Faculty and Staff
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
Mackinac Hall D-1-160
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401
Phone: (616) 331-3298
Fax: (616) 331-2535
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Dr. Michael Huner
[email protected]
(616) 331-3420
History Staff
Elizabeth Kovacs
Department Coordinator
[email protected]
(616) 331-2037
Elizabeth Kovacs Profile
Charlyn Worthem
Secretary
[email protected]
(616) 331-3298
Charlyn Worthem Profile

Kaitlyn Greer
Student Assistant
Major: Exercise Science

Hannah Krebs
Student Assistant
Major: History
History Faculty
U.S. HISTORY
Gordon Andrews
Associate Professor
Social Studies Education
US Labor History, 20th century
Gordon Andrews Profile
Gabriele Gottlieb
Associate Professor
US Colonial, American Revolution, Crime and Punishment
Gabriele Gottlieb Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Tuesday 10-12 and 5-6, Thursday 10-12
Douglas Montagna
Associate Professor
19th-century US History, Religion
Douglas Montagna Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Monday and Friday 12-1 and by appoinment
Louis Moore
Professor
African-American History, US 20th-century, Sports History, Gender
Louis Moore Profile
Paul Murphy
Professor
20th-century US Intellectual and Cultural History
Paul Murphy Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 1-3, Friday 11-11:50, and by appointment
Sean O'Neill
Professor
Social Studies Education
US Native American History
Sean O'Neill Profile
Nora Salas
Associate Professor
US Latino/Latina History
Nora Salas Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:30-11:30 or by appointment through Calendly: https://calendly.com/salasn
Scott Stabler
Professor
Social Studies Education
US Civil War, US Native American History
Scott Stabler Profile
Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin
Professor
Assistant Chair
History of Medicine, US History, Public Health
Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday from 11-11:45 and 1-2, Friday from 11-11:45, and by appointment
David Zwart
Associate Professor
Assistant Chair
Social Studies Education
20th-century US History, Immigration
David Zwart Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Tuesday 11:30-12:30, 4-5, and by appointment
Steve Tripp
Professor
US 19th and 20th-century History, Culture and Society, History of Manhood
Steve Tripp Profile
SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION
Tamara Shreiner
Associate Professor
Social Studies Education
Tamara Shreiner Profile
On Sabbatical Winter '23
Annie Whitlock
Associate Professor of History/Social Studies
Social Studies Education
Annie Whitlock Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 1-3 and by appointment
PUBLIC HISTORY
Matthew Daley
Professor
Michigan History, Great Lakes History, Urban History, Public History
Internship Coordinator
Matthew Daley Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-3:45 PM and virtual by appointment
Abigail Gautreau
Assistant Professor
Public History
Abigail Gautreau Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Wednesdays 10-12 or by appointment
EUROPEAN HISTORY
Alice Chapman
Professor
Medieval History, Intellectual History, Church and State
Alice Chapman Profile
On Sabbatical Winter 2023
Grace Coolidge
Professor
Early Modern Europe and Spain, Gender
Grace Coolidge Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:15-12:15 and 4-5, Thursdays 4-5, and by appointment
Jason Crouthamel
Professor
Modern Europe and Germany, Memory, Gender and Sexuality
Jason Crouthamel Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Mondays 12-1, Wednesdays 1-2
William Morison
Associate Professor
Classical Greece and Rome
William Morison Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Online both Mondays 2-3 and Thursdays 4-6, and by appointment
James Smither
Professor
Director of Veteran's History Project
Early Modern Europe and France, Military History
James Smither Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday from 10-11 and 2-3, and Fridays from 2-3
NON-WESTERN HISTORY
Steeve Buckridge
Professor
Director of Namibia Study Abroad, Brooks College
African History, Caribbean History, Material Culture and Dress
Steeve Buckridge Profile
On Sabbatical Until Fall 2023
David Eaton
Associate Professor
African History, World History, 20th-century
David Eaton Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30-12:45
Michael Huner
Associate Professor
Modern Latin America, World History, 19th and 20th century, State Formation
Michael Huner Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Mondays, 3-4:30 or by appointment
Chad Lingwood
Associate Professor
Middle East History, History of Iran
Chad Lingwood Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Thursdays 5:30 to 6 and virtually on Wednesdays 3:30-5:30
Patrick Shan
Professor
East Asia, History of China, 20th-Century
Patrick Shan Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Tuesdays 12:45-3:15, and by appointment
David Stark
Professor
Colonial Latin America, Caribbean, Slavery
David Stark Profile
On Leave Until Fall 2023
Yosay Wangdi
Professor
South Asia, Tibet, History of India, Religion, Environmental History
Yosay Wangdi Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Virtually Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-4PM and by appointment
Visiting and Affiliate Faculty
Eric Covey
Visiting Professor
African, World, US
Eric Covey Profile
Peter Dobek
Visiting Professor
Public Houses (Inns, taverns, and alehouses), Food and Drink. Urban History, Medieval and Early Modern, Central Europe, Poland
Peter Dobek Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10-12
Ian Van Dyke
Visiting Professor
U.S. in the World; religious and intellectual history; politics and political thought
Ian Van Dyke Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10-12 and by appointment
Joshua Morris
Visiting Professor
US, 20th Century, Labor
Joshua Morris Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-12, and by appointment
Sarah Tate
Affiliate Professor
Social Studies, Elementary Education
Sarah Tate Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-2, Wednesdays 12-2, and by appointment
Brent Purkaple
Visiting Professor
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Brent Purkaple Profile
Winter '23 Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10-11, and by appointment
Adjunct Faculty
Emeritus Faculty
Edward Cole
Professor Emeritus
Dennis Devlin
Professor Emeritus
James Goode
Professor Emeritus
Frances Kelleher
Professor Emeritus
Lynn Mapes
Professor Emeritus
Joseph Preston
Professor Emeritus
Gary D. Stark
Professor Emeritus
John Tevebaugh
Professor Emeritus
Anthony Travis
Professor Emeritus
Kathleen Underwood
Professor Emeritus