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Africa

Decker,

Alicia C.

Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, African Studies, and History

(814) 867-3561

acd207@psu.edu

Sikes,

Michelle

Assistant Professor of History

(814) 865-8697

mxs1600@psu.edu

Tounsel,

Christopher

Associate Professor of History and African Studies

Catherine Shultz Rein Early Career Professor in the College of the Liberal Arts

(814) 863-4945

cut70@psu.edu

Early Modern Global

Balachandran,

Jyoti

Edward J. and Eleanor Black Nichols University Endowed Fellow in History and Associate Professor of History

Associate Director of Graduate Studies

Faculty Liaison, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum

(814) 865-3968

jzb461@psu.edu

Beaver,

Dan

Associate Professor in History and English

(814) 863-8948

dxb28@psu.edu

Hsia,

Ronnie

Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History

(814) 863-8942

rxh46@psu.edu

Husain,

Faisal

Assistant Professor of History

On research leave until Spring 2023

(814) 863-7318

fhh102@psu.edu

Scott,

Amanda

Assistant Professor of History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

(814) 865-6097

als7146@psu.edu

East Asia

Abel,

Jessamyn

Associate Professor in Asian Studies and History

(814) 865-3931

jessamyn.abel@psu.edu

Atwill,

David

Professor of History

(814) 865-1218

dgatwill@psu.edu

Baldanza,

Kathlene

Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies

(814) 863-0131

ktb3@psu.edu

Brindley,

Erica

Professor of Asian Studies, History and Philosophy

(814) 867-3261

efb12@psu.edu

Merkel-Hess,

Kate

Director of Graduate Studies

Associate Professor of History

(814) 865-0750

kxm81@psu.edu

Smits,

Gregory

Professor of History and Asian Studies

(814) 863-0172

gjs4@psu.edu

Zwigenberg,

Ran

Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, History and Jewish Studies

(814) 867-3260

ruz12@psu.edu

Latin America

(814) 863-6737

Professor of Latin American History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

(814) 865-2278

mzf52@psu.edu

Heaney,

Christopher

Assistant Professor of Latin American History

(814) 863-0091

cuh282@psu.edu

Morgan,

Zachary

Associate Professor of Latin American History and African American Studies

(814) 863-8080

zzm20@psu.edu

Restall,

Matthew

Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Colonial Latin American History

Anthropology and Women's Studies

Director of Latin American Studies

(814) 863-1121

restall@psu.edu

Sandoval-Strausz,

A. K.

Professor of History

(814) 863-0106

sandoval@psu.edu

Medieval and Ancient History

Brockopp,

Jonathan

Professor of History, Religious Studies, and Philosophy

(814) 863-1338

brockopp@psu.edu

Hudson,

Benjamin

Professor of History and Medieval Studies

(814) 863-7454

bth1@psu.edu

Kulikowski,

Michael

Head, Department of History

Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Classics

(814) 863-2424

mek31@psu.edu

Lawrence,

Thomas

Director of Online Education

Teaching Professor of History

tcl10@psu.edu

Munn,

Mark

Head of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies

Professor of Ancient Greek History and Greek Archaeology,

Departments of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, and History

(814) 863-0052

mxm20@psu.edu

Safran,

Nina

Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Minor

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-0186

jxs57@psu.edu

Salzer,

Kathryn

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Associate Professor of History &

Gorman-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Medieval History

(814) 863-8950

kes30@psu.edu

Middle East and the Muslim World

Atwill,

David

Professor of History

(814) 865-1218

dgatwill@psu.edu

Balachandran,

Jyoti

Edward J. and Eleanor Black Nichols University Endowed Fellow in History and Associate Professor of History

Associate Director of Graduate Studies

Faculty Liaison, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum

(814) 865-3968

jzb461@psu.edu

Brockopp,

Jonathan

Professor of History, Religious Studies, and Philosophy

(814) 863-1338

brockopp@psu.edu

Campos,

Michelle

Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and History

muc5008@psu.edu

Husain,

Faisal

Assistant Professor of History

On research leave until Spring 2023

(814) 863-7318

fhh102@psu.edu

Robson,

Laura

William L. and Donna F. Oliver-McCourtney Professorship in History

lbr5287@psu.edu

Safran,

Nina

Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Minor

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-0186

jxs57@psu.edu

Sorek,

Tamir

Liberal Arts Professor of History

(814) 865-1367

tjs6787@psu.edu

Sternfeld,

Lior

Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies

(814) 865-3348

lbs18@psu.edu

Tounsel,

Christopher

Associate Professor of History and African Studies

Catherine Shultz Rein Early Career Professor in the College of the Liberal Arts

(814) 863-4945

cut70@psu.edu

Modern Europe

Adler,

Eliyana

Associate Professor in History and Jewish Studies

(814) 867-5908

era12@psu.edu

Boittin,

Jennifer

Associate Professor of French, Francophone Studies, and History

(814) 865-1830

jab808@psu.edu

Brinkmann,

Tobias

Malvin and Lea Bank Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and History

(814) 865-4690

thb10@psu.edu

De Schaepdrijver,

Sophie

Walter L. and Helen P. Ferree Professor of Modern European History

(814) 865-3797

scd10@psu.edu

Eghigian,

Greg

Professor of History

Former Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program (2007-2012)

(814) 865-9022

gae2@psu.edu

Wanner,

Catherine

Professor of History, Anthropology and Religious Studies

(814) 865-6689

cew10@psu.edu

Nineteenth Century U.S.

Blair,

William

Walter L. and Helen P. Ferree Professor Emeritus of Middle American History

Director Emeritus of the Richards Civil War Era Center

(814) 863-6356

wab120@psu.edu

Cahill,

Cathleen

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-0086

czc335@psu.edu

Coles,

Sasha

Assistant Teaching Professor of History

(814)865-1367

sfc5843@psu.edu

Ginzberg,

Lori

Professor of History and Women's Studies

ldg1@psu.edu

Greenberg,

Amy

George Winfree Professor of American History

(814) 863-0162

asg5@psu.edu

Lee,

Jacob

Assistant Professor of History

(814) 863-0184

jul782@psu.edu

Milligan,

Mike

Alumni Outreach and Internship Coordinator

Head of Undergraduate History Intern Program

Teaching Professor of History

(814) 863-6670

mjm61@psu.edu

Reed,

Julie

Associate Professor in History

(814) 863-0105

jlr6454@psu.edu

Shelden,

Rachel

Director of the Richards Civil War Era Center

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-8947

rshelden@psu.edu

Snyder,

Christina

McCabe Greer Professor of History

(814) 863-0181

czs398@psu.edu

South Asia

Balachandran,

Jyoti

Edward J. and Eleanor Black Nichols University Endowed Fellow in History and Associate Professor of History

Associate Director of Graduate Studies

Faculty Liaison, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum

(814) 865-3968

jzb461@psu.edu

Kumar,

Prakash

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-4923

puk15@psu.edu

Twentieth Century U.S.

Cahill,

Cathleen

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-0086

czc335@psu.edu

Davis,

Amira Rose

Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies

(814) 865-4134

ard51@psu.edu

Letwin,

Daniel

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-0417

dll8@psu.edu

McDonald,

Bryan

Director of Interdisciplinary Programs, The College of the Liberal Arts

Associate Professor, Department of History

(814) 863-8949

blm26@psu.edu

Mendoza,

Mary E.

Assistant Professor of History

(814) 863-8946

mxm2546@psu.edu

Milligan,

Mike

Alumni Outreach and Internship Coordinator

Head of Undergraduate History Intern Program

Teaching Professor of History

(814) 863-6670

mjm61@psu.edu

Rose,

Anne

Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies

(814) 863-0105

acr5@psu.edu

Sanders,

Crystal

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-7303

crs19@psu.edu

Sandoval-Strausz,

A. K.

Professor of History

(814) 863-0106

sandoval@psu.edu

Stroud,

Ellen

Associate Professor of History

(814) 865-3796

estroud@psu.edu

Women/Gender

Adler,

Eliyana

Associate Professor in History and Jewish Studies

(814) 867-5908

era12@psu.edu

Boittin,

Jennifer

Associate Professor of French, Francophone Studies, and History

(814) 865-1830

jab808@psu.edu

Cahill,

Cathleen

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-0086

czc335@psu.edu

Coles,

Sasha

Assistant Teaching Professor of History

(814)865-1367

sfc5843@psu.edu

Few,

Martha

Professor of Latin American History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

(814) 865-2278

mzf52@psu.edu

Ginzberg,

Lori

Professor of History and Women's Studies

ldg1@psu.edu

Scott,

Amanda

Assistant Professor of History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

(814) 865-6097

als7146@psu.edu