Department of History

People

People

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

Faculty

  • Faiz Ahmed

    Faiz Ahmed

    Joukowsky Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History
    faiz_ahmed@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Middle East
    Office Hours On leave this semester
  • Omer Bartov

    Omer Bartov

    Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies
    omer_bartov@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Europe - Modern
    Office Hours On leave this semester
  • Shahzad Bashir

    Shahzad Bashir

    Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, Professor of History
    shahzad_bashir@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise South Asia
    Office Hours Wednesdays, 11:00am-1:00pm
  • Keisha N. Blain

    Keisha N. Blain

    Professor of History and Africana Studies, Guggenheim Fellow, 2022-2023, Carnegie Fellow, 2022-2024
    keisha_blain@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States
  • John Bodel

    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 Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30pm in person or by appointment.
  • Beverly Bossler

    Beverly Bossler

    Professor of East Asian Studies, Professor of History
    beverly_bossler@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise East Asia
    Office Hours Wednesdays, 1:00-2:00pm and by appointment
  • Cynthia Brokaw

    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 Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00am and 11:00am-12:00pm
  • Holly Case

    Holly Case

    Director of Undergraduate Studies, 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

    Caroline Castiglione

    Professor of Italian Studies, Professor of History
    caroline_castiglione@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern
    Office Hours Tuesdays, 10:30am-12:00pm, and by appointment
  • Howard P. Chudacoff

    Howard P. Chudacoff

    George L. Littlefield Professor of American History, Professor of History
    howard_chudacoff@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States
    Office Hours Thursdays, 11:30am-1:00pm (Zoom). Please email to schedule an appointment.
  • Jonathan Conant

    Jonathan Conant

    Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Classics, Director of Honors Program
    jonathan_conant@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Middle Ages - including Late Antiquity
    Office Hours Mondays, 1:00pm-2:30pm and by appointment.
  • Harold J. Cook

    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, 10:00am-12:00pm and by appointment
  • Bathsheba R. Demuth

    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 Wednesdays, 1:00pm-3:00pm
  • Beshara Doumani

    Beshara Doumani

    Mahmoud Darwish Professor of Palestinian Studies, Professor of History
    beshara_doumani@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Middle East
    Office Hours On leave this semester
  • Linford D. Fisher

    Linford D. Fisher

    Associate Professor of History
    linford_fisher@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World
    Office Hours Thursdays, 1:00-3pm. Schedule an appointment via Zoom.
  • Christopher Grasso

    Christopher Grasso

    Professor of History
    christopher_grasso@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States
    Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00am-12:00pm and on Zoom by appointment.
  • James N. Green

    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
    Areas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean
    Office Hours Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm
  • Francoise N. Hamlin

    Françoise N. Hamlin

    Royce Family Associate Professor of Teaching Excellence in Africana Studies & History, Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer
    francoise_hamlin@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States
    Office Hours On sabbatical. By appointment only
  • Tim J G Harris

    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, 3:00pm-5:30pm
  • Benjamin Hein

    Benjamin Hein

    Assistant Professor of History
    benjamin_hein@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Modern Europe, Atlantic World
    Office Hours On leave this semester. By appointment only.
  • Evelyn Hu-Dehart

    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 and Wednesdays, 10:30am-12:00pm
  • Nancy Jacobs

    Nancy Jacobs

    Professor of History
    Nancy_Jacobs@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Africa, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
    Office Hours Tuesdays 10:30-12pm or by appointment. Appointments can be attended in person or remotely via Zoom
  • Jennifer E. Johnson

    Jennifer E. Johnson

    Associate Professor of History
    jennifer_johnson1@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Africa, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
    Office Hours Fridays, 1:00-3:00PM, in-person or by appointment.
  • Nancy Khalek

    Nancy Khalek

    Associate Professor of Religious Studies and History
    nancy_khalek@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Middle Ages - including Late Antiquity
    Office Hours By appointment only. Please email to schedule.
  • Jennifer Lambe

    Jennifer Lambe

    Director of Graduate Studies, Associate 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 Wednesdays, 9:00am-11:00am (Zoom) and alternate Tuesdays, 2:00pm-3:30pm
  • Brian G. Lander

    Brian G. Lander

    Stanley J. Bernstein Assistant Professor of History and Environment and Society
    brian_lander@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
    Office Hours Thursdays, 1:00-2:30pm
  • Steven D. Lubar

    Steven D. Lubar

    George L. Littlefield Professor of American History, Professor of History of Art and Architecture
    steven_lubar@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
    Office Hours Tuesdays 1:00-2pm by appointment
  • Elias Muhanna

    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, 3:00pm-5:00pm
  • Jeremy Mumford

    Jeremy Mumford

    Associate Professor of History
    jeremy_mumford@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World
    Office Hours Mondays, 2:30-5:00pm and by appointment
  • Rebecca A. Nedostup

    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, 12:00-2:00pm by Zoom appointment
  • Tara E. Nummedal

    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 On leave this semester
  • Mark Ocegueda

    Mark Ocegueda

    Assistant Professor of History
    mark_ocegueda@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States
    Office Hours Tuesdays, 2:30pm-3:30pm, or by appointment.
  • Graham Oliver

    Graham Oliver

    Professor of Classics, Professor of History
    Graham_Oliver@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Ancient History
    Office Hours Wednesdays 3:30-5pm in person or via Zoom
  • Emily A. Owens

    Emily A. Owens

    David and Michelle Ebersman Assistant Professor of History
    emily_owens@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World
    Office Hours On leave this semester
  • Ethan M. Pollock

    Ethan M. Pollock

    Chair of History Department, 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 Tuesdays 9:30-10:30am or by appointment
  • Amy G. Remensnyder

    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 10:30-11:45am, Thursdays 2:00-3:30am, and by appointment
  • Lukas B. Rieppel

    Lukas B. Rieppel

    Associate Professor of History
    lukas_rieppel@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
    Office Hours Mondays 2-3:30pm by appointment
  • Gabriel de Avilez Rocha

    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 Mondays, 2:00pm-4:00pm
  • Seth E. Rockman

    Seth E. Rockman

    Associate Professor of History
    seth_rockman@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States, Atlantic World
    Office Hours Tuesdays 1:30-4:00pm and by appointment
  • Daniel A. Rodriguez

    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 Fridays, 1:00-3:00pm
  • Amy Russell

    Amy Russell

    Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Classics
    amy_russell@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Ancient History
    Office Hours Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:00pm
  • Kenneth S. Sacks

    Kenneth S. Sacks

    Professor of History, Professor of Classics
    kenneth_sacks@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Ancient History
    Office Hours For transfer credit questions, please email me first, and, if we need to meet, we'll arrange to do so in person or by Zoom.
  • Neil F. Safier

    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 Mondays, 1:00pm-3:00pm or by appointment.
  • Robert Self

    Robert Self

    Mary Ann Lippitt Professor of American History, Professor of History, Director of Graduate Advising
    Robert_Self@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States
    Office Hours Wednesdays, 3:00pm-5:00pm
  • Naoko Shibusawa

    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

    Kerry Smith

    Associate Professor of History
    kerry_smith@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
    Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:30pm-3:30pm and by appointment.
  • Tracy L. Steffes

    Tracy L. Steffes

    Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Education, Chair of Department of Education
    tracy_steffes@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States
    Office Hours On leave this semester
  • Michael P. Steinberg

    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 Wednesdays, 11:00am-12:30pm in person or on zoom per request, and also by appointment
  • Adam J. Teller

    Adam J. Teller

    Professor of History, Professor of Judaic Studies
    adam_teller@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern
    Office Hours Tuesdays 10:30-12pm and by appointment
  • Michael Vorenberg

    Michael Vorenberg

    Associate Professor of History
    michael_vorenberg@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise United States
    Office Hours Wednesdays 1:00-3pm or by appointment via email. If no appointment is available or you cannot meet during these office hours, please email Professor Vorenberg to set up an appointment outside of regular office hours.
  • Karin Wulf

    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 F-Y Zamindar

    Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar

    Associate Professor of History
    vazira_f-y_zamindar@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise South Asia

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