People

Hakem Al-Rustom
Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of Anthropology (by courtesy), Alex Manoogian Professor of Modern Armenian History

hakemaa@umich.edu 1725 Haven Hall

Europe; Historical Materials; Middle East ; Nations & Nationalism; Politics & Power; History

Pamela Ballinger
Professor; Fred Cuny Chair in the History of Human Rights

pballing@umich.edu 2509 Haven Hall 734.647.4888

Europe; Politics & Power; History

Rachael Barrett
Doctoral Student in History and Women and Gender Studies

brachael@umich.edu

History; Europe

Ismael Biyashev
Assistant Professor; Fellow, Michigan Society of Fellows

biyashev@umich.edu 1634 Haven Hall

History; Global & World ; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Historical Materials; Nations & Nationalism; Race & Ethnicity; Europe; Asia

Christopher Blackmore
Doctoral Candidate in History

franklch@umich.edu

History; Europe

Haley E. Bowen
PhD in History (2023)

hebowen@umich.edu

Europe; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; History

Zoe Brewerton
Doctoral Student in Ancient History

zbrew@umich.edu

History; Europe; Ancient Studies

Albert Cavallaro
Doctoral Candidate in History; Museum Studies Certificate Program

albertca@umich.edu

History; Europe; Asia; Global & World

Matthew Cerjak
Doctoral Student in History

mcerjak@umich.edu

History; United States ; Europe; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Early America; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Law & Society; Race & Ethnicity; Medieval & Early Modern Studies

Rita Chin
Louise Tilly Collegiate Professor of European History

rchin@umich.edu 1666 Haven Hall

Europe; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Race & Ethnicity; Politics & Power; History

Alexander Clayton
PhD in History (2024)

aclayt@umich.edu

Science, Technology & Medicine; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Europe; United States ; History

Joshua H. Cole
Professor

joshcole@umich.edu 1672 Haven Hall

Europe; Global & World ; Gender Studies & Sexuality; History

Henry M. Cowles
Associate Professor

cowles@umich.edu 1664 Haven Hall

United States ; Europe; Science, Technology & Medicine; Intellectual & Cultural History ; History

Jamal Dillman-Hasso
Doctoral Candidate in History

jamaldh@umich.edu

Economic History, Social History, Quantitative Methods; Europe; Middle East ; History

Bethany Donovan
Doctoral Candidate in History

donobeth@umich.edu

Europe; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; Historical Materials; History

Emilie Duranceau-Lapointe
Doctoral Candidate in History

edurance@umich.edu

Europe; Nations & Nationalism; Race & Ethnicity; Religion; History

Hannah Edwards
Doctoral Candidate in Ancient History

hannahce@umich.edu

History; Europe; Ancient Studies

Geoff Eley
Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor Emeritus

ghe@umich.edu 1664 Haven Hall 734.764.6373

Europe; Global & World ; Nations & Nationalism; Politics & Power; History

Sara Forsdyke
Josiah Ober Collegiate Professor of Ancient History

forsdyke@umich.edu

Europe; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Ancient Studies; History

Anna Bonnell Freidin
Assistant Professor

freidin@umich.edu 1640 Haven Hall

Europe; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Science, Technology & Medicine; Ancient Studies; History

Katherine French
J. Frederick Hoffman Professor of History
Associate Director of Graduate Studies

frenchk@umich.edu 1733 Haven Hall 734.647.4899

Europe; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; Gender Studies & Sexuality; History

Dario Gaggio
Professor

dariog@umich.edu 2765 Haven Hall

Europe; Environmental History; Economic History, Social History, Quantitative Methods; Science, Technology & Medicine; History

Dora Gao
Doctoral Candidate in Ancient History

dygao@umich.edu

History; Europe; Ancient Studies

Ryan Glauser
Doctoral Candidate in History

rglauser@umich.edu

History; Europe; Global & World ; Politics & Power; Science, Technology & Medicine

Caspian Goggin
Doctoral Candidate in Ancient History

mngoggin@umich.edu

Europe; Religion; Ancient Studies; History

Grant Halliday
Doctoral Student in History

gthallid@umich.edu

History; Europe

Clement Hawes
Professor

cchawes@umich.edu 3172 Angell Hall 734.936.2700

Europe; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; History

Matthew Hershey
PhD in History (2024)

mthersh@umich.edu

Europe; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Nations & Nationalism; History

Tori Herzig-Deribin
Doctoral Student in History

vdeanhd@umich.edu

History; Europe

Keanu Heydari
Doctoral Candidate in History

kheydari@umich.edu

History; Europe; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Race & Ethnicity; Gender Studies & Sexuality

Michael Robert Hickok
Lecturer

mhickok@umich.edu 2645 Haven

History; Law & Society; Politics & Power; Europe; Middle East

W. Forrest Holden
Doctoral Candidate in History

wfholden@umich.edu

Europe; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Intellectual & Cultural History ; History

Kali Israel
Associate Professor

kisrael@umich.edu 2511 Haven Hall 734.647.4898

Europe; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Gender Studies & Sexuality; History

Sierra Jones
Doctoral Candidate in Ancient History

sierrajo@umich.edu

History; Europe; Ancient Studies

Pragya Kaul
Doctoral Candidate in History

kaulprag@umich.edu

Europe; Global & World ; Asia; History

Bevin Killen
Doctoral Student in History

bekillen@umich.edu

History; Europe; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Medieval & Early Modern Studies

Valerie A. Kivelson
Thomas N. Tentler Collegiate Professor; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of History

vkivelso@umich.edu 2743 Haven Hall

Europe; Global & World ; Religion; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Historical Materials; History

Olga Maiorova
Associate Professor, Slavic Languages & Literatures

maiorova@umich.edu 734.764.3227

Europe; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Nations & Nationalism; History

Fedor Maksimishin
Doctoral Candidate in History

fmaksimi@umich.edu

Europe; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; History

Jonathan Marwil
Lecturer

jmarwil@umich.edu 2632 Haven Hall 734.647.5418

Europe; History

Devi Mays
Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies

devimays@umich.edu 2012 Thayer Building 734.615.6658

Europe; United States ; Religion; Race & Ethnicity; History

Alexander McConnell
PhD in History (2023)

amcconn@umich.edu

Europe; Historical Materials; Intellectual & Cultural History ; History

Markus Merin
Doctoral Candidate in History

msmerin@umich.edu

History; Europe

Kenneth Mills
J. Frederick Hoffman Professor of History

millsken@umich.edu 2725 Haven Hall 734.764.5892

Europe; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; Latin America & Caribbean ; Religion; Intellectual & Cultural History ; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; History

Ian Moyer
Associate Professor

ianmoyer@umich.edu 2741 Haven Hall

Europe; Global & World ; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Race & Ethnicity; Religion; Ancient Studies; History

Rafael Neis
Professor

rneis@umich.edu

Europe; Middle East ; Global & World ; Religion; Law & Society; Historical Materials; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Science, Technology & Medicine; Ancient Studies; History

Paige Newhouse
Doctoral Candidate in History

panew@umich.edu

History; Nations & Nationalism; Politics & Power; Europe; Race & Ethnicity

Shane Niesen
Doctoral Student in History

sniesen@umich.edu

History; Europe

Sylvan Perlmutter
Doctoral Student in History

sylvanp@umich.edu

History; Europe; Asia; Race & Ethnicity

Cheyenne Pettit
Doctoral Candidate in History

Ckpett@umich.edu

Europe; Science, Technology & Medicine; History

Deborah Pomeranz
Doctoral Student in History

dpomera@umich.edu

History; Europe; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Race & Ethnicity; Intellectual & Cultural History

Brian Porter-Szucs
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of History
Director of Undergraduate Studies

baporter@umich.edu 1751 Haven Hall

Europe; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Nations & Nationalism; Religion; Economic History, Social History, Quantitative Methods; History

Helmut Puff
Elizabeth L. Eisenstein Collegiate Professor of History and Germanic Languages

puffh@umich.edu 3142 MLB

Intellectual & Cultural History ; Europe; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Historical Materials; History

Kristi Rhead
Doctoral Candidate in Anthropology and History

krhead@umich.edu

History; Europe

Catherine Schenck
Doctoral Candidate in Ancient History

schenckc@umich.edu

Europe; Religion; History; Ancient Studies

Lediona Shahollari
Doctoral Candidate in History

lshaholl@umich.edu

Europe; Race & Ethnicity; Nations & Nationalism; History

William Tseten Dorjé Soergel
Doctoral Candidate in Ancient History

wsoergel@umich.edu 1665 Haven Hall

Europe; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Politics & Power; Religion; History; Ancient Studies

Scott Spector
Rudolf Mrazek Collegiate Professor of History and German Studies

spec@umich.edu 3204 MLB 734.647.0401

Europe; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Law & Society; Race & Ethnicity; Science, Technology & Medicine; History

Paolo Squatriti
Professor

pasqua@umich.edu 2727 Haven Hall

Europe; Environmental History; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; Science, Technology & Medicine; Ancient Studies; History

Ronald G. Suny
William H. Sewell Jr Distinguished University Professor Emeritus

rgsuny@umich.edu 1767 Haven Hall

Europe; Nations & Nationalism; History

Kira Thurman
Associate Professor of History
Associate Professor of German Studies
Associate Professor of Musicology (School of Music, Theatre, and Dance)

thurmank@umich.edu 1658 Haven

Europe; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Global & World ; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Race & Ethnicity; Nations & Nationalism; History

Derek Vaillant
Professor, Department of Communication & Media

dvail@umich.edu 734.615.0449

Europe; Science, Technology & Medicine; Intellectual & Cultural History ; United States ; History

Jeffrey Veidlinger
Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies

jveidlin@umich.edu 2529 Haven Hall

Europe; Global & World ; Historical Materials; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Nations & Nationalism; Race & Ethnicity; Religion; History