Directory – Department of History

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Faculty Officers

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
Merkel-Hess, Kate Director of Graduate Studies Associate Professor of History	(814) 865-0750	kxm81@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
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

Faculty

Adler, Eliyana Associate Professor in History and Jewish Studies	(814) 867-5908	era12@psu.edu
Andreson, Jamie Assistant Teaching Professor		jfa5461@psu.edu
Arian, Nasir Assistant Teaching Professor		nva5455@psu.edu
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
Baldanza, Kathlene Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies	(814) 863-0131	ktb3@psu.edu
Beaver, Dan Associate Professor in History and English	(814) 863-8948	dxb28@psu.edu
Brinkmann, Tobias Malvin and Lea Bank Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and History	(814) 865-4690	thb10@psu.edu
Brockopp, Jonathan Professor of History, Religious Studies, and Philosophy	(814) 863-1338	brockopp@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
Campos, Michelle Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and History	(814)863-0146	muc5008@psu.edu
Coles, Sasha Assistant Teaching Professor of History	(814)865-1367	sfc5843@psu.edu
De Schaepdrijver, Sophie Walter L. and Helen P. Ferree Professor of Modern European History	(814) 865-3797	scd10@psu.edu
Edwards, J. Marlena Assistant Professor of History, African American Studies, and African Studies	(814) 863-4243	jue328@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
Few, Martha Liberal Arts Professor of Latin American History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	(814) 865-2278	mzf52@psu.edu
Greenberg, Amy George Winfree Professor of American History	(814) 863-0162	asg5@psu.edu
Heaney, Christopher Assistant Professor of Latin American History	(814) 863-0091	cuh282@psu.edu
Hsia, Ronnie Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History	(814) 863-8942	rxh46@psu.edu
Hudson, Benjamin Professor of History and Medieval Studies	(814) 863-7454	bth1@psu.edu
Husain, Faisal Assistant Professor of History	(814) 863-7318	fhh102@psu.edu
Kulikowski, Michael Head, Department of History Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Classics	(814) 863-2424	mek31@psu.edu
Kumar, Prakash Associate Professor of History	(814) 863-4923	puk15@psu.edu
Lawrence, Thomas Director of Online Education Teaching Professor of History		tcl10@psu.edu
Lee, Jacob Assistant Professor of History	(814) 863-0184	jul782@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
Merkel-Hess, Kate Director of Graduate Studies Associate Professor of History	(814) 865-0750	kxm81@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
Morgan, Zachary Associate Professor of Latin American History and African American Studies	(814) 863-8080	zzm20@psu.edu
Peek, Gregory Associate Teaching Professor of History	(814) 865-1367	gap156@psu.edu
Reed, Julie Associate Professor in History	(814) 863-0105	jlr6454@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
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
Salzer, Kathryn Director of Undergraduate Studies Associate Professor of History & Gorman-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Medieval History	(814) 863-8950	kes30@psu.edu
Sandoval-Strausz, A. K. Professor of History	(814) 863-0106	sandoval@psu.edu
Scott, Amanda Assistant Professor of History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	(814) 865-6097	als7146@psu.edu
Shelden, Rachel Director of the Richards Civil War Era Center Associate Professor of History	(814) 863-8947	rshelden@psu.edu
Smits, Gregory Professor of History and Asian Studies	(814) 863-0172	gjs4@psu.edu
Snyder, Christina McCabe Greer Professor of History	(814) 863-0181	czs398@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
Stroud, Ellen Associate Professor of History	(814) 865-3796	estroud@psu.edu
Teitelman, Emma Associate Director, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center Assistant Research Professor of History		ept5249@psu.edu
Wanner, Catherine Professor of History, Anthropology and Religious Studies	(814) 865-6689	cew10@psu.edu

Joint Appointments

Boittin, Jennifer Associate Professor of French, Francophone Studies, and History		jab808@psu.edu
Casey, Jim Assistant Professor of African American Studies, History, and English		jzc6406@psu.edu
Foreman, Gabrielle Professor of History, English and AFAM		pgf5052@psu.edu
Guettel, Jens-Uwe Associate Professor of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures and History		jug17@psu.edu
Lubin, Alex Professor of African American Studies and History		alubin@psu.edu
Walker, Dara Assistant Professor of African American Studies, History, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies		duw482@psu.edu
West, Michael Professor of AFAM and History		mow5397@psu.edu

Senior Teaching Faculty

Non-Departmental Historians

Abel, Jessamyn Associate Professor in Asian Studies and History	(814) 865-3931	jessamyn.abel@psu.edu
Brindley, Erica Professor of Asian Studies, History and Philosophy	(814) 867-3261	efb12@psu.edu
Decker, Alicia C. Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, African Studies, and History	(814) 867-3561	acd207@psu.edu
Dyreson, Mark Professor of Kinesiology and Director of Research and Educational Programs for the PSU Center for the Study of Sports in Society	(814) 863-3683	mxd52@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
Sikes, Michelle Assistant Professor of History	(814) 865-8697	mxs1600@psu.edu
Walker, Dara Assistant Professor of AFAM		duw482@psu.edu
Zwigenberg, Ran Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, History and Jewish Studies	(814) 867-3260	ruz12@psu.edu

Postdoctoral

Doebler, Scott		swd6@psu.edu
Godfrey, Katherine		kag51@psu.edu

Graduate Students

Bienko, Joseph	(814) 865-1367	jpb6617@psu.edu
Burns, Keon	(814)865-1367	kqb5728@psu.edu
Casement, Steven		sjc5535@psu.edu
Choedup, Ugyan	(814) 865-1367	uxc18@psu.edu
Clark, Zachary	(814) 865-1367	zac5055@psu.edu
Daily, Richard	(814) 865-1367	rdd25@psu.edu
Davis, Samantha		sld78@psu.edu
Douthitt, Matthew	(814) 865-1367	mjd6551@psu.edu
Earle, Nathan	(814) 865-1367	nae5143@psu.edu
Florian, Cassandra	(814) 865-1367	cmf6200@psu.edu
Green, Edward		epg5260@psu.edu
Henton, Jamie	(814) 865-1367	jdh6097@psu.edu
Herrera, Alexandria		akh43@psu.edu
Hicks, Michael Graduate Student		muh301@psu.edu
Hidrovo-Lupera, Ana	(814) 865-1367	akh5911@psu.edu
Kang, Seonghek	(814) 865-1367	szk467@psu.edu
King, Kellianne PhD Candidate	(814) 865-1367	kzk223@psu.edu
Kossowska, Julia	Office Hours: Mondays 10:00-11:00am and Wednesdays 3:00-4:00pm	jvk6402@psu.edu
Lacopo, Frank		frank.lacopo@psu.edu
Linares , Héctor	(814)865-1367	hjl5431@psu.edu
Liu, Xiangyi	(814) 865-1367	xfl5194@psu.edu
Luo, Yilan		yul788@psu.edu
Luo, Xinyi	(814)865-1367	xbl5331@psu.edu
Meyer, Travis
Namgyal, Tashi	(814) 865-1367	tbn5139@psu.edu
Perez, A.J.		ajp595@psu.edu
Robinson, Morgan		mar6932@psu.edu
Rodriguez, Paulina	(814) 865-1367	par43@psu.edu
Schauffler, Moyra	(814) 865-1367	mws6252@psu.edu
Shonu, Jamphel
Thrasher, Christopher		null
Urrutia-Smith, Frankie	(814) 865-1367	fks5119@psu.edu
Walker, Austen
Walser, Heather PhD Candidate	(814) 865-1367	hcw5103@psu.edu
Watson, Norma		jnw99@psu.edu
Wiehe, Micaela	814-865-1367	maw6571@psu.edu Twitter: @Micaela_phd2b
Yoder, Richard	(814) 865-1367	rty5025@psu.edu
Zhou, Shelley		sqz5362@psu.edu

Emeriti

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
Cross, Gary Distinguished Professor of Modern History		gsc2@psu.edu
Duiker, William Asian History		wjd2@psu.edu
Enteen, George Russian History		gxe1@psu.edu
Frantz, John American History		jbf2@psu.edu
Ginzberg, Lori Professor Emeritus of History and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies		ldg1@psu.edu
Goldschmidt, Arthur Middle Eastern History		axg2@psu.edu
Jenkins, Philip Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of the Humanities		jpj1@psu.edu
Knight, Isabel History		ifk@psu.edu
Landes, Joan Ferree Professor of Early Modern History and Women's Studies		jbl5@psu.edu
Maddox, Robert American History		rjm5@psu.edu
McMurry, Sally Emerita Professor of American History		sam9@psu.edu
Moses, Wilson Ferree Professor of American History		wjm12@psu.edu
Murrey, Robert American History		rkm2@psu.edu
Neely, Mark McCabe Greer Professor in the American Civil War Era		mxn10@psu.edu
Neely, Sylvia Associate Professor of History		sxn13@psu.edu
Prebish, Charles Religious Studies		csp1@psu.edu
Reardon, Carol George Winfree Professor of American History	(814) 863-2658	car9@psu.edu
Roeber, Gregg Professor of Early Modern History and Religious Studies Co-Director of Max Kade German-American Research Institute	(814) 863-8943	agr2@psu.edu
Rose, Anne Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies	(814) 863-0105	acr5@psu.edu
Silverman, Dan European History		dps1@psu.edu
Spielvogel, Jackson European History		jxs12@psu.edu
Stebbins, Phillip American History		pes3@psu.edu
Van Herik, Judith		jxv4@psu.edu

Staff

Brinker, Kristi Graduate Staff Assistant		klb776@psu.edu
Carey, Lynn Undergraduate Staff Assistant	(814) 865-6224	lmc5897@psu.edu
Gedvillas, DeAnna Administrative Assistant		dbg5567@psu.edu
Horner, David Information Technology Specialist	(814) 865-3594	dkh107@psu.edu
Kennelley, Keshia Assistant to the Department Head	(814) 865-1369	kak43@psu.edu
Monoski, Lynn Administrative Coordinator	(814) 865-6203	lrd131@psu.edu
Poorman, Denise Financial Assistant 3	(814) 865-6244	dap33@psu.edu
Singer, Barby Assistant to the Director, Richards Center	(814) 863-0151	bqs6@psu.edu
Thomas, Amber Events Coordinator	(814) 863-6433	asg5500@psu.edu
Whitesell, Ben Academic Adviser	(814) 867-4121	bdw150@psu.edu