Johann Neem, Department Chair
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225-9061
Bond Hall 360
Telephone: 360-650-2511
Fax: 360-650-7789
Johann.Neem@wwu.edu
History Faculty & Staff
| Name | Academic Title | Faculty Research Interests | Contact Info | Office Hours | |
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| Charles Anderson | Associate Professor |
modern Middle East, imperialism, nationalism and anticolonialism, US foreign policy
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(360) 650-3458 ander611@wwu.edu |
Fridays, 3:00-4:30 (please contact via email) |
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| Dharitri Bhattacharjee | Assistant Professor |
South Asian History, Indian Ocean World, Empire, Colonialism, Decolonization
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(360) 650-3139 bhattad@wwu.edu |
Wednesday 10 am-12 pm or by appointment. |
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| Pedro Cameselle-Pesce | Assistant Professor |
Modern Latin America; U.S.-Latin American Relations; Immigration and Ethnicity
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(360) 650-4497 camesep@wwu.edu |
Mondays 9:30-10:30 AM; Wednesdays 1:00-2:00 PM; and by appointment |
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| Josh Cerretti | Associate Professor |
Sexuality, race, and gender in modern U.S. history.
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(360) 650-6416 cerretj@wwu.edu |
Wednesdays. noon-2pm |
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| Daniel Chard | Visiting Assistant Professor |
US and the world since World War II, social movements, politics, terrorism and counterterrorism
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(360) 650-3086 chardd@wwu.edu |
Via Zoom by appointment; preference: Fridays 9am-3pm |
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| Susan Costanzo | Associate Professor |
Post-Stalin society and culture
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(360) 650-3062 costasus@wwu.edu |
WF 11:30-12:30 and by appt. |
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| Peter Diehl | Associate Professor |
heresy, medieval Italy, Carolingian Empire
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(360) 650-3466 pddiehl@wwu.edu |
MW 2:30-4:00 and by appointment |
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| Amanda Eurich | Professor |
early modern Europe, France, gender, religious and cultural history
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(360) 650-3141 eurich@wwu.edu |
12-1:30 Wednesdays and by appointmnet |
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| Emi Foulk Bushelle | Assistant Professor |
Early Modern Japan; Japanese Nativism; Japanese Intellectual History
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(360) 650-4954 foulke@wwu.edu |
On Leave for Fall 2020 |
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| Chris Friday | Professor |
Indigenous Histories, Racial and Ethnic Studies, Pacific Northwest and North American West History, Public History
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(360) 650-4862 ccfriday@wwu.edu |
OFFICE HOURS: Wednesdays, 11:30-12:15 • https://wwu-edu.zoom.us/j/96986037240?pwd=LzY4UFUvWVNMYVg1Q0VZbmloMGhnZz09 (Links to an external site.) • Meeting ID: 969 8603 7240 • Passcode: 522951 • One tap mobile o +12532158782, Must use WWU email account. |
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| Steven Garfinkle | Professor |
Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Economy, Early State Formation, Commerce & Communication in the Ancient World
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(360) 650-3456 garfins@wwu.edu |
M + W 2:30pm - 3:30pm, and by appointment. |
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| Jared Hardesty | Associate Professor |
Colonial America, Atlantic World, Slavery
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(360) 650-3043 hardesj2@wwu.edu |
On Leave AY 2020-21 |
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| Michael Hughes |
(360) 650-6607 hughes37@wwu.edu |
M 12 - 2 |
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| Christine Johnston | Assistant Professor |
Ancient Mediterranean History; Trade and Political Economy; Cultural Heritage; Environmental History; Digital Humanities; Public History
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(360) 650-2062 johnst27@wwu.edu |
Winter: Wednesday 3–4 pm and by appt. (email for Zoom meeting ID) |
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| Ricardo López-Pedreros | Professor |
Histories of Latin America, world history, and histories of democracy and domination. Histories of the middle classes.
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(360) 650-2939 lopeza6@wwu.edu |
Monday and Wednesday 10:00-11:15 and gladly by appointment |
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| Hakeem Naim | Visiting Assistant Professor |
Modern Middle East, South Asian History, Colonialism and Decolonization, Intellectual History, Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan
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(360) 650-3465 naimh@wwu.edu |
W 12:00-1:00 |
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| Johann Neem | Professor |
American Revolution; Early American Republic; American Intellectual History; History of Education
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(360) 650-2511 neemj@wwu.edu |
Winter 2021: Thursdays 12:30-2:30, and by appointment (Zoom) |
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| Peter Pihos | Assistant Professor |
post-WWII black social and political history, criminal justice, urban history, political economy, state power, legal history
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(360) 650-3095 pihosp@wwu.edu |
Tuesday, 11:30am to 1:30pm |
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| Hunter Price | Assistant Professor |
American Revolution, Early American Republic, Civil War Era, American Religion
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(360) 650-3439 pricem27@wwu.edu |
W 10-11:30 and by appointment |
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| Jennifer Seltz | Associate Professor |
(360) 650-2510 seltzj2@wwu.edu |
MW 11-12 and by appointment |
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| Mart Stewart | Professor |
Environmental history, history of science, 19th century cultural history, history of the U.S. and Global South
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(360) 650-3455 smar4@wwu.edu |
Winter '21: Wed. 2:30-3:30 and by appointment |
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| Roger R. Thompson | Professor |
Modern China
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(360) 650-2342 thompsr8@wwu.edu |
Winter 2021: TR 12:30-2:00 and by appointment |
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| Sarah Zarrow | Assistant Professor |
Jewish life in Eastern Europe, Nationalism, Jewish political movements, Museum Studies
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(360) 650-3053 zarrows@wwu.edu |
Mondays 11-1 (via Zoom) |
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| Sarah Zimmerman | Associate Professor |
African History, Gender, Colonialism, Militarization, and Public History
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(360) 650-2967 zimmers5@wwu.edu |
W21 : Tu & Th 16:00-17:00, or by appointment |
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| Name | Academic Title | Faculty Research Interests | Contact Info | Office Hours | |
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| Cecilia Danysk | Emeritus Professor | Cecilia.Danysk@wwu.edu |
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| Len Helfgott | helfgott@wwu.edu |
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| Rand Jimerson | Emeritus Professor | Rand.Jimerson@wwu.edu |
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| George Mariz | Emeritus Professor |
(360) 650-3446 George.Mariz@wwu.edu |
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| Harry Ritter | Emeritus Professor | harryr@wwu.edu |
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| Name | Academic Title | Faculty Research Interests | Contact Info | Office Hours | |
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| Holly Folk | Associate Professor |
(360) 650-6875 Holly.Folk@wwu.edu |
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| Kitty Friesen |
(360) 650-3124 friesek@wwu.edu |
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| Mark Greenberg | Dean of Libraries |
American Jewish History
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(360) 650-3051 greenbm@wwu.edu |
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| Elizabeth Joffrion | Director of Heritage Resources |
(360) 650-3283 joffrion@wwu.edu |
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| Tony Kurtz | Library/Archival Profession 3 |
(360) 650-3124 kurtza@wwu.edu |
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| Kimberly Lynn | Professor |
Early Modern Europe and Iberian World; Mediterranean; Atlantic World; Empire, Law, Religion
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(360) 650-4869 lynnk3@wwu.edu |
Tues. 2-2:45 p.m., Thurs. 11-11:45 a.m., and by appointment |
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| Jonathan Miran | Professor |
Northeast Africa; Islam in Africa; Indian Ocean world; transnational / transregional history; migration; Italian colonialism
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(360) 650-4867 miranj@wwu.edu |
Tuesday/Thursday 12.45-1.30 and 4.00-4.30 |
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| Scott Pearce | Professor |
(360) 650-3897 pearce@wwu.edu |
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| Ruth Steele | Archivist |
(360) 650-7747 steeler@wwu.edu |
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| Midori Takagi | Associate Professor |
(360) 650-7381 mtakagi@wwu.edu |
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| Name | Academic Title | Faculty Research Interests | Contact Info | Office Hours | |
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| Dylan Gibson | Office Assistant 3 |
(360) 650-7779 gibsond6@wwu.edu |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
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| Rebecca Hutchins | Department Manager |
(360) 650-3457 hutchir3@wwu.edu |
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