Faculty Expertise By Field
Students in the Ph.D. program choose from one of three fields: US History, World History, or European History. Clemson faculty have expertise in all three fields and expertise across thematic emphases. Prospective students should consider contacting both the Ph.D. program directors, and faculty with whom they may wish to collaborate if admitted.
Faculty By Region
European History
| Faculty Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Barczewski, Stephanie | Britain; Cultural History; Empire |
| Dunn, Caroline | British Isles, 1000-1500; Women's history; Social; Political |
| Hilliard, Ryan | Early Modern Europe; France, 1500-1800; Social history; Urban history; Women's history; Cultural; Legal history |
| Hoge, Emily | European History; Soviet Union and Russia since 1945; disability; gender |
| Meng, Michael | Central Europe; Intellectual History; Religion; Philosophy |
| Silvestri, Michael | Britain and Ireland since 1750; Empire; Transnational history |
U.S. History
| Faculty Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Andrew, Rod | U.S. South; Military; Cultural |
| Bartley, Abel | US 1945-1975; US since 1975; African American history |
| Burd, Camden | U.S. 1877-present; Environmental; Capitalism; digital methods |
| Burton, Vernon Orville | U.S. South; African American history; legal and political history; quantitative methods; digital methods |
| Catalano, Joshua | Early and Colonial North America; Public history; Digital methods |
| Morris, Brent | U.S. South, South Carolina history; Slavery and Abolition |
| Regan, Amanda | United States 1877-present; Digital Methods; Women's History; Cultural history |
| Seefeldt, Douglas | U.S. West; Digital Methods; Memory Studies; Cultural History |
| Steelman, Austin | U.S. 1877-Present; Legal; Intellectual;Religious; Political; Social Movements |
| Stoil, Rebecca Shimoni | U.S. 1877-Present; Agrarian/Rural; U.S. and the World; Diplomatic/International; Political |
| Swails, D'Ondre | U.S. History 1877-present, African American, Cultural, Intellectual, Pop Culture |
| Wilson, Lee | Early North America and the Caribbean; Legal History; African American History |
World History
| Faculty Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Bein, Amit | Middle East/North Africa since 1800; Diplomatic/International |
| Burns, James | Africa since 1850; Empire; Transnational history; Global History; Film Studies; Popular Culture |
| Hassell, Stephanie | Africa, 1500-1850; Empire; Slavery; Indian Ocean Studies; Religion |
| Langenfeld, Kathryn | Roman Empire; Empire; Mediterranean World; Historiography/Historical Theory & Method; Archaeology; Art and Architecture; Material Culture |
| Moïse; Edwin | Vietnam; Modern China; Modern Military History |
| Venkatesh, Archana | Modern South Asia; Modern India; Empire; Women's History; Oral History; Public History; Medical history |
