▁Charles ▁H omer ▁H ask ins ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁Academy ▁of ▁America ▁for ▁his ▁out standing ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁Fam ine , ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Great ▁Fam ine : ▁Northern ▁Europe ▁in ▁the ▁Early ▁Four teenth ▁Century . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁Second ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁Academy ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Jordan ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Human ities ▁Center ▁in ▁Research ▁Tri angle ▁Park , ▁NC . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁has ▁shown ▁a ▁marked ▁interest ▁in ▁ped ag ogy ▁and ▁edited ▁single - volume ▁and ▁four - volume ▁en cyc lo pa ed ias ▁on ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁the ▁elementary ▁and ▁middle - school ▁aud ien ces ▁respectively . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁supp lement al ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁ ▁Besides ▁being ▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁Fam ine , ▁Jordan ▁has ▁made ▁a ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Louis ▁IX ▁of ▁France , ▁especially ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁his ▁Cr us ades . ▁His ▁Louis ▁IX ▁and ▁the ▁Challenge ▁of ▁the ▁Cr us ade ▁is ▁" the ▁most ▁compreh ensive ▁secondary ▁source ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁cr us ade ▁currently ▁available " ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁by ▁Frances ▁G ies , ▁Mal col m ▁Bar ber , ▁and ▁Robert ▁Ch az an . ▁