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Department of History
University of Michigan
1029 Tisch Hall, 435 S. State Street
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1003

History: People

Andy Rafael Aguilera
Doctoral Candidate in History; Latina/o Studies Program Certificate

araguile@umich.edu

United States ; Latin America & Caribbean ; Race & Ethnicity; History

Grace Argo
Doctoral Candidate in History and Women's and Gender Studies

gargo@umich.edu

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Gender Studies & Sexuality; History

Stephen A. Berrey
Associate Professor, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor

sberrey@umich.edu 3741 Haven Hall

Intellectual & Cultural History ; United States ; Race & Ethnicity; History

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

Alex Burnett
Doctoral Candidate in History and Women and Gender Studies

aburne@umich.edu

History; United States ; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Law & Society; Race & Ethnicity; Science, Technology & Medicine

Maggie Carlton
Doctoral Candidate in History

mbcarlto@umich.edu

History; United States ; Race & Ethnicity

Lorena Chambers
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Inclusive History Project and the Department of History

History; Intellectual & Cultural History ; United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Politics & Power; American West

Rita Chin
Professor

rchin@umich.edu 1666 Haven Hall

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

Matthew Countryman
Associate Professor of History, American Culture
On Leave 2023-2024

mcountry@umich.edu 734.647.2434

African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; United States ; Race & Ethnicity; History

Angela Dillard
Department Chair
Richard A Meisler Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and in the Residential College

adillard@umich.edu

History; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Politics & Power; Race & Ethnicity; United States ; Religion

Emilie Duranceau-Lapointe
Doctoral Candidate in History

edurance@umich.edu

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

Frank Espinosa II
Doctoral Candidate in History

fespin@umich.edu

Europe; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Religion; Race & Ethnicity; History

Cassandra Euphrat Weston
Doctoral Candidate in History

ceuphwes@umich.edu

History; American West; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Politics & Power; Race & Ethnicity; United States

Keanu Heydari
Doctoral Candidate in History

kheydari@umich.edu

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

Jennifer Dominique Jones
Assistant Professor in History and Women's and Gender Studies

jonejenn@umich.edu 2526 Haven Hall

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Gender Studies & Sexuality; History

Matthew Lassiter
Professor of History, Urban and Regional Planning, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor

mlassite@umich.edu 2513 Haven Hall

United States ; History; Politics & Power; Race & Ethnicity

Earl Lewis
Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies and Public Policy

earlewis@umich.edu 2735 Haven Hall

Race & Ethnicity; United States ; History; Politics & Power

Devi Mays
Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies

devimays@umich.edu 2012 Thayer Building 734.615.6658

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

Anthony P. Mora
Associate Professor

apmora@umich.edu 2759 Haven Hall

United States ; American West; Environmental History; Race & Ethnicity; Gender Studies & Sexuality; History

Ian Moyer
Associate Professor

ianmoyer@umich.edu 2741 Haven Hall

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

Nicole Navarro
PhD in History (2023)

nnavarro@umich.edu

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; History

Paige Newhouse
Doctoral Candidate in History

panew@umich.edu

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

Emily Prifogle
Research Fellow, U-M Law School

prifogle@umich.edu

History; United States ; Law & Society; American West; Economic History, Social History, Quantitative Methods; Politics & Power; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Race & Ethnicity

Jonathan Quint
Doctoral Candidate in History

quintj@umich.edu

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Economic History, Social History, Quantitative Methods; History; Early America

Carina Ray
A.M. and H.P. Bentley Chair in African History and Associate Professor of History

ceray@umich.edu 2719 Haven Hall

History; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Historical Materials; Race & Ethnicity; Africa

Reuben Riggs-Bookman
Doctoral Candidate in Anthropology & History

reubenr@umich.edu

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Politics & Power; History

Bryan Roby
Associate Professor of Jewish HIstory

robyb@umich.edu 2111 Thayer, 1608
phone: 734.615.8563

History; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Race & Ethnicity; Africa; Middle East

Gerson Rosales
Doctoral Candidate in History

grosa@umich.edu

United States ; Latin America & Caribbean ; Race & Ethnicity; History

Lediona Shahollari
Doctoral Candidate in History

lshaholl@umich.edu

Europe; Race & Ethnicity; Nations & Nationalism; History

Eshe Sherley
PhD in History (2023)

esherley@umich.edu

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Politics & Power; History

Ian Shin
Assistant Professor

ianshin@umich.edu 1767 Haven Hall

Intellectual & Cultural History ; Race & Ethnicity; United States ; History

LaKisha Michelle Simmons
Associate Professor of History & Women's and Gender Studies Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Chair, Women's and Gender Studies

kisha@umich.edu Lane Hall

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Gender Studies & Sexuality; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; History

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

Matthew Spooner
Assistant Professor

spoonerm@umich.edu 2508 Haven Hall

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Politics & Power; Latin America & Caribbean ; Early America; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; History

Matthew Carlos Stehney
Doctoral Student in History

mstehney@umich.edu

History; United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Politics & Power; Economic History, Social History, Quantitative Methods

Alexander Stephens
Doctoral Candidate in History

amstep@umich.edu

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Historical Materials; Latin America & Caribbean ; History

Heather Ann Thompson
Frank W. Thompson Collegiate Professor of History and African American Studies

hthompsn@umich.edu

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Politics & Power; 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

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

Anthony Wood
Doctoral Candidate in History

woodaw@umich.edu

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; American West; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; History

Jason Young
Associate Professor

youngjr@umich.edu 2672 Haven Hall 734.647.3676

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Intellectual & Cultural History ; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; History

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