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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.
ACTING DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Dr. Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin
shapiroc@gvsu.edu
(616) 331-3445
History Staff
Megan Koeman-Eding
Department Coordinator
Wellness Ambassador
edingme@gvsu.edu
(616) 331-2037
Megan Koeman-Eding profile
Charlyn Worthem
Secretary
worthemc@gvsu.edu
(616) 331-3298
Charlyn Worthem Profile
Kaitlyn Greer
Student Assistant
Major: Exercise Science
Hannah Krebs
Student Assistant
Major: History
Molly Mackey
Student Assistant
Major: Exercise Science
History Faculty
US 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
Office Hours: TR 10:00-12:00 and by appt
Douglas Montagna
Associate Professor
19th-century US History, Religion
Douglas Montagna Profile
Office Hours: M 11:30-12:15, T 1:00-2:00, in person or Zoom, and by appt
Louis Moore
Professor
African-American History, US 20th-century, Sports History, Gender
Louis Moore Profile
Office Hours: MWF 11:00-12:00 and by appt
Paul Murphy
Professor
Acting Assistant Chair
20th-century US Intellectual and Cultural History
Paul Murphy Profile
Office Hours: MW 1:00-1:50, F 10:00-10:50 and by appt
Sean O'Neill
Professor
Social Studies Education
US Native American History
Sean O'Neill Profile
Office Hours: T 1:30-2:30, W 4:30-5:30 and by appt
Nora Salas
Associate Professor
US Latino/Latina History
Nora Salas Profile
Office Hours: M 10:00-11:00 (Zoom), W 1:00-2:00 (Zoom), R 1:30-2:30 (in person) and by appt
Tamara Shreiner
Associate Professor
Social Studies Education
Tamara Shreiner Profile
Office Hours: T 1:00-3:00 and by appt
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Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin
Professor
Acting Department Chair
History of Medicine, US History, Public Health
Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin Profile
Office Hours: MWF 11:00-11:45, MW 1:00-2:00 and by appt
Scott Stabler
Professor
Social Studies Education
US Civil War, US Native American History
Scott Stabler Profile
Office Hours: W 1:00-3:00 and by appt
Steve Tripp
Professor
US 19th and 20th-century History, Culture and Society, History of Manhood
Steve Tripp Profile
Office Hours: MW 3:30-4:30 and by appt
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David Zwart
Associate Professor
Assistant Chair
Social Studies Education
20th-century US History, Immigration
David Zwart Profile
Office Hours: T 1:30-2:30 and by appt on Zoom
PUBLIC HISTORY
Matthew Daley
Professor
Michigan History, Great Lakes History, Urban History, Public History
Internship Coordinator
Matthew Daley Profile
Office Hours: TR 1:00-3:45 and by appt
Abigail Gautreau
Assistant Professor
Public History
Abigail Gautreau Profile
Office Hours: 1:00-4:00 and by appt
EUROPEAN HISTORY
Alice Chapman
Professor
Medieval History, Intellectual History, Church and State
Alice Chapman Profile
Office Hours: TR 12:00-1:00 and by appt
Grace Coolidge
Professor
Early Modern Europe and Spain, Gender
Grace Coolidge Profile
Office Hours: T 11:15-12:15, 4:00-5:00, R 4:00-5:00 and by appt
Jason Crouthamel
Professor
Modern Europe and Germany, Memory, Gender and Sexuality
Jason Crouthamel Profile
Office Hours: M 12:00-1:00, W 4:30-5:30, F 10:00-10:45 and by appt
William Morison
Associate Professor
Classical Greece and Rome
William Morison Profile
Office Hours: MW 2:00-3:00 Zoom and by appt
James Smither
Professor
Director of Veteran's History Project
Early Modern Europe and France, Military History
James Smither Profile
NON-WESTERN HISTORY
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Steeve Buckridge
Professor
Director of Namibia Study Abroad, Brooks College
African History, Caribbean History, Material Culture and Dress
Steeve Buckridge Profile
David Eaton
Associate Professor
African History, World History, 20th-century
David Eaton Profile
Office Hours: TR 11:30-12:45 and by appt
Michael Huner
Associate Professor
Modern Latin America, World History, 19th and 20th century, State Formation
Michael Huner Profile
Office Hours: MF 12:00-1:30 and by appt
Chad Lingwood
Associate Professor
Middle East History, History of Iran
Chad Lingwood Profile
Office Hours: W 3:30-5:30 (Zoom), T 2:30-3:00 (in person) and by appt
Patrick Shan
Professor
East Asia, History of China, 20th-Century
Patrick Shan Profile
Office Hours: W 1:00-3:00 Zoom and by appt
David Stark
Professor
Colonial Latin America, Caribbean, Slavery
David Stark Profile
Office Hours: WF 10:00-11:00 Zoom and by appt
Yosay Wangdi
Professor
South Asia, Tibet, History of India, Religion, Environmental History
Yosay Wangdi Profile
Visiting and Affiliate Faculty
Eric Covey
Visiting Professor
African, World, US
Eric Covey Profile
Office Hours: T 1:00-2:00, 5:00-6:00 (in person), 4:00-5:00 (Zoom), R 1:00-2:00 (in person) and by appt)
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
Office Hours: MWF 11:00-12:00, 1:00-2:00 and by appt
Nathan Kapoor
Affiliate Professor
History of Energy and Electrification, Colonialism, Engineering History, and Women and Gender Studies
Nathan Kapoor Profile
Office Hours: M 9:00-11:00 and by appt
Joshua Morris
Visiting Professor
US, 20th Century, Labor
Joshua Morris Profile
Office Hours: MWF 10:00-11:30 and by appt
Sarah Tate
Affiliate Professor
Social Studies, Elementary Education
Sarah Tate Profile
Office Hours: TR 1:00-3:00 and by appt
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