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Department of History
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Faculty
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Faiz Ahmed
Joukowsky Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Modern Middle Eastern HistoryAreas of Expertise Middle EastOffice Hours On leave this semester -
Tiraana Bains
Assistant Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Britain, The British Empire, South AsiaOffice Hours Wednesdays, 3-5pm or by appointment -
Omer Bartov
Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide StudiesAreas of Expertise Europe - ModernOffice Hours Wednesdays, 1:00-3:00pm -
Shahzad Bashir
Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise South AsiaOffice Hours By appointment only. -
Keisha N. Blain
Professor of History and Africana StudiesAreas of Expertise United States -
John Bodel
W. Duncan MacMillan II Professor of Classics, Professor of History, Director of Early CulturesAreas of Expertise Ancient HistoryOffice Hours Thursdays, 1:00-2:30pm (in-person or via Zoom) or by appointment. -
Beverly Bossler
Professor of East Asian Studies, Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise East AsiaOffice Hours Tuesdays, 1:00-2:00pm and by appointment. -
Cynthia Brokaw
Chen Family Professor of China Studies, Professor of History and East Asian StudiesAreas of Expertise East AsiaOffice Hours Wednesdays, 11:00am-12:30pm; Thursdays, 3:30pm-5:00pm. -
Holly Case
Professor of European History, Honors AdvisorAreas of Expertise Europe - ModernOffice Hours Thursdays, 1:00-3:00pm, or by appointment. -
Caroline Castiglione
Professor of Italian Studies, Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Europe - Early ModernOffice Hours Fridays, 2:00-4:00pm -
Jonathan Conant
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of ClassicsAreas of Expertise Middle Ages - including Late AntiquityOffice Hours On leave in 2023-24. -
Harold J. Cook
John F. Nickoll Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours By appointment only. Please email to schedule. -
Bathsheba R. Demuth
Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Environment and SocietyAreas of Expertise History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Wednesdays, 1:00-3:00pm and by appointment. -
Beshara Doumani
Mahmoud Darwish Professor of Palestinian Studies, Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Middle EastOffice Hours Tuesdays, 2:30-4:00pm; Wednesdays, 1:30-2:30pm or by appointment. -
Linford D. Fisher
Associate Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise United States, Atlantic WorldOffice Hours Mondays, 1:00-3:00pm -
Christopher Grasso
Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise United States -
James N. Green
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Professor of Modern Latin American History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Director of the Brazil InitiativeAreas of Expertise Latin America and the CaribbeanOffice Hours Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm -
Françoise N. Hamlin
Royce Family Associate Professor of Teaching Excellence in Africana Studies & HistoryAreas of Expertise United StatesOffice Hours By appointment only. -
Tim J G Harris
Wilkinson Professor of European History, Munro, GoodwinAreas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern, Atlantic WorldOffice Hours Fridays, 3:00-5:30pm -
Benjamin Hein
Assistant Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Modern Europe, Atlantic WorldOffice Hours Mondays, 2:00-4:00pm or by appointment. -
Evelyn Hu-Dehart
Professor of History, Professor of American StudiesAreas of Expertise Latin America and the CaribbeanOffice Hours Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00am (in-person or via Zoom). Email to schedule an appointment. -
Nancy Jacobs
Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Africa, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Thursdays from 9:00-11:00am or by appointment. Appointments can be attended in person or remotely via Zoom. -
Jennifer E. Johnson
Associate Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Africa, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Fridays, 1:00-3:00PM, in-person or by appointment. -
Nancy Khalek
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and HistoryAreas of Expertise Middle Ages - including Late AntiquityOffice Hours By appointment only (in-person or via Zoom). Please email to schedule. -
Jennifer Lambe
Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate StudiesAreas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Tuesdays, 10:00-11:00am (Zoom); Thursdays, 1:00-2:00pm (Sharpe 230) -
Brian G. Lander
Stanley J. Bernstein Assistant Professor of History and Environment and SocietyAreas of Expertise East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Mondays and Wednesdays, 10-11AM -
Steven D. Lubar
George L. Littlefield Professor of American History, Professor of History of Art and Architecture, Professor of American StudiesAreas of Expertise United States, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours By appointment only. -
Elias Muhanna
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Associate Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Middle East, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours On leave in 2023-24. -
Jeremy Mumford
Associate Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic WorldOffice Hours Wednesdays, 2:00-5:00pm -
Rebecca A. Nedostup
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of East Asian StudiesAreas of Expertise East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Wednesdays, 12:30-2:30pm -
Tara E. Nummedal
John Nickoll Provost’s Professor of History, Professor of Italian StudiesAreas of Expertise Europe - Early Modern, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30pm and by appointment. -
Mark Ocegueda
Assistant Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise United StatesOffice Hours Tuesdays, 12-1:00pm; Thursdays, 10-11:00am or by appointment. -
Graham Oliver
Professor of Classics, Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Ancient HistoryOffice Hours On leave in 2023-24. -
Emily A. Owens
David and Michelle Ebersman Assistant Professor of History, Director of Honors ProgramAreas of Expertise United States, Atlantic WorldOffice Hours TBA -
Ethan M. Pollock
Abbott Gleason University Professor of History, Professor of Slavic Studies, Chair of History DepartmentAreas of Expertise Europe - Modern, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30am -
Amy G. Remensnyder
Graduate Admissions Director, Giancarlo Family Provost’s Professor of History, Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Middle Ages - including Late AntiquityOffice Hours Tuesdays, 1:00-3:30pm and by appointment. -
Lukas B. Rieppel
Associate Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00pm or by appointment. -
Gabriel de Avilez Rocha
Vasco da Gama Assistant Professor of History and Portuguese and Brazilian StudiesAreas of Expertise Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm -
Seth E. Rockman
Associate Professor of History, Director of Undergraduate StudiesAreas of Expertise United States, Atlantic WorldOffice Hours Tuesdays 1:30-4:00pm and by appointment -
Daniel A. Rodriguez
Associate Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Fridays, 1:00-3:00pm -
Amy Russell
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of ClassicsAreas of Expertise Ancient HistoryOffice Hours Thursdays, 11:00am-12:00pm -
Kenneth S. Sacks
Professor of History, Professor of ClassicsAreas of Expertise Ancient HistoryOffice Hours Tuesdays 2:30-4pm by appointment only. Additionally, please email questions about transfer credits first. Often these can easily be resolved quickly. -
Neil F. Safier
Associate Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Tuesdays, 2:30-4:00pm (Sharpe House); Fridays, 9:30am-12pm (59 Charlesfield Street) -
Robert Self
Mary Ann Lippitt Professor of American History, Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise United StatesOffice Hours Wednesdays, 11:00am-1:00pm -
Naoko Shibusawa
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of American Studies & Ethnic StudiesAreas of Expertise United StatesOffice Hours By appointment only in-person or via Zoom. -
Kerry Smith
Associate Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and MedicineOffice Hours Tuesdays, 1:30pm-3:30pm and by appointment. -
Tracy L. Steffes
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Education, Chair of Department of EducationAreas of Expertise United StatesOffice Hours Mondays, 2-3:30pm and by appointment. -
Michael P. Steinberg
Barnaby Conrad and Mary Critchfield Keeney Professor of History and Music, Professor of German StudiesAreas of Expertise Europe - ModernOffice Hours On leave in 2023-24. Available by appointment via email. -
Adam J. Teller
Professor of History, Professor of Judaic StudiesAreas of Expertise Europe - Early ModernOffice Hours Thursdays, 1:30pm-3:00pm -
Michael Vorenberg
Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate AdvisingAreas of Expertise United StatesOffice Hours Tuesdays and Fridays, 1-2:40pm -
Karin Wulf
Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian, John Carter Brown Library, Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise United States, Atlantic WorldOffice Hours By appointment only -
Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar
Associate Professor of HistoryAreas of Expertise Modern South Asia, Twentieth Century, Decolonization, Refugees, Visual ArchiveOffice Hours By appointment in-person or via Zoom
Adjunct and Courtesy Faculty and Postdocs
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Charles Carroll
Visiting Assistant Professor of History and Associate Director for Graduate Writing at the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and LearningResearch Interests Medieval Gender and Sexualities, Premodern Higher Education -
Jane Lancaster
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Joel Revill
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Josef Řídký
Postdoctoral FellowResearch Interests historical methodology, History of Science -
Amanda Valdés Sánchez
Marie-Curie Postdoctoral FellowResearch Interests colonisation, cultural encounters, cultural and religious transformation, politics of devotional culture -
Suvaid Yaseen
Emeritus
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Engin Akarli
Joukowsky Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Modern Middle Eastern History -
Mari Jo Buhle
Professor Emerita of American Studies -
Paul Buhle
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Howard P. Chudacoff
George L. Littlefield Professor Emeritus of American History, Professor Emeritus of History -
Mary Gluck
Dorot Professor Emerita of History and Judaic Studies -
Stephen Richards Graubard
Professor Emeritus of History -
Jerome B Grieder
Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies and History -
Carl Kaestle
University Professor Emeritus of Education, History and Public Policy -
Robert Burr Litchfield
Professor Emeritus of History -
James L McClain
Professor Emeritus of History -
Anthony Molho
Professor Emeritus of History -
Charles E Neu
Professor Emeritus of History -
James T Patterson
Ford Foundation Professor Emeritus of History -
Kurt A Raaflaub
Professor Emeritus of Classics -
Joan L Richards
Professor Emerita of History -
Luther Spoehr
Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Education -
Lea Everard Williams
Professor Emeritus of History -
Gordon S Wood
Professor Emeritus of History
Current PhD Students
Officers and Staff
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Ethan M. Pollock
Abbott Gleason University Professor of History, Professor of Slavic Studies, Chair of History DepartmentSharpe House 212 -
Jennifer Lambe
Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate StudiesSharpe House 230 -
Seth E. Rockman
Associate Professor of History, Director of Undergraduate StudiesSharpe House 220 -
Emily A. Owens
David and Michelle Ebersman Assistant Professor of History, Director of Honors Program203 Peter Green -
Cherrie Guerzon
First Floor, Peter Green House -
Mary Beth Bryson
Peter Green House, Room 208 -
Julissa Bautista
First Floor, Peter Green House -
Dana Sutcliffe
Communications SpecialistBottom Floor, Peter Green House