Faculty By Area / People / Department of History / FSU

Africa

Peter Garretson

pgarretson@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1974, University of London
Research Interests: Middle East, North Africa

African American

Maxine D. Jones

mjones@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1982, Florida State University
Research Interests: 19th Century United States, African American History

Richard Mizelle

rmmizelle@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2006, Rutgers University
Research Interests: African American history, history of race and health, 20th century America

Asia

Jonathan Grant

jgrant@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, University of Wisconsin
Research Interests: Russia and Central Asia

Claudia Liebeskind

cliebeskind@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, University of London
Research Interests: Modern South Asia, Islam

Atlantic World

Rafe Blaufarb

rblaufarb@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1996, University of Michigan
Research Interests: Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, Latin American Independence

Edward Gray

egray@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1996, Brown University
Research Interests: Early America

Robinson Herrera

rherrera@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Latin America

Neil Jumonville

njumonville@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1986, Harvard University
Research Interests: United States Intellectual History, United States Since 1945, Historiography, American Studies

Suzanne Sinke

ssinke@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1993, University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Migration, Gender, U.S. History in Comparative Perspective

Charles Upchurch

cupchurch@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2002, Rutgers University
Research Interests: Modern Britain, British Empire, Atlantic World, Gender and Sexuality

Europe

Rafe Blaufarb

rblaufarb@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1996, University of Michigan
Research Interests: Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, Latin American Independence

Michael Creswell

mcreswell@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1997, University of Chicago
Research Interests: Contempoary Europe (with an emphasis on France) International Politics, Cold War History, Military Affairs

Robert Gellately

rgellately@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1974, University of London
Research Interests: Modern European History, Germany, Russia, Holocaust and Comparative Genocide

Jonathan Grant

jgrant@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, University of Wisconsin
Research Interests: Russia and Central Asia

Darrin M. McMahon

dmcmahon@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D. 1998, Yale University
Research Interests: Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History, Old Regime Europe, France and the French Revolution

Nathan Stoltzfus

nstoltzfus@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1993, Harvard University
Research Interests: Modern Europe, Modern Germany, the Holocaust, Political Violence and Resistance

Charles Upchurch

cupchurch@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2002, Rutgers University
Research Interests: Modern Britain, British Empire, Atlantic World, Gender and Sexuality

gwilliamson@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D.,1996, Yale University
Research Interests: Nineteenth-century Germany, European religious history, European cultural and intellectual history, and other aspects of European history from 1750 to the present

Edward Wynot

ewynot@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1970, Indiana University
Research Interests: East-Central Europe, Poland, Russia

Gender/Women

Kristine C. Harper

kcharper@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2003, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Research Interests: History of Science, Technology, Environment, Cold War, Women and Science

Robinson Herrera

rherrera@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Latin America

Maxine D. Jones

mjones@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1982, Florida State University
Research Interests: 19th Century United States, African American History

Jennifer L. Koslow

jkoslow@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2001, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Public History, Urban History, Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Public Health, Women's History

Suzanne Sinke

ssinke@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1993, University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Migration, Gender, U.S. History in Comparative Perspective

Charles Upchurch

cupchurch@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2002, Rutgers University
Research Interests: Modern Britain, British Empire, Atlantic World, Gender and Sexuality

Historical Administration & Public History

Jennifer L. Koslow

jkoslow@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2001, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Public History, Urban History, Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Public Health, Women's History

G. Kurt Piehler

kpiehler@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1990, Rutgers University
Research Interests: War and Society, Oral History, World War II, History and Memory

Robin Sellers

rsellers@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, Florida State University
Research Interests: U.S. History, Oral History

Intellectual and Cultural

Frederick R. Davis

fdavis@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2001, Yale University
Research Interests: History of Science and Medicine, Environmental History, U.S. History, 1865-present

Ronald E. Doel

rdoel@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1990, Princeton University
Research Interests: History of Recent Science; Environmental History; International Relations; Circumpolar Arctic

Edward Gray

egray@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1996, Brown University
Research Interests: Early America

Robert Gellately

rgellately@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1974, University of London
Research Interests: Modern European History, Germany, Russia, Holocaust and Comparative Genocide

Neil Jumonville

njumonville@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1986, Harvard University
Research Interests: United States Intellectual History, United States Since 1945, Historiography, American Studies

Darrin M. McMahon

dmcmahon@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D. 1998, Yale University
Research Interests: Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History, Old Regime Europe, France and the French Revolution

George S. Williamson

gwilliamson@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D.,1996, Yale University
Research Interests: Nineteenth-century Germany, European religious history, European cultural and intellectual history, and other aspects of European history from 1750 to the present

Latin America

Alex Aviña

aavina@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2009, University of Southern California
Research Interests: Modern Mexico and Latin America, Peasant Movements and Politics, Latin American New Left

Robinson Herrera

rherrera@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Latin America

Middle East

Peter Garretson

pgarretson@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1974, University of London
Research Interests: Middle East, North Africa

Jonathan Grant

jgrant@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, University of Wisconsin
Research Interests: Russia and Central Asia

Will Hanley

whanley@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2007, Princeton University
Research Interests: Middle East, Empire, Law

Claudia Liebeskind

cliebeskind@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, University of London
Research Interests: Modern South Asia, Islam

Native American

Andrew K. Frank

afrank@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1998 University of Florida
Research Interests: Native American, Florida History, Early U.S.

Robinson Herrera

rherrera@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Latin America

Oral History

Alex Aviña

aavina@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2009, University of Southern California
Research Interests: Modern Mexico and Latin America, Peasant Movements and Politics, Latin American New Left

Ronald E. Doel

rdoel@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1990, Princeton University
Research Interests: History of Recent Science; Environmental History; International Relations; Circumpolar Arctic

Andrew K. Frank

afrank@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1998 University of Florida
Research Interests: Native American, Florida History, Early U.S.

Kristine C. Harper

kcharper@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2003, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Research Interests: History of Science, Technology, Environment, Cold War, Women and Science

G. Kurt Piehler

kpiehler@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1990, Rutgers University
Research Interests: War and Society, Oral History, World War II, History and Memory

Robin Sellers

rsellers@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, Florida State University
Research Interests: U.S. History, Oral History

Nathan Stoltzfus

nstoltzfus@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1993, Harvard University
Research Interests: Modern Europe, Modern Germany, the Holocaust, Political Violence and Resistance

Religion

Will Hanley

whanley@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2007, Princeton University
Research Interests: Middle East, Empire, Law

Claudia Liebeskind

cliebeskind@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, University of London
Research Interests: Modern South Asia, Islam

Darrin M. McMahon

dmcmahon@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D. 1998, Yale University
Research Interests: Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History, Old Regime Europe, France and the French Revolution

G. Kurt Piehler

kpiehler@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1990, Rutgers University
Research Interests: War and Society, Oral History, World War II, History and Memory

George S. Williamson

gwilliamson@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D.,1996, Yale University
Research Interests: Nineteenth-century Germany, European religious history, European cultural and intellectual history, and other aspects of European history from 1750 to the present

Edward Wynot

ewynot@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1970, Indiana University
Research Interests: East-Central Europe, Poland, Russia

Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine

Frederick R. Davis

fdavis@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2001, Yale University
Research Interests: History of Science and Medicine, Environmental History, U.S. History, 1865-present

Ronald E. Doel

rdoel@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1990, Princeton University
Research Interests: History of Recent Science; Environmental History; International Relations; Circumpolar Arctic

Kristine C. Harper

kcharper@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2003, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Research Interests: History of Science, Technology, Environment, Cold War, Women and Science

Jennifer L. Koslow

jkoslow@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2001, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Public History, Urban History, Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Public Health, Women's History

Claudia Liebeskind

cliebeskind@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, University of London
Research Interests: Modern South Asia, Islam

Richard Mizelle

rmmizelle@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2006, Rutgers University
Research Interests: African American history, history of race and health, 20th century America

U.S. Pre 1865

Andrew K. Frank

afrank@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1998 University of Florida
Research Interests: Native American, Florida History, Early U.S.

Edward Gray

egray@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1996, Brown University
Research Interests: Early America

James P. Jones

Not Currently Accepting Students
Education: Ph.D., 1960, University of Florida
Research Interests: United States, Civil War

U.S. Post 1865

Frederick R. Davis

fdavis@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2001, Yale University
Research Interests: History of Science and Medicine, Environmental History, U.S. History, 1865-present

Ronald E. Doel

rdoel@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1990, Princeton University
Research Interests: History of Recent Science; Environmental History; International Relations; Circumpolar Arctic

Kristine C. Harper

kcharper@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2003, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Research Interests: History of Science, Technology, Environment, Cold War, Women and Science

James P. Jones

Not Currently Accepting Students
Education: Ph.D., 1960, University of Florida
Research Interests: United States, Civil War

Maxine D. Jones

mjones@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1982, Florida State University
Research Interests: 19th Century United States, African American History

Neil Jumonville

njumonville@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1986, Harvard University
Research Interests: United States Intellectual History, United States Since 1945, Historiography, American Studies

Jennifer L. Koslow

jkoslow@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2001, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Public History, Urban History, Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Public Health, Women's History

Richard Mizelle

rmmizelle@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2006, Rutgers University
Research Interests: African American history, history of race and health, 20th century America

G. Kurt Piehler

kpiehler@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1990, Rutgers University
Research Interests: War and Society, Oral History, World War II, History and Memory

Robin Sellers

rsellers@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1995, Florida State University
Research Interests: U.S. History, Oral History

Suzanne Sinke

ssinke@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1993, University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Migration, Gender, U.S. History in Comparative Perspective

U.S. South

Andrew K. Frank

afrank@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1998 University of Florida
Research Interests: Native American, Florida History, Early U.S.

Maxine D. Jones

mjones@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 1982, Florida State University
Research Interests: 19th Century United States, African American History

Richard Mizelle

rmmizelle@fsu.edu
Education: Ph.D., 2006, Rutgers University
Research Interests: African American history, history of race and health, 20th century America