Allen, Jody L. Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 334
Phone: 221-1200
Email: [[jlalle]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: U.S., African American, Women, Higher Education (slavery and Jim Crow)
Armstrong, Lisa Affiliate Professor, History and Public Historian for James Monroe’s Highland Email: [[lkarmstrong]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States, African Diaspora
Thematic Areas of Research: Public History, American History, African American History, Oral History, Africana Studies
Benes, Tuska Professor and Chair, History Office: Blair 331
Email: [[kebene]]
Regional Areas of Research: Modern Europe and Germany
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural/Intellectual, Nationalism and National Identity, Religion, Science and Medicine
Berndt, Nathaniel Visiting Assistant Professor, History Office: Blair 316
Email: [[naberndt]]
Brown, Chandos Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 343
Phone: 757-221-1271
Email: [[cmbrow]]
Regional Areas of Research: Early America, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural/Intellectual, Religion, Science and Medicine
Butler, Michael Adjunct Lecturer, History office: Blair 307
email: [[mabutler01]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: International Relations
Chouin, Gérard Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 316
Email: [[glchouin]]
Regional Areas of Research: Ancient to Modern Africa, Atlantic World, Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Thematic Areas of Research: Comparative and Transnational, Cultural/Intellectual, Imperialism and Colonialism, Environmental, French Atlantic, Historiography and Historical Memory, Material Culture, Religion, Science and Medicine
Corney, Frederick Professor, History Office: Blair 331
Email: [[fccorn]]
Regional Areas of Research: Modern Europe and Russia
Thematic Areas of Research: Comparative and Transnational, Cultural and Intellectual History, Historiography and Historical Memory
Daileader, Philip Professor, History Office: Blair 342
Email: [[phdail]]
Regional Areas of Research: Medieval Europe, especially Spain and France
Thematic Areas of Research: Social History, Religious History, and Historiography
Dressler, Nicole Associate Teaching Professor of History Office: Blair 304
Email: [[nkdressler]]
Regional Areas of Research: Early America, Atlantic World, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Social and Labor, Race and Ethnicity, British Empire, Cultural/Intellectual
Ely, Melvin Patrick William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities, History Office: Blair 301
Email: [[mpelyx]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: African American, American South, Popular Culture and Media, Race and Ethnicity
Fisher, Andrew Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, History Office: Blair 338
Phone: 757-221-3408
Email: [[ahfis2]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Imperialism and Colonialism, Environmental, Native American/Indigenous Peoples, North American West, Pacific World/Pacific Rim, Race and Ethnicity
French, Kara Associate Professor of History and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Email: [[kfrench]]
Gaffield, Julia Associate Professor of History, Interim Editor, William and Mary Quarterly Office: Blair 311
Email: [[jkgaffield]]
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Vast Early America, Haiti
Thematic Areas of Research: Revolution, Independence, International Law, Diplomatic History, Abolitionism
Galmarini, Maria Associate Professor, History and Global Studies Office: Blair 350
Email: [[mgalmarinikaba]]
Regional Areas of Research: Russia and Modern Europe
Thematic Areas of Research: Social History, Gender, Disability Studies, Transnational
Han, Eric Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 303
Email: [[echan]]
Regional Areas of Research: East and South Asia
Thematic Areas of Research: Comparative and Transnational, Diaspora and Migration, Pacific World/Pacific Rim, Race and Ethnicity
Heerman, Scott Associate Professor of History and Editor of Books, Omohundro Institute Office: 427 Scotland Street, First Floor
Email: [[msheerman]]
Regional Areas of Research: Early U.S.; Atlantic World
Thematic Areas of Research: Slavery & Emancipation; Legal History; Comparative Empires
Hershey, Zachary Assistant Professor of History Office: Blair 345
Email: [[zshershey]]
Homza, Lu Ann Professor, History Office: Blair 360
Email: [[lahomz]]
Regional Areas of Research: Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural/Intellectual, Iberian Empires, Legal, Religion
Jabang, Abdoulie Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies Office: Blair 313
Email: [[ajabang]]
Regional Areas of Research: Modern Africa, Senegambia and The Gambia
Thematic Areas of Research: Environmental History; Histories of Development, Technology, Energy, Imperialism, Citizenship; Regimes of Power: Class, Gender, Class, Masculinity, Generational and Religious Difference, and Inequality
Jafari, Peyman Assistant Professor, History and International Relations Office: Blair 355
Email: [[pjafari]]
Regional Areas of Research: Modern Middle East and Indonesia
Thematic Areas of Research: Labor, Environmental and Infrastructural History, Energy and Natural Resources (oil), Revolutions, Empires and Imperialism, Commodity Frontiers and Capitalism.
Karakaya-Stump, Ayfer Associate Professor, History and Program Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies Office: Blair 310
Email: [[akstump]]
Regional Areas of Research: Pre-modern Middle East, with a focus on Anatolia and the Balkans under Ottoman rule
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural and social history; religion; constructions of heresy and orthodoxy; sectarianism; Sufism; Alevi-Bektashi communities; Ottoman-Safavid relations; women, gender, and sexuality; historiography and historical memory
Kelly, Catherine Professor of History and Executive Director of the Omohundro Institute Office: Ground level, Swem Library
Phone: 757-221-1114
Email: [[cekelly01]]
Regional Areas of Research: Early America, U.S
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural/ Intellectual, Material Culture
Kitamura, Hiroshi Associate Professor, History, Director of International Relations Office: Blair 340
Phone: 757-221-3740
Email: [[hxkita]]
Regional Areas of Research: East and South Asia, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Comparative and Transnational, International Relations, Pacific World/Pacific Rim, Popular Culture and Media
Konefal, Betsy Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 341
Email: [[bokone]]
Regional Areas of Research: Latin America and the Caribbean
Thematic Areas of Research: Native American/Indigenous Peoples, Race and Ethnicity, Social and Labor
Levitan, Kathrin Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 308
Email: [[khlevi]]
Regional Areas of Research: Modern Europe and Britain
Thematic Areas of Research: British Empire, Cultural/Intellectual, Imperialism and Colonialism, Nationalism and National Identity, Race and Ethnicity, Social and Labor, Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Limoncelli, Amy Adjunct Lecturer, History Office: Blair 307
Email: [[aelimo]]
Regional Areas of Research: Modern Britain, Modern Europe
Thematic Areas of Interest: International History, Social History, British Empire
Mapp, Paul Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 315
Phone: 757-221-3765
Email: [[pwmapp]]
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Early America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Medieval and Early Modern Europe, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Borders and Borderlands, British Empire, Comparative and Transnational, Imperialism and Colonialism, French Atlantic, Historiography and Historical Memory, Iberian Empires, International Relations, North American West, Pacific World/Pacific Rim
McCartney, Sarah E. Assistant Teaching Professor , NIAHD Office: Blair 357
email: [[semcca]]
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Early America, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Material Culture, Social & Labor, Cultural/Intellectual, Public History
McGovern, Charles Associate Professor, History and American Studies Office: Samuel E. Jones House, 219
Phone: 757-221-1296
Email: [[cfmcgo]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural/Intellectual, Economic History and Capitalism, Popular Culture and Media
Meyer, Leisa Professor, History, American Studies, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Office: College Apartments 203
Email: [[ldmeye]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural/Intellectual, Popular Culture and Media, Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Middleton, Simon William E. Pullen Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 317
Email: [[smiddleton]]
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Early America, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Social/Cultural, Political Economy
Nofil, Brianna Assistant Professor Office: Blair 348
Email: [[blnofil]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Diaspora and Migration, Legal, Race and Ethnicity, Borders and Borderlands.
Petty, Adrienne Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 332
Email: [[ampetty]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Piker, Joshua Professor of History and the Omohundro Institute’s Scholarly Communities Coordinator Email: [[japiker]]
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Early America, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: British Empire, Native American/Indigenous Peoples
Pope, Jeremy Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 211
Email: [[jwpope]]
Regional Areas of Research: Ancient to Modern Africa, Middle East and Indian Ocean
Thematic Areas of Research: African American, Comparative and Transnational, Cultural/Intellectual, Diaspora and Migration, Race and Ethnicity, Religion
Popper, Nicholas S. Professor of History Office: Blair 349
Email: [[nspopper]]
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Thematic Areas of Research: British Empire, Comparative and Transnational, Cultural/Intellectual, Imperialism and Colonialism, Historiography and Historical Memory, Science and Medicine
Prado, Fabrício Associate Professor, History Office: Blair 351
Email: [[fpprado]]
Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Latin America and the Caribbean
Thematic Areas of Research: Borders and Borderlands, Comparative and Transnational, Economic History and Capitalism, Imperialism and Colonialism, Iberian Empires, Social and Labor
Richter, Julie Faculty Affiliate, History, History, Director of NIAHD Office: Blair 333
Email: [[cjrich]]
Regional Areas of Research: Early America, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: African American, American South, Material Culture, Public History, Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Rosen, Hannah Associate Professor, History and American Studies Office: Blair 305
Email: [[hrosen]]
Phone: 757-221-1347
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: African American, American South, Cultural/Intellectual, Race and Ethnicity, Social and Labor, Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Schechter, Ronald Professor, History Office: Blair 218
Email: [[rbsche]]
Regional Areas of Research: Early Modern and Modern Europe
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural/Intellectual, Race and Ethnicity, Religion
Schroeder, Robyn Faculty Affiliate, History, Assistant Director, NIAHD Office: Blair 312
Email: [[rschroeder]]
Regional Areas of Research: Early America, US
Thematic Areas of Research: Public History, Cultural/Intellectual, American South, Political History
Sheriff, Carol Professor, History Office: Blair 314
Email: [[cxsher]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Cultural/Intellectual, Social and Labor
Thelwell, Chinua Akimaro Associate Professor, History and Africana Studies Office: Blair 354
Email: [[cathelwell]]
Regional Areas of Research: Ancient to Modern Africa, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: African American, Comparative and Transnational, Cultural/Intellectual, Diaspora and Migration, Popular Culture and Media, Race and Ethnicity
Turits, Richard Lee Associate Professor, History, Africana Studies, Latin American Studies Office: Blair 225
email: [[rturits]]
Regional Areas of Research: Latin America and the Caribbean
Thematic Areas of Research: Caribbean, Latin America, U.S. Empire, Race & Racism
Watkins III, Jerry Teaching Professor of History Office: Blair 339
Email: [[jtwatkinsiii]]
Regional Areas of Research: United States
Thematic Areas of Research: LGBTQ+, Southern Culture, Theatre, Popular Culture
White, Holly Adjunct Professor, History Office: Blair 365
Email: [[hnstevens]]
Regional Areas of Research: Vast Early America, United States
Thematic Areas of Research: Childhood and Youth; Age; Gender; Family
Zutshi, Chitralekha Class of 1962 Professor of History Office: Blair 306
Email: [[cxzuts]]
Regional Areas of Research: South Asia and the Indian Ocean
Thematic Areas of Research: Islam, Imperialism and Colonialism, Historiography and Historical Memory, Nationalism and National Identity, British Empire, and Cultural/Intellectual History
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