Recognized leaders in their fields, our History faculty bring proven records of excellence to their daily collaborations with undergraduate and graduate students.
As newsmakers, book prize winners, and award-winning teachers, we advance a better understanding of the diverse people and places we study, helping our students and society to engage our complicated present and imagine a better future.
Research Areas We Specialize In
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Colonialism & Post-Colonialism HistoryThe making and remaking of the modern world—power and its legacies.
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Cultural, Intellectual & Religious HistoryIdeas, beliefs, and their historical context—including guilt, democracy, social order, equality.
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Economic, Environmental & Technology HistoryThe nature of technological change and resource expansion and allocation.
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International, Strategic & Military HistoryMilitary, foreign relations, strategic, naval, national security history, and more.
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Political & Policy HistoryPower, leadership, policies, and ideas across different cultures and eras.
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Women’s & Gender HistoryHow gender notions affected culture, politics, and social practices of the past.
Student Research Opportunities
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Undergraduate Student Research
Explore how to get undergraduate research assistantships, conduct research projects, and present at the Undergraduate History Conference.
Learn how to pursue Departmental Honors for undergraduate research.
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History Graduate Student Research & Conference
Discover internal and external funding sources that help enable graduate student research and travel to professional conferences..
Explore faculty research areas to find faculty and their areas of scholarship.