Department of History

People

Brown’s History Department is a vibrant and dynamic community of award-winning faculty members and acclaimed scholars who excel in the classroom.

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Faculty

Faiz Ahmed

Joukowsky Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History

faiz_ahmed@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Middle East

Office Hours Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30pm
Tiraana Bains

Assistant Professor of History

tiraana_bains@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Britain, The British Empire, South Asia

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:45-3:45pm
Omer Bartov

Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies

omer_bartov@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Modern

Office Hours Wednesdays, 1:00-3:00pm and by appointment.
Shahzad Bashir

Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, Professor of History

shahzad_bashir@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise South Asia

Office Hours Thursdays, 10AM-12PM
Keisha N. Blain

Professor of History and Africana Studies

keisha_blain@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours Thursdays, 2:00-4:00pm. Email to schedule an appointment.
John Bodel

W. Duncan MacMillan II Professor of Classics, Professor of History, Director of Early Cultures

John_Bodel@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Ancient History

Office Hours Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00pm and Fridays, 1:00-2:00pm, or by appointment.
Beverly Bossler

Professor of East Asian Studies, Professor of History

beverly_bossler@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise East Asia

Office Hours Currently on sabbatical.
Cynthia Brokaw

Chen Family Professor of China Studies, Professor of History and East Asian Studies

cynthia_brokaw@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise East Asia

Office Hours By appointment via email.
Holly Case

Professor of European History, Honors Advisor

holly_case@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Modern

Office Hours Thursdays, 1:00-3:00pm, or by appointment.
Caroline Castiglione

Professor of Italian Studies, Professor of History

caroline_castiglione@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern

Office Hours Fridays, 2:00-4:00pm and by appointment.
Jonathan Conant

Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Classics

jonathan_conant@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Middle Ages - including Late Antiquity

Office Hours Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00pm
Harold J. Cook

John F. Nickoll Professor of History

harold_cook@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00am, and by appointment.
Bathsheba R. Demuth

Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Environment and Society

bathsheba_demuth@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Mondays, 1:00-2:00pm and Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30pm
Beshara Doumani

Mahmoud Darwish Professor of Palestinian Studies, Professor of History

beshara_doumani@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Middle East

Office Hours Thursdays, 10:00am-12:00pm
Linford D. Fisher

Associate Professor of History

linford_fisher@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World

Office Hours Thursdays, 10am-12:00pm
Christopher Grasso

Professor of History

christopher_grasso@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours Tuesday-Thursday, 12:00-1:00pm and Zoom by appointment.
Françoise N. Hamlin

Royce Family Associate Professor of Teaching Excellence in Africana Studies & History

francoise_hamlin@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours By appointment only.
Tim J G Harris

Wilkinson Professor of European History, Munro, Goodwin

timothy_harris@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern, Atlantic World

Office Hours Wednesdays, 3:15-5:30pm
Benjamin Hein

Assistant Professor of History

benjamin_hein@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Modern Europe, Atlantic World

Office Hours Mondays, 2:00-4:00pm, drop-in or by appointment.
Evelyn Hu-Dehart

Professor of History, Professor of American Studies

evelyn_hu-dehart@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean

Office Hours Please contact by email for appointment.
Nancy Jacobs

Professor of History

Nancy_Jacobs@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Africa, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Tuesdays, 2:15-3:30pm and Thursdays, 4:30-5:45pm (drop-in or by appointment)
Jennifer E. Johnson

Associate Professor of History

jennifer_johnson1@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Africa, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Thursdays, 2:00-4:00pm by appointment only.
Nancy Khalek

Associate Professor of Religious Studies and History

nancy_khalek@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Islamic Middle Ages

Office Hours By appointment only (in-person or via Zoom). Please email to schedule.
Jennifer Lambe

Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate Studies

jennifer_lambe@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours By appointment only.
Brian G. Lander

Associate Professor of History

brian_lander@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30pm
Shelley Lee

Professor of American Studies, Professor of History

shelley_lee@brown.edu

Research Interests Asian American history, immigration, urban history

Office Hours Wednesdays, 10:00-12:00pm and Thursdays, 1:00-2:00pm
Steven D. Lubar

George L. Littlefield Professor of American History, Professor of History of Art and Architecture, Professor of American Studies

steven_lubar@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours On leave, contact via email to set up an appointment.
Aparajita Majumdar

Assistant Professor of History and Environment and Society

Office Hours Thursdays, 2:00-4:00pm, drop-in and by appointment.
Elias Muhanna

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Associate Professor of History

elias_muhanna@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Middle East, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Mondays, 3:00-5:00pm
Jeremy Mumford

Associate Professor of History

jeremy_mumford@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World

Office Hours Thursdays, 1-5PM
Rebecca A. Nedostup

Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies

rebecca_nedostup@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Mondays, 2:30-4:30pm
Tara E. Nummedal

John Nickoll Provost’s Professor of History, Professor of Italian Studies

tara_nummedal@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30pm
Mark Ocegueda

Assistant Professor of History

mark_ocegueda@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours Tuesdays, 12-1PM and Thursdays, 3-4PM
Graham Oliver

Professor of Classics, Professor of History

Graham_Oliver@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Ancient History

Office Hours On leave in 2023-24.
Emily A. Owens

Associate Professor of History, Director of Honors Program

emily_owens@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00pm and by appointment.
Ethan M. Pollock

Abbott Gleason University Professor of History, Professor of Slavic Studies, Chair of History Department

ethan_pollock@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Modern, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Thursdays, 9:00-10:00am
Amy G. Remensnyder

Graduate Admissions Director, Giancarlo Family Provost’s Professor of History, Professor of History

amy_remensnyder@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Middle Ages - including Late Antiquity

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:00-3:30pm (PLEASE NOTE: Week of 9/9 office hours will be on Monday, 3:00-5:00pm)
Lukas B. Rieppel

Associate Professor of History

lukas_rieppel@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Wednesdays, 1:00-3:00pm
Gabriel de Avilez Rocha

Vasco da Gama Assistant Professor of History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies

gabriel_rocha@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Thursdays, 10AM-12PM
Seth E. Rockman

Associate Professor of History, Director of Undergraduate Studies

seth_rockman@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World

Office Hours Tuesdays, 9:30–11:30am and Thursdays, 3:00-4:00pm, and by appointment.
Daniel A. Rodriguez

Associate Professor of History

daniel_a_rodriguez@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Tuesdays, 10AM-12PM
Amy Russell

Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Classics

amy_russell@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Ancient History

Office Hours Mondays, 12-1PM
Kenneth S. Sacks

Professor of History, Professor of Classics

kenneth_sacks@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Ancient History

Office Hours Currently on sabbatical.
Neil F. Safier

Associate Professor of History

neil_safier@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Currently on sabbatical.
Robert Self

Mary Ann Lippitt Professor of American History, Professor of History

Robert_Self@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours Mondays, 3:00-5:00pm via Zoom.
Naoko Shibusawa

Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of American Studies & Ethnic Studies

Naoko_Shibusawa@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours By appointment only in-person or via Zoom.
Kerry Smith

Professor of History

kerry_smith@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30pm by appointment.
Tracy L. Steffes

Professor of History, Professor of Education, Chair of Department of Education

tracy_steffes@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours Mondays, 2:00-3:30pm and by appointment.
Michael P. Steinberg

Barnaby Conrad and Mary Critchfield Keeney Professor of History and Music, Professor of German Studies

michael_steinberg@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Modern

Office Hours Tuesdays, 2:30–4:00pm, in person or remotely, and by appointment.
Adam J. Teller

Professor of History, Professor of Judaic Studies

adam_teller@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern

Office Hours Tuesdays, 10:30AM-12:00PM
Michael Vorenberg

Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate Advising

michael_vorenberg@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:30-3:50pm by appointment.
Karin Wulf

Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian, John Carter Brown Library, Professor of History

karin_wulf@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World

Office Hours By appointment only
Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar

Associate Professor of History

vazira_f-y_zamindar@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Modern South Asia, Twentieth Century, Decolonization, Refugees, Visual Archive

Office Hours By appointment in-person or via Zoom

Adjunct and Courtesy Faculty

Jane Lancaster

jane_lancaster@brown.edu
Joseph Meisel

joseph_meisel@brown.edu
Rebecca More

rebecca_more@brown.edu
Joel Revill

joel_revill@brown.edu

Emeritus

Engin Akarli

Joukowsky Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Modern Middle Eastern History

Engin_Akarli@brown.edu
Mari Jo Buhle

Professor Emerita of American Studies

Mari_Buhle@brown.edu
Paul Buhle

Paul_Buhle@brown.edu
Howard P. Chudacoff

George L. Littlefield Professor Emeritus of American History, Professor Emeritus of History

howard_chudacoff@brown.edu
Mary Gluck

Dorot Professor Emerita of History and Judaic Studies

mary_gluck@brown.edu
Stephen Richards Graubard

Professor Emeritus of History

Stephen_Graubard@brown.edu
James N. Green

Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Professor of Modern Latin American History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Director of the Brazil Initiative

james_green@brown.edu
Jerome B Grieder

Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies and History

Jerome_Grieder@brown.edu
Carl Kaestle

University Professor Emeritus of Education, History and Public Policy

Carl_Kaestle@brown.edu
Robert Burr Litchfield

Professor Emeritus of History

Robert_Litchfield@brown.edu
James L McClain

Professor Emeritus of History

James_McClain@brown.edu
Anthony Molho

Professor Emeritus of History

Anthony_Molho@brown.edu
Charles E Neu

Professor Emeritus of History

Charles_Neu@brown.edu
James T Patterson

Ford Foundation Professor Emeritus of History

James_Patterson@brown.edu
Kurt A Raaflaub

Professor Emeritus of Classics

Kurt_Raaflaub@brown.edu
Joan L Richards

Professor Emerita of History

Joan_Richards@brown.edu
Luther Spoehr

Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Education

Luther_Spoehr@brown.edu
Lea Everard Williams

Professor Emeritus of History

Lea_Williams@brown.edu
Gordon S Wood

Professor Emeritus of History

Gordon_Wood@brown.edu

Postdoctoral Fellows

Yewong Dongchung

Postdoctoral Fellow

tenzin_yewong_dongchung@brown.edu
Ellis Garey

Postdoctoral Fellow in Labor History

ellis_garey@brown.edu
Tarisa Little

Postdoctoral Fellow

tarisa_little@brown.edu
Amanda Valdés Sánchez

Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

amanda_valdes_sanchez@brown.edu
Suvaid Yaseen

suvaid_yaseen@brown.edu

Current PhD Students

Officers and Staff

Ethan M. Pollock

Abbott Gleason University Professor of History, Professor of Slavic Studies, Chair of History Department

ethan_pollock@brown.edu

401-863-9918

Sharpe House 212

Research Profile
Jennifer Lambe

Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate Studies

jennifer_lambe@brown.edu

(401) 863-6210

Sharpe House 230

Research Profile
Seth E. Rockman

Associate Professor of History, Director of Undergraduate Studies

seth_rockman@brown.edu

401-863-2819

Sharpe House 220

Research Profile
Emily A. Owens

Associate Professor of History, Director of Honors Program

emily_owens@brown.edu

401-863-6210

203 Peter Green

Research Profile
Cherrie Guerzon

Academic Department Manager

cherrie_guerzon@brown.edu

(401) 863-1991

First Floor, Peter Green House
Mary Beth Bryson

Student Affairs Manager

mary_beth_bryson@brown.edu

(401)-863-3019

Peter Green House, Room 208
Emily Greenberg

Graduate Student Affairs Manager

emily_greenberg@brown.edu

Bottom Floor, Peter Green House
Julissa Bautista

Administrative and Financial Coordinator

julissa_bautista@brown.edu

(401) 863-1452

First Floor, Peter Green House
Dana Sutcliffe

Communications Specialist

dana_sutcliffe@brown.edu

First Floor, Peter Green House

People

People

Faculty

Graham Oliver

Adjunct and Courtesy Faculty

Jane Lancaster

Joel Revill

Emeritus

Paul Buhle

Postdoctoral Fellows

Suvaid Yaseen

Current PhD Students