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
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History Staff
Elizabeth Kovacs
Department Coordinator
[email protected]
(616) 331-2037
Elizabeth Kovacs Profile
Charlyn Worthem
Secretary
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(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
On Sabbatical Fall 2022
Gabriele Gottlieb
Associate Professor
US Colonial, American Revolution, Crime and Punishment
Gabriele Gottlieb Profile
Douglas Montagna
Associate Professor
19th-century US History, Religion
Douglas Montagna Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: MWF 10-10:50A, or by appointment in person, phone, or zoom.
Louis Moore
Professor
African-American History, US 20th-century, Sports History, Gender
Louis Moore Profile
On Sabbatical Fall 2022
Paul Murphy
Professor
Acting Assistant Chair
20th-century US Intellectual and Cultural History
Paul Murphy Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: MW 1-2:30P, 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
Fall 2022 Office Hours: M 10-11A and W 1-2P via BB Collaborate
Scott Stabler
Professor
Social Studies Education
US Civil War, US Native American History
Scott Stabler Profile
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Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin
Professor
Assistant Chair
History of Medicine, US History, Public Health
Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours:
MWF 11-11:45, MW: 1-2, and by appointment
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David Zwart
Associate Professor
Assistant Chair
Social Studies Education
20th-century US History, Immigration
David Zwart Profile
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
Fall 2022 Office Hours: Tues 2:30-3:30P, Thurs 10:15-11:15A
Annie Whitlock
Associate Professor of History/Social Studies
Social Studies Education
Annie Whitlock Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: MW 1-3P, and by appointment
PUBLIC HISTORY
Matthew Daley
Professor
Michigan History, Great Lakes History, Urban History, Public History
Internship Coordinator
Matthew Daley Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: Tues and Thurs 1P and 4P. Other and virtual by appointment.
Abigail Gautreau
Assistant Professor
Public History
Abigail Gautreau Profile
EUROPEAN HISTORY
Alice Chapman
Professor
Medieval History, Intellectual History, Church and State
Alice Chapman Profile
On Sabbatical Fall 2022
Grace Coolidge
Professor
Early Modern Europe and Spain, Gender
Grace Coolidge Profile
Jason Crouthamel
Professor
Modern Europe and Germany, Memory, Gender and Sexuality
Jason Crouthamel Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: M 12-1P, W 2-3P, F10-10:45A
William Morison
Associate Professor
Classical Greece and Rome
William Morison Profile
James Smither
Professor
Director of Veteran's History Project
Early Modern Europe and France, Military History
James Smither Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: MWF 11-Noon, MW 2-3P, and by appointment
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
On Sabbatical Until Fall 2023
David Eaton
Associate Professor
African History, World History, 20th-century
David Eaton Profile
On Sabbatical Fall 2022
Michael Huner
Associate Professor
Modern Latin America, World History, 19th and 20th century, State Formation
Michael Huner Profile
Chad Lingwood
Associate Professor
Middle East History, History of Iran
Chad Lingwood Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: Thurs 5:30-6P, and Wed 3-5P Virtual
Patrick Shan
Professor
East Asia, History of China, 20th-Century
Patrick Shan Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: Thurs 11:15-11:35A, 3:45-5:15P in person, Weds 2-3:15P via Zoom, and by appointment
David Stark
Professor
Colonial Latin America, Caribbean, Slavery
David Stark Profile
On Sabbatical Fall 2022
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
Fall 2022 Office Hours: MW 10:30-11:30A and 2:30-3:30P
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
Fall 2022 Office Hours: Tues and Thurs 11:15-1P
Ian Van Dyke
Visiting Professor
U.S. in the World; religious and intellectual history; politics and political thought
Ian Van Dyke Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: MW 10 - Noon, and by appointment
Joshua Morris
Visiting Professor
US, 20th Century, Labor
Joshua Morris Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: Tues and Thurs 10am - Noon, and by appointment
Sarah Tate
Affiliate Professor
Social Studies, Elementary Education
Sarah Tate Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: Tues and Thurs 12-2P, and by appointment
Brent Purkaple
Visiting Professor
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Brent Purkaple Profile
Fall 2022 Office Hours: MWF 11 - Noon, or by appointment.
Adjunct Faculty
Torie Gerlof-Fritz
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