Faculty and Staff
The History Department consists of full-time faculty, part-time faculty, and an administrative staff. Our dynamic community of scholars engages in a wide range of research pursuits that currently stretches from the medieval period to the twenty-first century. They utilize distinct thematic orientations and theoretical approaches to explore geographic regions that include Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and the United States.
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William Skuban, PhD Department Chair Office Hours: ZOOM or by appointment |
Latin American History; U.S. Latin American Relations; Nationalism, National Identity, and Nation-State Formation; Church-State Relations in Latin America |
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Brad Jones, PhD Professor & Graduate Coordinator Office Hours: ZOOM or by appointment |
Colonial and Revolutionary America; The Atlantic World; 18th-century British Empire; Popular Politics |
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Mark Arvanigian, PhD Professor Office Hours: ZOOM or by appointment |
Medieval Europe; Britain to 1600 |
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Lecturer |
Early Modern Europe; Cultural History; U.S. History; Religion; Medieval Art History |
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Lecturer |
Urban History; Race; Policing; Surveillance; Crime |
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Daniel Cady, PhD Associate Professor Office Hours ZOOM or by appointment |
Twentieth-Century U.S.; American Music; Oral History |
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Colonial America; Colonial Latin America; American Revolution; American Slavery; Licoln; American Civil War; American Presidency |
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Lori Clune, PhD Professor Office Hours ZOOM or by appointment
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Global Cold War; U.S. Diplomatic History; Propaganda; Espionage; Video Game History |
Vernon Creviston Lecturer |
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John Farrell, PhD Lecturer Office Hours: ZOOM or by appointment |
Modern Europe/Russia; Soical Memory; Historical Preservation; Racial/Social Equality; Human Rights |
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Jill Fields, PhD
Professor Office Hours: ZOOM or by appointment |
Modern U.S.; U.S. Women's History; U.S. Popular Culture; Cultural Studies; Jewish Studies |
Lecturer |
U.S. History Civil Rights History; African-American History; Social Revolutions and the History of Marginalized Communities | |
Mildred Denise Jessie Lecturer |
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Ethan Kytle, PhD Professor Office Hours: ZOOM or by appointment |
Nineteenth-Century America; Intellectual and Cultural History; Civil War and Reconstruction; Slavery and Abolition; U.S. South; Historical Memory |
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Professor Office Hours: Sabbatical 20-21 AY |
19th and 20th Century Latin America, Mexico, and Brazil |
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Maritere Lopez, PhD Professor Director, Graduate Net Initiative Office Hours: ZOOM or by appointment |
Renaissance/Reformation; Early Modern Women/Gender; Friendship & Love in the Renaissance; Early Modern Manners and Conduct Manuals |
Lars Maischak, PhD Lecturer lars_maischak@csufresno.edu |
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Victoria Malko, PhD Lecturer
Office: PB409 |
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Joseph Orbock Lecturer |
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DeAnna Reese, PhD Professor Office Hours Sabbatical 20-21 AY |
Twentieth-Century U.S. African American Women; Social Urban History |
Alicia Rivera, PhD Lecturer
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Blain Roberts, PhD Professor Office Hours: Sabbatical Fall 2020 |
Twentieth-Century U.S. Women's and Gender History; U.S. Cultural History; the American South; Memory; Historical Tourism |
Elvia Rodriguez, PhD Lecturer
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Julia Shatz, PhD Assistant Professor Office Hours: ZOOM or by appointment |
The modern Middle East; British Empire/History of colonialism; Transnational History; History of Childhood/Child Welfare; Global Humanitarianism |
Robin Sischo Lecturer
Office: S162 |
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Sean Slusser
Lecturer
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Annamarie Vallis Lecturer
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Faculty Emeritus
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Malik Simba, PhD Area of Expertise: Constitutional History, African-American History, History in Film. Professor's Web Page |