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Brown’s History Department is a vibrant and dynamic community of award-winning faculty members and acclaimed scholars who excel in the classroom.
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Faculty
Faiz
Ahmed
Joukowsky Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History
faiz_ahmed@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Middle East
Office Hours
Mondays, 1:45–2:45PM and Thursdays, 2:45–3:45PM
Tiraana
Bains
Assistant Professor of History
tiraana_bains@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Britain, The British Empire, South Asia
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 2-4PM or by appointment
Omer
Bartov
Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies
omer_bartov@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Europe - Modern
Office Hours
Wednesdays, 1-3PM
Shahzad
Bashir
Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, Professor of History
shahzad_bashir@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
South Asia
Office Hours
Thursdays, 10AM-12PM
Keisha N.
Blain
Professor of History and Africana Studies
keisha_blain@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States
Office Hours
Thursdays, 2:30-4PM. Email to schedule an appointment.
John
Bodel
W. Duncan MacMillan II Professor of Classics, Professor of History, Director of Early Cultures
John_Bodel@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Ancient History
Office Hours
On leave
Beverly
Bossler
Professor of East Asian Studies, Professor of History
beverly_bossler@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
East Asia
Office Hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:30PM and by appointment
Cynthia
Brokaw
Chen Family Professor of China Studies, Professor of History and East Asian Studies
cynthia_brokaw@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
East Asia
Office Hours
Mondays, 10:30AM-12:00PM and by appointment
Holly
Case
Professor of History
holly_case@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Europe - Modern
Office Hours
Wednesdays, 1-3PM or by appointment
Caroline
Castiglione
Professor of Italian Studies, Professor of History
caroline_castiglione@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Europe - Early Modern
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 2-4PM
Jonathan
Conant
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Classics
jonathan_conant@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Middle Ages - including Late Antiquity
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 2:30-4PM or by appointment
Bathsheba R.
Demuth
Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Environment and Society
bathsheba_demuth@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Mondays, 2:30-4PM and by appointment
Beshara
Doumani
Mahmoud Darwish Professor of Palestinian Studies, Professor of History
beshara_doumani@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Middle East
Office Hours
Mondays, 1-2:30PM
Linford D.
Fisher
Associate Professor of History
linford_fisher@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States, Atlantic World
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 2-4PM and by appointment
Christopher
Grasso
Professor of History, Graduate Admissions Director
christopher_grasso@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States
Office Hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-4PM and Zoom by appointment
Françoise N.
Hamlin
Royce Family Associate Professor of Teaching Excellence in Africana Studies & History
francoise_hamlin@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States
Office Hours
By appointment only.
Tim J G
Harris
Wilkinson Professor of European History, Munro, Goodwin
timothy_harris@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Europe - Early Modern, Atlantic World
Office Hours
Fridays, 3:15-5:30pm
Benjamin
Hein
Assistant Professor of History, Director of Honors Program
benjamin_hein@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Modern Europe, Atlantic World
Office Hours
Mondays, 2-4PM or by appointment
Evelyn
Hu-Dehart
Professor of History, Professor of American Studies
evelyn_hu-dehart@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Latin America and the Caribbean
Office Hours
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 8-9AM and Wednesdays, 3-4PM
Nancy
Jacobs
Professor of History
Nancy_Jacobs@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Africa, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Thursdays, 1:30-3:30PM (appointment or drop-in) and by other appointment
Jennifer E.
Johnson
Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate Studies
jennifer_johnson1@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Africa, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Thursdays, 1:00-3:00pm by appointment only.
Nancy
Khalek
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and History
nancy_khalek@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Islamic Middle Ages
Office Hours
By appointment only (in-person or via Zoom). Please email to schedule.
Jennifer
Lambe
Professor of History
jennifer_lambe@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
By appointment only.
Brian G.
Lander
Associate Professor of History
brian_lander@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Shelley
Lee
Professor of American Studies, Professor of History
shelley_lee@brown.edu
Research Interests
Asian American history, immigration, urban history
Office Hours
On leave
Aparajita
Majumdar
Assistant Professor of History and Environment and Society
Office Hours
Thursdays, 2-4PM (via appointment and drop-in)
Anthony
Medrano
Assistant Professor of History
anthony_medrano@brown.edu
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 2-4PM and by appointment
Elias
Muhanna
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Associate Professor of History
elias_muhanna@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Middle East, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 1-3PM
Jeremy
Mumford
Associate Professor of History
jeremy_mumford@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 3-5PM by appointment
Rebecca A.
Nedostup
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies
rebecca_nedostup@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 1-3PM
Tara E.
Nummedal
John Nickoll Provost’s Professor of History, Professor of Italian Studies, Chair of History Department
tara_nummedal@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Europe - Early Modern, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Thursdays, 1:30-3:30PM by appointment
Mark
Ocegueda
Assistant Professor of History
mark_ocegueda@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 12-1PM and Thursdays, 3-4PM
Graham
Oliver
Professor of Classics, Professor of History
Graham_Oliver@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Ancient History
Office Hours
Wednesdays, 2-3:30PM or by appointment (contact via email)
Emily A.
Owens
Associate Professor of History
emily_owens@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States, Atlantic World
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 1-3PM
Ethan M.
Pollock
Dean of the College, Abbott Gleason University Professor of History, Professor of Slavic Studies
ethan_pollock@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Europe - Modern, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Please contact stacy_greenberg@brown.edu to schedule.
Amy G.
Remensnyder
Giancarlo Family Provost’s Professor of History, Professor of History
amy_remensnyder@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Middle Ages - including Late Antiquity
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 12-1PM and Thursdays, 2-3:30PM
Lukas B.
Rieppel
Associate Professor of History
lukas_rieppel@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 2:30-4PM
Gabriel de Avilez
Rocha
Vasco da Gama Assistant Professor of History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
gabriel_rocha@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Thursdays, 10AM-12PM
Seth E.
Rockman
George L. Littlefield Professor of American History, Director of Undergraduate Studies
seth_rockman@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States, Atlantic World
Office Hours
Wednesdays (drop in): 10AM-12PM, 1:30-3PM
Daniel A.
Rodriguez
Associate Professor of History
daniel_a_rodriguez@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Mondays, 12:30-2:30PM
Amy
Russell
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Classics
amy_russell@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Ancient History
Office Hours
Wednesdays, 1-2PM
Kenneth S.
Sacks
Professor of History, Professor of Classics
kenneth_sacks@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Ancient History
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 10:30AM-12PM by appointment only (via email)
Neil F.
Safier
Associate Professor of History
neil_safier@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Latin America and the Caribbean, Atlantic World, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Wednesdays, 2-4PM
Robert
Self
Mary Ann Lippitt Professor of American History, Professor of History
Robert_Self@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States
Office Hours
Mondays, 2-4PM
Naoko
Shibusawa
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of American Studies & Ethnic Studies
Naoko_Shibusawa@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States
Office Hours
By appointment only in-person or via Zoom.
Kerry
Smith
Professor of History
kerry_smith@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
East Asia, History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 1:30-3PM (please sign up for a time) and by appointment
Tracy L.
Steffes
Professor of History, Professor of Education, Chair of Department of Education
tracy_steffes@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States
Office Hours
Wednesdays, 2-3:30PM and by appointment
Michael P.
Steinberg
Barnaby Conrad and Mary Critchfield Keeney Professor of History and Music, Professor of German Studies
michael_steinberg@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Europe - Modern
Office Hours
Thursdays, 1:30-3:00PM or by appointment
Adam J.
Teller
Professor of History, Professor of Judaic Studies
adam_teller@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Europe - Early Modern
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 10:30AM-12:00PM
Michael
Vorenberg
Professor of History, Director of Graduate Advising
michael_vorenberg@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 1:30-3:50PM
Karin
Wulf
Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian, John Carter Brown Library, Professor of History
karin_wulf@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
United States, Atlantic World
Office Hours
By appointment only
Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali
Zamindar
Associate Professor of History
vazira_f-y_zamindar@brown.edu
Areas of Expertise
Modern South Asia, Twentieth Century, Decolonization, Refugees, Visual Archive
Office Hours
By appointment in-person or via Zoom
Adjunct and Courtesy Faculty
Mark
Hamin
mark_hamin@brown.edu
Jane
Lancaster
jane_lancaster@brown.edu
Joseph
Meisel
joseph_meisel@brown.edu
Rebecca
More
rebecca_more@brown.edu
Joel
Revill
joel_revill@brown.edu
Emeritus
Engin
Akarli
Joukowsky Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Modern Middle Eastern History
Engin_Akarli@brown.edu
Mari Jo
Buhle
Professor Emerita of American Studies
Mari_Buhle@brown.edu
Paul
Buhle
Paul_Buhle@brown.edu
Howard P.
Chudacoff
George L. Littlefield Professor Emeritus of American History, Professor Emeritus of History
howard_chudacoff@brown.edu
Harold J.
Cook
John F. Nickoll Professor of History
harold_cook@brown.edu
Mary
Gluck
Dorot Professor Emerita of History and Judaic Studies
mary_gluck@brown.edu
James N.
Green
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Professor of Modern Latin American History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Director of the Brazil Initiative
james_green@brown.edu
Jerome B
Grieder
Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies and History
Jerome_Grieder@brown.edu
Steven D.
Lubar
George L. Littlefield Professor of American History, Professor of History of Art and Architecture, Professor of American Studies
steven_lubar@brown.edu
James L
McClain
Professor Emeritus of History
James_McClain@brown.edu
Charles E
Neu
Professor Emeritus of History
Charles_Neu@brown.edu
James T
Patterson
Ford Foundation Professor Emeritus of History
James_Patterson@brown.edu
Joan L
Richards
Professor Emerita of History
Joan_Richards@brown.edu
Luther
Spoehr
Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Education
Luther_Spoehr@brown.edu
Gordon S
Wood
Professor Emeritus of History
Gordon_Wood@brown.edu
Postdoctoral Fellows
Ayodeji
Adegbite
Postdoctoral Research Associate in History
ayodeji_adegbite@brown.edu
Teresa
Bernardi
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Global Postdoctoral Fellow
teresa_bernardi@brown.edu
Leila K.
Blackbird
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in History
leila_blackbird@brown.edu
Office Hours
By appointment
Yewong
Dongchung
Postdoctoral Fellow
tenzin_yewong_dongchung@brown.edu
Tarisa
Little
Postdoctoral Fellow
tarisa_little@brown.edu
Current PhD Students
Osama
Ahmad
osama_ahmad@brown.edu
Amanda
Arceneaux
amanda_arceneaux@brown.edu
Betsy
Archelus
betsy_archelus@brown.edu
Cecilia Seilern und
Aspang
cecilia_seilern_und_aspang@brown.edu
Paul
Aste
paul_aste@brown.edu
Julia
Balakrishnan
julia_balakrishnan@brown.edu
Juan J.
Bettancourt-García
juan_bettancourt-garcia@brown.edu
Sam
Bisno
samuel_bisno@brown.edu
Imen
Boussayoud
imen_boussayoud@brown.edu
Diana
Buendia
diana_buendia@brown.edu
Vesta
Burk
vesta_burk@brown.edu
Kimonee
Burke
kimonee_burke@brown.edu
Xiaoran
Chen
xiaoran_chen1@brown.edu
Max
Chervin Bridge
Sarah
Christensen
sarah_christensen@brown.edu
Isabel
Cole
isabel_cole@brown.edu
Augusta
De Oliveira
augusta_de_oliveira@brown.edu
Michael
Deruelle
michael_dorney@brown.edu
Marina
Dias Lucena Adams
marina_dias_lucena_adams@brown.edu
Taaja
El-Shabazz
taaja_amira-keilani_el-shabazz@brown.edu
Kate
Elizabeth Creasey
kate_creasey@brown.edu
Arif
Erbil
arif_erbil@brown.edu
Ebru
Erginbas
ebru_erginbas@brown.edu
Frank
Faverzani
frank_faverzani@brown.edu
Luiz Paulo
Ferraz​
luiz_paulo_ferraz@brown.edu
Courtney
Fitzpatrick
courtney_fitzpatrick@brown.edu
Norman
Frazier
norman_frazier@brown.edu
Nick
Gandolfo-Lucia
nicholas_gandolfo-lucia@brown.edu
Tamar
Golinsky
tamar_golinsky@brown.edu
Evelyn
González
evelyn_gonzalez@brown.edu
Faraz
Haider
faraz_haider@brown.edu
Erin
Hardnett
erin_hardnett@brown.edu
Ji Soo
Hong
ji_soo_hong@brown.edu
Montagu
James
montagu_james@brown.edu
Drew
Jepson
drew_jepson@brown.edu
Shih-Yu
Juan
shih-yu_juan@brown.edu
Phoebe
Labat
phoebe_labat@brown.edu
Maariyah
Lateef
maariyah_lateef@brown.edu
Jakob
Lippert
jakob_lippert@brown.edu
Sigi
Macias
christen_macias@brown.edu
Joaquín
Marreros Núñez
joaquin_marreros_nunez@brown.edu
Daniel
Mensah
daniel_mensah@brown.edu
Isaac Sekyi Nana
Mensah
isaac_mensah@brown.edu
Ria
Modak
ria_modak@brown.edu
Alexandra (Ola)
Morehead
alexandra_morehead@brown.edu
Ariba
Naqvi
syeda_naqvi@brown.edu
Victor
Naranjo
victor_naranjo@brown.edu
Devon
Newhouse
devon_newhouse@brown.edu
Elis
Nielsen
elis_nielsen@brown.edu
Fernando
Norat
fernando_norat@brown.edu
Natalie
Novella
natalie_novella@brown.edu
David
Ogoru
david_ogoru@brown.edu
Claudia
Ojeda Rexach
claudia_ojeda@brown.edu
James Carl
Osorio
james_carl_osorio@brown.edu
Daisy Wan Yuk
Ping
daisy.wanyp@gmail.com
Haley
Price
haley_price@brown.edu
Maya
Raanan
maya_raanan@brown.edu
Jorge Rosario
Rosario
jorge_rosario_rosario@brown.edu
Aaron
Stark
aaron_stark@brown.edu
Nadia
Tadros
tad_nadia@hotmail.com
Giorgi
Tsintsadze
giorgi_tsintsadze@brown.edu
Anjie
Wang
anjie_wang@brown.edu
Sam
Washington
sam_washington@brown.edu
Dillon
Webster
dillon_webster@brown.edu
Georga-Kay
Whyte
georga-kay_whyte@brown.edu
Qizhen
Xie
qizhen_xie@brown.edu
Amelle
Zeroug
amelle_zeroug@brown.edu
Officers and Staff
Tara E.
Nummedal
John Nickoll Provost’s Professor of History, Professor of Italian Studies, Chair of History Department
tara_nummedal@brown.edu
401-863-9757
Sharpe House 213
Research Profile
Jennifer E.
Johnson
Associate Professor of History, Director of Graduate Studies
jennifer_johnson1@brown.edu
401-863-3691
Peter Green 309
Research Profile
Seth E.
Rockman
George L. Littlefield Professor of American History, Director of Undergraduate Studies
seth_rockman@brown.edu
401-863-2819
Sharpe House 220
Research Profile
Benjamin
Hein
Assistant Professor of History, Director of Honors Program
benjamin_hein@brown.edu
116 Sharpe
Research Profile
Cherrie
Guerzon
Academic Department Manager
cherrie_guerzon@brown.edu
(401) 863-1991
First Floor, Peter Green House
Julissa
Bautista
Financial and Administrative Coordinator
julissa_bautista@brown.edu
(401) 863-1452
008, Peter Green House
Mary Beth
Bryson
Student Affairs Manager, Undergraduate Program
mary_beth_bryson@brown.edu
(401)-863-3019
Peter Green House, Room 208
Pargol
Borojerdi
Student Affairs Manager, Graduate Program
pargol_borojerdi@brown.edu
(401) 863-3161
Peter Green House, 004
Theresa
Paiva
Administrative and Events Coordinator
theresa_paiva@brown.edu
401-863-1050
006, Peter Green House
Dana
Sutcliffe
Communications Specialist
dana_sutcliffe@brown.edu