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Faculty
Full Time Faculty
| Name | Contact | Specialty | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard S. Bachrach Professor |
1114 Heller 612-624-3301 bachr001@umn.edu |
Medieval and Renaissance, Medieval Military | M: 5:30-6:15pm; Tu: 12-1:30pm |
| Iraj Bashiri Professor |
1043 Heller 612-624-3314 bashi001@umn.edu |
Islamic World and Literature | M: 11:15am -12pm; Tu: 1:15-2pm |
| Susanna Blumenthal Associate Professor |
342 Mondale Hall 612-626-5694 blume047@umn.edu |
American Cultural and Intellectual history, Anglo-American Legal, History of the Human Sciences | By appt |
| Giancarlo Casale Assistant Professor |
1237 Heller 612-626-4265 casale@umn.edu |
Islamic World, Ottoman Empire, Comparative Early Modern | W: 4-5:30pm |
| Sarah Chambers Associate Professor |
1218 Heller 612-625-6376 chambers@umn.edu |
Colonial Latin America through independence, Gender, Legal | Th: 11:15am-12:45pm |
| David Chang Assistant Professor |
1143 Heller 612-624-9045 dchang@umn.edu |
Race, Western U.S., Native American, African American, U.S. | By appt |
| Anna Clark Professor |
1051 Heller 612-624-8015 clark106@umn.edu |
British, Irish, and British Empire, European Social and Women's, History of Sexuality | On Leave |
| Gary Cohen Professor |
918 Heller 612-624-9811 gcohen@umn.edu |
Austrian Studies, Eastern Europe, Modern European Social | Tu/Th 11:15am-12pm; Tu 1:30-2:30pm |
| Tracey Deutsch Assistant Professor |
1045 Heller 612-624-8547 tdeutsch@umn.edu |
U.S., Women's, Business | M: 12:10-1:30pm |
| Gail Dubrow Professor |
1110 Heller Hall 612-624-2800 dubrow@umn.edu |
U.S., urban, Women's, Asian American, Public history | On Leave |
| John K Evans Professor |
1145 Heller 612-624-5205 evans002@umn.edu |
Ancient, Rome | Tu/W: 5:15-6:15pm |
| Edward L Farmer Professor |
916 Heller 612-624-7301 efarmer@umn.edu |
Modern China, Comparative Early Modern, World | M/W: 9:30-11am |
| Kirsten Fischer Associate Professor |
1049 Heller 612-626-4456 kfischer@umn.edu |
Colonial and Revolutionary America, US Social and Intellectual | Tu: 10-11:30am |
| Donna Gabaccia Professor |
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Suite 311; 1116 Heller 612-625-5573 drg@umn.edu |
International Migration, Women and Gender, Culinary Studies | M: 2:30-3:30pm; |
| Andrew Gallia Assistant Professor |
1041 Heller 612-626-4268 abgallia@umn.edu |
Ancient | M/Tu: 2:30-3:30pm |
| George D Green Associate Professor |
1137 Heller 612-624-6010 green007@umn.edu |
American Economic and Business | M/W/F: 8-8:45am |
| Carol Hakim Assistant Professor |
1235 Heller 612-624-9043 hakimc@umn.edu |
Modern Middle East | M: 1-2pm |
| Allen F Isaacman Regents Professor |
910 Heller 612-624-4320 isaac001@umn.edu |
Central and Southern Africa | Tu: 3:30-5pm |
| Christopher M Isett Associate Professor |
920 Heller 612-624-1505 isett003@umn.edu |
Modern Chinese, Economic and Social | Th: 2-3:15pm |
| Ruth Mazo Karras Professor |
1222 Heller 612-625-8578 rmk@umn.edu Website |
Medieval Europe, Women and Gender | By appt |
| Regina Kunzel Professor |
425 Ford Hall
612-625-5047 kunzel@umn.edu |
Modern U.S. History, Gender and Sexuality | On Leave |
| Erika Lee Associate Professor |
1012 Heller 612-624-9569 erikalee@umn.edu |
20th-century U.S., Asian-American, Immigration, American West | W: 1-3pm |
| Mai Na Lee Assistant Professor |
937 Heller 612-625-6124 leex2701@umn.edu |
Southeast Asia | By appt |
| Malinda Lindquist Assistant Professor |
1139 Heller 612-626-4263 lindqust@umn.edu |
African American, U.S. | Tu: 9:30-11:30am |
| Patricia Lorcin Associate Professor |
1020 Heller 612-626-4269 plorcin@umn.edu |
Modern France | W: 1:30-3:30pm |
| Michael Lower Associate Professor |
1122 Heller 612-624-7543 mlower@umn.edu |
Crusades, Medieval Mediterranean, and Christian-Muslim Relations | W: 1-2pm |
| Saje Mathieu Assistant Professor |
1233 Heller 612-625-7769 smathieu@umn.edu |
African American History, American Social and Political History, & Comparative Immigration | Tu: 1-2pm |
| Elaine Tyler May Regents Professor |
207 Scott Hal l612-626-7847 mayxx002@umn.edu |
American Studies, U.S., U.S. Women | W: 3:30-4:30pm |
| Lary May Professor |
211 Scott Hall 612-624-5581 mayxx001@umn.edu |
American Studies, U.S. | W: 2-4pm |
| Mary Jo Maynes Professor |
1010 Heller 612-624-9330 mayne001@umn.edu |
Modern Germany, European Social, Women | W: 12-2pm; F: 1-2pm |
| Robert McCaa Professor |
1239 Heller 612-624-3507 rmccaa@umn.edu |
Latin America, Demography | By appt |
| Patrick McNamara Associate Professor |
1212 Heller 612-624-6531 pjm@umn.edu |
Latin America, Mexico | Tu: 12-1pm |
| Russell R Menard Professor |
1112 Heller 612-624-4105 menar001@umn.edu |
Colonial America | By appt |
| Hiromi Mizuno Associate Professor |
941 Heller 612-626-7597 mizuno@umn.edu |
Modern Japan, Gender, Cultural Science and Technology | On Leave |
| Kevin Murphy Associate Professor |
1047 Heller 612-624-9021 kpmurphy@umn.edu |
Urban, Gender and Sexuality, Political and Cultural | Th: 2-4pm |
| Lisa Norling Associate Professor |
1231 Heller 612-624-4501 norli001@umn.edu |
American Revolution and 19th-century Social, Women and Gender, Maritime | On Leave |
| Jean O'Brien-Kehoe Associate Professor |
1014 Heller 612-624-5794 obrie002@umn.edu |
Colonial American, Native American | Tu: 1-3pm |
| Carla Rahn Phillips Professor |
1220 Heller 612-626-1796 phill002@umn.edu |
Early Modern Europe, Social and Economic, Spain | M: 2:15-3:30pm |
| William D Phillips Professor |
1216 Heller 612-624- 8037 phill004@umn.edu |
Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Mediterranean, Spain | M: 2-3:30pm; W: 1-1:45pm |
| Jeffrey Pilcher Professor |
1118 Heller 612-625-6418 pilcherj@umn.edu |
Mexico, Mexican-American, World, Food and Society | W: 1-5pm |
| Helena Pohlandt-McCormick Assistant Professor |
935 Heller 612-624-8079 pohla001@umn.edu |
Africa | By appt |
| Kathryn L Reyerson Professor |
1120 Heller 612-624-8569 reyer001@umn.edu |
Medieval Europe, the Mediterranean, and France, Social, Economic, Legal | Tu: 1-3pm |
| Steven Ruggles Distinguished McKnight Professor, Regents Professor |
945 Heller 612-624-4081 ruggl001@umn.edu |
American Demographic and Social | On Leave |
| Daniel Schroeter Professor, Amos S. Deinard Memorial Chair in Jewish History |
1018 Heller 612-624-9526 schro800@umn.edu |
M: 9:30-11am | |
| JB Shank Associate Professor |
922 Heller 612-624-7323 jbshank@umn.edu |
Early Modern Europe, France, European Intellectua, History of Science | M/W: 11:15am-12:15pm; Th: 3:30-4:30pm |
| Ajay Skaria Associate Professor |
924 Heller 612-624-7565 skari002@umn.edu |
South Asia, Environmental | W: 11am-12pm |
| Theofanis G Stavrou Professor |
1224 Heller 612-624-5734 stavr001@umn.edu |
Russia, Modern Greece, Eastern Orthodox | M/W/F: 11:30am-12:30pm |
| James D Tracy Professor |
1022 Heller 612-624-0808 tracy001@umn.edu |
Renaissance and Reformation, 16th-century Europe | M/W: 2:30-3:30pm, Tu: 3:30-4:30pm |
| Ann Waltner Professor |
912 Heller; 136 Nolte Hall 612-626-5149 waltn001@umn.edu |
Traditional China | M: 1-2pm, |
| Liping Wang Associate Professor |
939 Heller 612-624-4834 lipin003@umn.edu |
Modern Chinese Social and Cultural | M: 1-3pm |
| Eric D Weitz Distinguished McKnight Professor, Arsham and Charlotte Ohanessian Chair in the College of Liberal Arts |
1214 Heller 612-624-7506 weitz004@umn.edu website |
Modern Germany | By appt |
| Barbara Y Welke Associate Professor of History and Professor of Law |
1039 Heller 612-624-7017 welke004@umn.edu Bio |
20th-century U.S., Legal, Constitutional, and Women | M: 2-3:30pm |
| Thomas Wolfe Associate Professor |
914 Heller 612-624-1886 wolfe023@umn.edu |
Russia, Culture of Journalism, Communications | Th: 1:30-3:30pm |
Adjunct Faculty
| Name | Contact | Specialty | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Alexander Associate Professor |
325D Mechanical Engineering 612-626-7309 alexa056@umn.edu |
Science and Technology | |
| Keletso Atkins Associate Professor |
852 Soc Sci 612-624-9847 atkin013@umn.edu |
Afro-American and African Studies | |
| Thomas Buckley Associate Professor Emeritus |
158 Apl buckl001@umn.edu | Military, Minnesota | |
| Brenda Child Associate Professor |
104 Scott H 612-624-4190 child011@umn.edu |
American studies | |
| Victoria Coifman Assistant Professor |
825 Soc Sci 612-624-5709 coifm001@umn.edu |
Comparative tropical | |
| John Eyler Professor |
506 Mayo 612-624-5921 eyler001@umn.edu |
Medicine, epidemiology and public health, state medicine | |
| Andrea Hinding Professor Emeritus |
318 Ander Lib a-hind@umn.edu |
U.S. | |
| Sally Kohlstedt Professor |
123 Pills H 612-624-9368 sgk@umn.edu |
Science, nature study movement | |
| Nabil Matar Professor |
330C Lind H 612-626-8320 matar010@umn.edu |
Modern Arabic literature; Arab-Islamic civilization | M: 10am-12pm |
| Keith A. Mayes Assistant Professor |
827 Soc Sci 612-624-5202 mayes@umn.edu |
African American | M/W: 12-1pm |
| Stuart McLean Professor |
523 Soc Sci 612-624-3507 mclea070@umn.edu |
Latin America, demography | |
| David W. Noble Professor |
107 Scott H 612-626-1678 noble015@umn.edu |
20th-century U.S., American intellectual, American studies | |
| Karen Painter Associate Professor |
132 Ferguson Hall 612-624-7512 kpainter@umn.edu |
Germany Musicology | |
| Joel Samaha Professor |
635 Soc Sci 612-624-3529 jbs@umn.edu |
Anglo-American legal, English constitutional | |
| Paul Stone Lecturer |
pstone@hhh.umn.edu | U.S.trans-Mississippi Western and North American frontier; American church and religious; 20th century Southwestern | Th: 11:30am-1pm |
| Eva von Dassow Associate Professor |
245 Nich H 612-626-4787 vonda001@umn.edu |
Near East | On Leave |
Visiting Faculty
| Name | Contact | Specialty | Office Hours | Wendy Thompson Lecturer |
1037 Heller 612-625-6190 wthompso@umn.edu |
By appt |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Tucker Lecturer |
1227 Heller 612-626-9477 dtucker@umn.edu |
Modern Japan | Tu: 11:30am-12:30pm; W: 10-11am |
Emeritus Faculty
| Name | Contact | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Hyman Berman Professor Emeritus |
berma001@umn.edu | Labor, 20th-century U.S. |
| Clarke Chambers Professor Emeritus |
U.S., Social | |
| Sara M Evans Regents Professor Emeritus |
s-evan@umn.edu | 20th-century U.S. Social, American Women |
| Caesar E Farah Emeritus Professor |
farah001@umn.edu | Modern Near East, Arabic, Islamic |
| David Good Professor Emeritus |
goodx001@umn.edu | European economic, Austria |
| John Howe Professor Emeritus |
howex002@umn.edu | Political, 18th- and 19th-century American |
| Thomas Kelly Professor Emeritus |
kelly004@umn.edu | Ancient, Greece |
| David O Kieft Associate Professor Emeritus |
kieft001@umn.edu | European diplomatic |
| David Kopf Professor Emeritus |
kopfx001@umn.edu | India, comparative world |
| Stanford Lehmberg Professor Emeritus |
lehmberg@earthlink.net | England, Tudor-Stuart England |
| Byron K Marshall Professor Emeritus |
marsh004@umn.edu | Japan |
| Michael F. Metcalf Professor Emeritus |
Scandinavia | |
| John Kim Munholland Professor Emeritus |
munho001@umn.edu | Contemporary Europe, 20th-century France |
| Richard L. Rudolph Professor Emeritus |
rrudolph@umn.edu | Modern European social and economic, eastern Europe |
| Romeyn Taylor Professor Emeritus |
taylo0017@aol.com | Asia, China |
| John A. Thayer Professor Emeritus |
thaye001@umn.edu | European intellectual, Italy |
| William Wright Professor Emeritus |
wrigh001@umn.edu | Austria |
Featured Faculty
Gary Cohen Awarded Austrian Medal of Honor
Gary Cohen has been awarded the Austrian Medal of Honor (Verdienstkreuz) for Science and Arts, First Class. The ceremony was held at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. He was presented the award by Dr. Christian Prosl, the Austrian Ambassador to the United States.Congratulations to Gary! This is a much-deserved recognition of Gary's scholarship on the Habsburg Empire and his leadership of the Center for Austrian Studies.
November 17th, 2009Regina Kunzel, Lambda Literary Award Recipient
Regina Kunzel has been awarded the Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Studies for her book Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality. Congratulations Regina.
June 5th, 2009Donna Gabaccia, Fesler-Lampert Chair
Tthe Graduate School has appointed Donna Gabaccia to the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Public Humanities for 2009-2010.
June 5th, 2009
