue University Teaching Academy’s Graduate Teaching Award, 2025
