History Department
Faculty
![]() Sean BrennanAssistant Professor Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2009 Research and Teaching Interests: Modern Europe and Modern Russia, European political, diplomatic, and religious history | ![]() Michael D. DeMicheleProfessor Ph.D., Penn State University, 1967 Research and Teaching Interests: Modern Europe, England, Ethnic Studies. |
![]() Roy P. DomenicoProfessor and Chair Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1987 Research and Teaching Interests: 19th- and 20th-century European political and cultural, Italy | ![]() Josephine M. DunnAssociate Professor Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1991 Research and Teaching Interests: Art History, Oral History, European cultural. |
![]() David J. Dzurec IIIAssistant Professor Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2008 Research and Teaching Interests: Early United States, U.S. Diplomatic, U.S. Environmental, American Jesuits visit website | ![]() Shuhua FanAssociate Professor Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2007 Research and Teaching Interests: Asian/East Asian/Chinese History, US-China Relations, Women in modern China, World History |
![]() Lawrence W KennedyProfessor Ph.D., Boston College, 1987 Research and Teaching Interests: U.S. History, Gilded Age, Progressive Era, urban, race and ethnicity; Modern Irish History | ![]() Kathryn S. MeierAssistant Professor Ph.D. University of Virginia 2010 Research and Teaching Interests: 19th Century U.S. History, Civil War, Military, Environmental |
![]() Lee M. PenyakProfessor Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1993 Research and Teaching Interests: Latin America and Mexico, religion, gender | ![]() Susan PoulsonProfessor Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1990 Research and Teaching Interests: Recent America, American women |
![]() Robert W. ShaffernProfessor Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1992 Research and Teaching Interests: Ancient, Medieval, early modern Europe | ![]() Willis M. ConoverProfessor Emeritus Ed.D., Montana State University, 1978 Research and Teaching Interests: U.S. History, American West, geography |
![]() Francis X. J HomerProfessor Emeritus and University Historian Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1971 Research and Teaching Interests: Modern Europe, modern England, European diplomatic history | ![]() Robert F. HuestonProfessor Emeritus Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1972 Research and Teaching Interests: American cultural and intellectual, American diplomatic,immigration history |
Department Staff
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