Our faculty has a wide range of expertise, experience, interests and connections. They are writers, researchers, public speakers, administrators, and community leaders. But they are, first and foremost, teachers, and the small size of most history classes makes for exceptional interaction between teacher and student.
You, like many of our students, may find yourself preparing a paper to present at an undergraduate research conference or preparing a senior thesis. Our faculty will encourage you to excel and develop your talents to the fullest. They will give support and advice as you plan for your career or further study. They will even steer you toward valuable scholarship and internship opportunities. As a history major, you will receive a quality education with a personal touch.
Browse the links below and learn more about the research and activities of our award-winning faculty.
| Alexander Macaulay | Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department Head |
| Saheed Aderinto | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Hunt Boulware | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Charlotte Cosner | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Laura Cruz | Ph.D., Associate Professor, Associate Director of Faculty Center |
| Andrew Denson | Ph.D., Associate Professor |
| David Dorondo | D.Phil., Associate Professor |
| Mary Ella Engel | Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Social Science Education |
| Gael Graham | Ph.D., Professor |
| Elizabeth McRae | Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Program |
| Scott Philyaw | Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director of Mountain Heritage Center |
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Jessie Swigger Richard Starnes |
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Cooperative Education Ph.D., Associate Professor, Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences |
| Vicki Szabo | Ph.D., Sossomon Associate Professor |
| Elizabeth Yale | Ph.D., Assistant Professor |
| Visiting Faculty | |
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Sue Abram Robert Ferguson |
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| Clete Fortwendel | |
| Emeriti Faculty | |
| William Anderson | |
| John L. Bell | |
| Tyler Blethen | |
| Ellerd Hulbert | |
| James Lewis | |
| Clifford Lovin | |
| Gerald Schwartz | |
| Max R. Williams | |
| Curtis Wood | |
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Non-Departmental Historians |
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| George Frizzell | University Archivist |
| Peter Koch | Educational Specialist, Mountain Heritage Center |
| Department Secretary | |
| Ms. Kathy Orr | |