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 Mondays, 1:45–2:45PM and Thursdays, 2:45–3:45PM
Tiraana Bains

Assistant Professor of History

tiraana_bains@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Britain, The British Empire, South Asia

Office Hours Tuesdays, 2-4PM or by appointment
Omer Bartov

Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies

omer_bartov@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Modern

Office Hours Wednesdays, 1-3PM
Keisha N. Blain

Professor of History and Africana Studies

keisha_blain@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

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

W. Duncan MacMillan II Professor of Classics, Professor of History

John_Bodel@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Ancient History

Office Hours On leave
Beverly Bossler

Chair of the Department of East Asian Studies, Professor of History, Professor of East Asian Studies, Chen Family Professor of China Studies

beverly_bossler@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise East Asia

Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:30PM and by appointment
Holly Case

Professor of History

holly_case@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Modern

Office Hours Wednesdays, 1-3PM or by appointment
Caroline Castiglione

Professor of Italian Studies, Professor of History

caroline_castiglione@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern

Office Hours Tuesdays, 2-4PM
Jonathan Conant

Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Classics

jonathan_conant@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Middle Ages - including Late Antiquity

Office Hours Tuesdays, 2:30-4PM or by appointment
Bathsheba 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, United States, Modern Europe

Office Hours Mondays, 2:30-4PM and by appointment
Beshara Doumani

Mahmoud Darwish Professor of Palestinian Studies, Professor of History

beshara_doumani@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Middle East

Office Hours Mondays, 1-2:30PM
Linford D. Fisher

Associate Professor of History

linford_fisher@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World

Office Hours Tuesdays, 2-4PM and by appointment
Christopher Grasso

Professor of History, Graduate Admissions Director

christopher_grasso@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-4PM and Zoom by appointment
Françoise N. Hamlin

Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies

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 Fridays, 3:15-5:30pm
Benjamin Hein

Assistant Professor of History, Director of Honors Program

benjamin_hein@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Modern Europe, Atlantic World

Office Hours Mondays, 2-4PM 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 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 8-9AM and Wednesdays, 3-4PM
Nancy Jacobs

Professor of History

Nancy_Jacobs@brown.edu

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

Office Hours Thursdays, 1:30-3:30PM (appointment or drop-in) and by other appointment
Jennifer E. Johnson

Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate Studies

jennifer_johnson1@brown.edu

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

Office Hours Thursdays, 1:00-3:00pm 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

Professor of History

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
Shelley Lee

Professor of American Studies, Professor of History

shelley_lee@brown.edu

Research Interests Asian American history, immigration, urban history

Office Hours On leave
Aparajita Majumdar

Assistant Professor of History and Environment and Society

Office Hours Thursdays, 2-4PM (via appointment and drop-in)
Anthony Medrano

Assistant Professor of History

anthony_medrano@brown.edu

Office Hours Tuesdays, 2-4PM 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 Tuesdays, 1-3PM
Jeremy Mumford

Associate Professor of History

jeremy_mumford@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World

Office Hours Tuesdays, 3-5PM by appointment
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 Tuesdays, 1-3PM
Tara E. Nummedal

John Nickoll Provost’s Professor of History, Chair of History Department

tara_nummedal@brown.edu

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

Office Hours Thursdays, 1:30-3:30PM by appointment
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 Wednesdays, 2-3:30PM or by appointment (contact via email)
Emily A. Owens

Associate Professor of History

emily_owens@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1-3PM
Ethan M. Pollock

Dean of the College, Abbott Gleason University Professor of History, Professor of Slavic Studies

ethan_pollock@brown.edu

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

Office Hours Please contact stacy_greenberg@brown.edu to schedule.
Amy G. Remensnyder

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, 12-1PM and Thursdays, 2-3:30PM
Lukas B. Rieppel

Associate Professor of History

lukas_rieppel@brown.edu

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

Office Hours Tuesdays, 2:30-4PM
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

George L. Littlefield Professor of American History, Director of Undergraduate Studies

seth_rockman@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World

Office Hours Wednesdays (drop in): 10AM-12PM, 1:30-3PM
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 Mondays, 12:30-2:30PM
Amy Russell

Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Classics

amy_russell@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Ancient History

Office Hours Wednesdays, 1-2PM
Kenneth S. Sacks

Professor of History, Professor of Classics

kenneth_sacks@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise Ancient History

Office Hours Tuesdays, 10:30AM-12PM by appointment only (via email)
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 Wednesdays, 2-4PM
Robert Self

Mary Ann Lippitt Professor of American History, Professor of History

Robert_Self@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours Mondays, 2-4PM
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, 1:30-3PM (please sign up for a time) and 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 Wednesdays, 2-3:30PM 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 Thursdays, 1:30-3:00PM or 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

Professor of History, Director of Graduate Advising

michael_vorenberg@brown.edu

Areas of Expertise United States

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:30-3:50PM
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

Affiliate Scholars and Visiting Faculty

Grace Argo

Adjunct Lecturer

grace_argo@brown.edu
Amy Bushnell

Scholar in Residence

Amy_Bushnell@brown.edu
Craig Daigle

Scholar in Residence

Craig_Daigle@brown.edu
Mark Hamin

Scholar in Residence

mark.hamin@gmail.com
Jane Lancaster

Scholar in Residence

Jane_Lancaster@brown.edu
Leo Lovemore

Adjunct Lecturer

leo_lovemore@brown.edu
Joseph Meisel

Adjunct Associate Professor

joseph_meisel@brown.edu
William Monroe

Scholar in Residence

william_monroe@brown.edu
Rebecca More

Visiting Scholar

rebecca_more@brown.edu
Joel Revill

Adjunct Assistant Professor

joel_revill@brown.edu
Meltem Toksoz

Scholar in Residence

meltem_toksoz@brown.edu
Hideo Tsuji

Visiting Scholar

hideo_tsuji@brown.edu
Edward Widmer

Scholar in Residence

Edward_Widmer@brown.edu
Alexander Winder

Concurrent Lecturer

alex_winder@brown.edu

Emeritus

Engin Akarli

Joukowsky Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Modern Middle Eastern History

Engin_Akarli@brown.edu
Cynthia Brokaw

Professor Emerita of History and East Asian Languages, Chen Family Professor Emerita of Chinese Studies

cynthia_brokaw@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
Harold J. Cook

John F. Nickoll Professor of History

harold_cook@brown.edu
Mary Gluck

Dorot Professor Emerita of History and Judaic Studies

mary_gluck@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
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
James L McClain

Professor Emeritus of History

James_McClain@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
Joan L Richards

Professor Emerita of History

Joan_Richards@brown.edu
Luther Spoehr

Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Education

Luther_Spoehr@brown.edu
Gordon S Wood

Professor Emeritus of History

Gordon_Wood@brown.edu

In Memoriam

R. Douglas Cope

Associate Professor of History
R. Burr Litchfield

Professor of History Emeritus
Lea E. Williams

Professor of History Emeritus
Gordon S. Wood

Professor of History Emeritus

Postdoctoral Fellows

Jens Amborg

Postdoctoral Fellow
Leila K. Blackbird

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in History

leila_blackbird@brown.edu

Office Hours By appointment
Deren Ertas

Postdoctoral Fellow

deren_ertas@brown.edu
Neil Johnson-Rogers

Postdoctoral Fellow

neil_johnson-rogers@brown.edu
Michael McGovern

Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate

michael_f_mcgovern@brown.edu

Current PhD Students

Officers and Staff

Tara E. Nummedal

John Nickoll Provost’s Professor of History, Chair of History Department

tara_nummedal@brown.edu

401-863-9757

Sharpe House, 213

Research Profile
Jennifer E. Johnson

Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate Studies

jennifer_johnson1@brown.edu

401-863-3691

Peter Green, 309

Research Profile
Seth E. Rockman

George L. Littlefield Professor of American History, Director of Undergraduate Studies

seth_rockman@brown.edu

401-863-2819

Sharpe House, 220

Research Profile
Benjamin Hein

Assistant Professor of History, Director of Honors Program

benjamin_hein@brown.edu

Sharpe House, 116

Research Profile
Cherrie Guerzon

Academic Department Manager

cherrie_guerzon@brown.edu

(401) 863-1991

First Floor, Peter Green House
Julissa Bautista

Financial and Administrative Coordinator

julissa_bautista@brown.edu

(401) 863-1452

008, Peter Green House
Mary Beth Bryson

Student Affairs Manager, Undergraduate Program

mary_beth_bryson@brown.edu

(401)-863-3019

Peter Green House, Room 208
Pargol Borojerdi

Student Affairs Manager, Graduate Program

pargol_borojerdi@brown.edu

(401) 863-3161

Peter Green House, 004
Dana Damigella

Communications Specialist

dana_sutcliffe@brown.edu

People

People

Faculty

Affiliate Scholars and Visiting Faculty

Emeritus

Paul Buhle

In Memoriam

Postdoctoral Fellows

Current PhD Students