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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

Early Modern Global

Balachandran,

Jyoti

Associate Professor of History
Faculty Liaison, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum
On Research Leave, January-December 2024

(814) 865-3968

jzb461@psu.edu

Beaver,

Dan

Professor of 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

(814) 863-7318

fhh102@psu.edu

Scott,

Amanda

Associate 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

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

Cave,

Scott

(814) 863-6737

src234@psu.edu

Few,

Martha

Associate Head, Department of History
Liberal Arts 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

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

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

Balachandran,

Jyoti

Associate Professor of History
Faculty Liaison, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum
On Research Leave, January-December 2024

(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

(814)863-0146

muc5008@psu.edu

Husain,

Faisal

Assistant Professor of History

(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

William J. and Charlotte K. Duddy University Endowed Fellow in the Humanities
Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies

(814) 865-3348

lbs18@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 and Bioethics
Former Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program (2007-2012)

(814) 865-9022

gae2@psu.edu

Guettel,

Jens-Uwe

Associate Professor of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures and History

jug17@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

Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Walter L. Ferree and Helen P. Ferree Professor in Middle-American History
Acting Director, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center
Schreyer Honors History Advisor

(814) 863-0086

czc335@psu.edu

Coles,

Sasha

Assistant Teaching Professor of History

(814)865-1367

sfc5843@psu.edu

Edwards,

J. Marlena

Assistant Professor of History, African American Studies, and African Studies

(814) 863-4243

jue328@psu.edu

Frazier,

Tony

Assistant Professor of History

Ginzberg,

Lori

Professor Emeritus of History and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

ldg1@psu.edu

Greenberg,

Amy

Head, Department of History
George Winfree Professor of American History

(814) 863-0162

asg5@psu.edu

Holness,

Lucien

Assistant Professor of History

leh85@psu.edu

Lee,

Jacob

Associate 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

Associate Professor of History
Faculty Liaison, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum
On Research Leave, January-December 2024

(814) 865-3968

jzb461@psu.edu

Kumar,

Prakash

Associate Professor of History

(814) 863-4923

puk15@psu.edu

Twentieth Century U.S.

Cahill,

Cathleen

Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Walter L. Ferree and Helen P. Ferree Professor in Middle-American History
Acting Director, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center
Schreyer Honors History Advisor

(814) 863-0086

czc335@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

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

Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Walter L. Ferree and Helen P. Ferree Professor in Middle-American History
Acting Director, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center
Schreyer Honors History Advisor

(814) 863-0086

czc335@psu.edu

Coles,

Sasha

Assistant Teaching Professor of History

(814)865-1367

sfc5843@psu.edu

Few,

Martha

Associate Head, Department of History
Liberal Arts Professor of Latin American History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

(814) 865-2278

mzf52@psu.edu

Ginzberg,

Lori

Professor Emeritus of History and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

ldg1@psu.edu

Scott,

Amanda

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

(814) 865-6097

als7146@psu.edu