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History and Geography

Faculty and Staff Directory


Chair

Barczewski, Stephanie L.

Barczewski, Stephanie L.

Chair; Professor; Carol K. Brown Scholar in the Humanities

Courses: Modern Britain
Email: sbarcze@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 106
Phone: 864/656-3153

Interests: European History; Britain; Cultural; Empire


Faculty

Andrew Jr., Rod

Andrew Jr., Rod

Professor; Alumni Master Teacher

Courses: History of the American South, 1865-Present; Major Problems in Southern History (graduate seminar); U.S. Military History; History of World War II; U.S. History, 1865-Present
Email: jrandre@clemson.edu
Office: 12 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864-656-3153

Interests: U.S. History; U.S. South; Military; Cultural


Azizi, Arash

Azizi, Arash

Senior Lecturer (joint appointment with Political Science)

Email: aazizi@clemson.edu
Office: Bracket Hall 230A


Baker, Andrew

Baker, Andrew

Lecturer

Email: ahbaker@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 023

Interests: U.S. History; U.S. 1945-1975; U.S. since 1975; U.S. South; Political, Urban, Jewish, Economic/Business; Religion


Bartley, Abel A.

Bartley, Abel A.

Professor

Courses: African-American, Urban, & Civil Rights History, History of Sports
Email: abartly@clemson.edu
Office: 108 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864-656-5372

Interests: U.S. History; US 1945-1975; US since 1975; African American history


Bein, Amit

Bein, Amit

Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Affairs; Professor of Modern Middle East History

Courses: Modern Turkey and the Middle East; World War II
Email: abein@clemson.edu
Office: 126 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864-656-3153

Interests: World History; Middle East/North Africa since 1800; Diplomatic/International


Burns, James M.

Burns, James M.

Professor and Director of the Humanities Hub

Courses: Africa, British Empire, History of Cinema
Email: burnsj@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 127
Phone: 864-656-5373

Interests: World History; Africa since 1850; Empire; Transnational history; Global History; Film Studies; Popular Culture


Burton, Orville Vernon

Burton, Orville Vernon

Professor of History; Director of the Clemson Cyberinstitute

Courses: American History, Southern History, Digital History
Email: vburton@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 120
Phone: 217-649-0608

Interests: U.S. History; U.S. South; African American history; legal and political history; quantitative methods; digital methods


Catalano, Joshua

Catalano, Joshua

Assistant Professor; Public History Coordinator

Email: catala4@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 002

Interests: U.S. History, Early America, Public, Digital Methods


Collini, Sara

Collini, Sara

Postdoctoral Fellow in University History

Courses: Creative Inquiry in History: The Woodland Cemetery and African American Burial Ground Historic Preservation Project
Email: collini@clemson.edu
Office: Sirrine Hall 220B
Phone: 864-656-8629

Interests: U.S. History; U.S. South; African American history; Slavery; Gender, Women and Sexuality; Digital Methods; Public History


Dunn, Caroline

Dunn, Caroline

Associate Professor

Courses: Medieval Europe, particularly women's roles and social networks
Email: cdunn@clemson.edu
Office: 110 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864/656-3153

Interests: European History; British Isles, 1000-1500; Women, Gender and Sexuality; Social; Political


Hassell, Stephanie

Hassell, Stephanie

Assistant Professor

Courses: Slavery, Indian Ocean World
Email: stphanh@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 104

Interests: World History; Africa, 1500-1850; Empire; Slavery; Indian Ocean Studies; Religion


Hepworth, Jonathan

Hepworth, Jonathan

Lecturer

Email: jhepwor@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 023

Interests: U.S. History; U.S. History 1877-1920; Religion; Historiography/Historical Theory and Method; Memory Studies; Capitalism


Hilliard, Ryan

Hilliard, Ryan

Assistant Professor

Courses: Early Modern Europe; France; History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Email: rhillia@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 018

Interests: European History; Early Modern Europe; France, 1500-1800; Social history; Urban history; Women, Gender, and Sexuality; Cultural; Legal history


Hoge, Emily

Hoge, Emily

Assistant Professor

Email: ehoge@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 118

Interests: European History; Soviet Union and Russia since 1945; disability; gender


Jeffries, James Bradford

Jeffries, James Bradford

Senior Lecturer (Native American Religions)

Courses: Native American History
Email: jjeffri@clemson.edu
Office: 28 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-5377

Interests: U.S. History; Colonial Period Native American and Indigenous; Enthnohistory; Religion


Langenfeld, Kathryn

Langenfeld, Kathryn

Assistant Professor

Courses: Ancient Rome, Ancient Mediterranean
Email: klangen@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 008

Interests: World History; Roman Empire; Empire; Mediterranean World; Historiography/Historical Theory & Method; Archaeology; Art and Architecture; Material Culture


Meng, Michael L.

Meng, Michael L.

Associate Professor; M.A. Program Director

Courses: Global Intellectual History: Global Attitudes Towards Technology (Fall 2023)
Email: mmeng@clemson.edu
Office: 116 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-3153

Interests: European History; Central Europe; Intellectual History; Religion; Philosophy


Moore, Rachel Anne

Moore, Rachel Anne

Associate Professor

Courses: Latin America
Email: rchico@clemson.edu
Office: 112 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-3153


Morris, J. Brent

Morris, J. Brent

Professor

Email: jbm9@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 114
Phone: (864) 656-3153

Interests: South Carolina History, History of the South, Slavery and Abolition


Moïse, Edwin E.

Moïse, Edwin E.

Professor

Email: eemoise@clemson.edu
Office: 102 Hardin Hall

Interests: Vietnam War; Vietnam; Modern China; Military History


Regan, Amanda

Regan, Amanda

Assistant Professor

Courses: Digital History, U.S. History, Women and Gender History
Email: aeregan@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 004

Interests: US 1877-1975; Digital Methods; Women; LGBTQ; Cultural history


Seefeldt, Douglas

Seefeldt, Douglas

Associate Professor; Ph.D. Program Director

Email: wseefel@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 006
Phone: 864-656-3153

Interests: U.S. History; U.S. West; Digital Methods; Memory Studies; Cultural history; Environmental history


Shimoni Stoil, Rebecca

Shimoni Stoil, Rebecca

Assistant Professor

Courses: Twentieth Century United States
Email: rstoil@clemson.edu
Office: 010 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864-656-3153

Interests: U.S. History


Silvestri, Michael S.

Silvestri, Michael S.

Professor; Coordinator of the Undergraduate Program in History

Courses: British Empire, Ireland
Email: msilves@clemson.edu
Office: 122 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-3153

Interests: European History; Britain and Ireland since 1750; Empire; Transnational history


Smith, Christa A.

Smith, Christa A.

Associate Professor

Courses: Geography of the South
Email: casmith@clemson.edu
Office: 10 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-3153


Swails, D'Ondre

Swails, D'Ondre

Assistant Professor

Email: dswails@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 116

Interests: U.S. History, U.S. History 1877-present, African American, Cultural, Intellectual, Pop Culture


Terry, William

Terry, William

Associate Professor

Courses: Economic Geography, Food and Society, GIS for Humanities and Social Science, Tourism Geographies, World Regional Geography
Email: terry2@clemson.edu
Office: 121 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-3153

Interests: Economic Geography, Labor Migration, Tourism, GIS


Venkatesh, Archana

Venkatesh, Archana

Assistant Professor

Courses: South Asia, Oral History, Women's History, History of Medicine
Email: archanv@clemson.edu
Office: 016 Hardin Hall

Interests: World History; Modern South Asia; Modern India; Empire; Gender, Women, and Sexuality; Oral History; Public History; Medical history


Wilson, Lee B.

Wilson, Lee B.

Associate Professor

Email: wilson1@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 123

Interests: Early North America and the Caribbean; Legal History; African American History


Wood, Tara S.

Wood, Tara S.

Lecturer

Email: tswood2@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 203

Interests: European History; British Isles, 1000-1500; Print Culture/History of the Book; Digital Methods; Gender, Women, and Sexuality


Affiliated Faculty

Eisenstadt, Peter

Eisenstadt, Peter

Affiliated Scholar, 2022-2024

Courses: African American, Urban, and Religious History; History of NYC &38; NY
Email: peisenst@gmail.com


Pickett, Otis W., Ph.D.

Pickett, Otis W., Ph.D.

Affiliated Scholar, 2022-2024

Courses: History of Education and Clemson History
Email: opicket@clemson.edu
Office: STI 116 in Archives and Special Collections

Interests: Southern Religious History; Clemson History; Race in the U.S. South


Emeritus Faculty

Anderson, Paul Christopher

Anderson, Paul Christopher

Alumni Master Teacher and University Historian

Courses: American South, South Carolina
Email: pcander@clemson.edu
Office: 127 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864-656-8719


Burnett, George W.

Burnett, George W.

Professor Emeritus of Geography and Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management

Email: karlosk@clemson.edu


Carney, Elizabeth D.

Carney, Elizabeth D.

Professor; Carol K. Brown Endowed Scholar in Humanities

Courses: Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt
Email: elizab@clemson.edu


Grubb, C. Alan

Grubb, C. Alan

Associate Professor

Courses: French History
Email: agrub@clemson.edu
Phone: 864-656-5360


Kuehn, Thomas J.

Kuehn, Thomas J.

Professor (Protestant Reformation)

Courses: Aspects of family life and kinship in Italy between 1300 and 1600
Email: tjkuehn@clemson.edu
Office: 116 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-5361


Mack, Pamela E.

Mack, Pamela E.

Associate Professor

Courses: History of Science, History of Technology, Digital History
Email: pammack@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 014
Phone: (864) 656-3153

Interests: U.S. History; United States 1945-1975; Science and Technology; Environmental; Digital Methods; Gender, Women, and Sexuality


Marks, Steven G.

Marks, Steven G.

Alumni Professor

Courses: Russia, Spain, World Economic History
Email: msteven@clemson.edu
Office: 106 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-3153


McKale, Donald M.

McKale, Donald M.

Class of '41 Memorial Professor of Humanities

Email: mckaled@clemson.edu
Phone: 864/656-3153


Miller, James A.

Miller, James A.

Associate Professor of Geography Emeritus

Email: miller3@clemson.edu


Saunders Jr., Richard L.

Saunders Jr., Richard L.

Professor Emeritus and Alumni Master Teacher

Email: airedal@clemson.edu


Suggs, Henry Lewis

Suggs, Henry Lewis

Professor Emeritus of American History

Email: Suggs314@aol.com


Taylor-Shockley, Megan

Taylor-Shockley, Megan

Professor

Courses: Public History, U.S. Women’s History, Labor
Email: mshockl@clemson.edu


Waller, Robert A.

Waller, Robert A.

Professor of History Emeritus, Dean of Liberal Arts College Emeritus


Staff

Carter, Jeannette

Carter, Jeannette

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst II

Email: Jeannec@clemson.edu
Phone: 864/656-3153


Marcus, Sheri E.

Marcus, Sheri E.

Administrative Coordinator

Email: ssheri@clemson.edu
Phone: 864/656-7538


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