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Faculty

Leonardo Barleta, PhD
Leonardo Barleta, PhD

Assistant Professor

Latin American History, Spatial History, Digital Humanities

lbarleta@unomaha.edu
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Danielle Battisti
Danielle Battisti, PhD

Department Chair

Associate Professor

U.S. Immigration & Ethnic History, U.S. Foreign Relations, Modern America

dbattisti@unomaha.edu
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Mark Boxell
Mark Boxell, PhD

Assistant Professor

American West, Environmental History, Modern United States

mboxell@unomaha.edu
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Mark Celinscak
Mark Celinscak, PhD

Louis & Frances Blumkin Professor of Holocaust & Genocide Studies

Executive Director, Sam & Frances Fried Holocaust & Genocide Academy

Modern Europe, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, War and Culture Studies

mcelinscak@unomaha.edu
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Susana Grajales Geliga
Susana Grajales Geliga, PhD

Charles W. and Mary C. Martin Professor of Western American History

Assistant Professor

Native American History, Great Plains Tribes

sgeliga@unomaha.edu
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John Grigg
John Grigg, PhD

Professor

Early America, Atlantic History, Global Encounters 1500-1800

jgrigg@unomaha.edu
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Charles King
Charles King, PhD

Professor

Roman History, Late Antiquity, Social & Religious History

cwking@unomaha.edu
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Jeanne Reames
Jeanne Reames, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Director, Ancient Mediterranean Studies

Greece & Alexander the Great, Ancient Near East, Early Church

mreames@unomaha.edu
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Martina Saltamacchia
Martina Saltamacchia, PhD

Distinguished Associate Professor

Director, Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Graduate Program Chair

Medieval History, Economic History, Social & Religious History

msaltamacchia@unomaha.edu
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Mark Scherer
Mark Scherer, PhD

Professor

Director/Advisor, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor

Legal & Constitutional, Native American Legal History, Nebraska & Great Plains

mscherer@unomaha.edu
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Sharon E. Wood
Sharon E. Wood, PhD

Professor

American Social History, Gender, Material Culture

swood@unomaha.edu
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Courtesy Faculty

Claire Du Laney

Archives & Special Collections, Assistant Professor

cdulaney@unomaha.edu
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Lori N Schwartz

Archives & Special Collections, Assistant Professor

lschwartz@unomaha.edu
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Adjunct Faculty

Anthony Aftonomos, PhD
Anthony Aftonomos, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

aaftonomos@unomaha.edu
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Jeremiah Bauer
Jeremiah Bauer, PhD Candidate

Adjunct Faculty

jbauer@unomaha.edu
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Pamela Bennett, PhD
Pamela Bennett, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

History

pamelabennett@unomaha.edu
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Joshua Bivins, MA
Joshua Bivins, MA

Adjunct Faculty

jbivins@unomaha.edu
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James D. Clark, Ph.D.
James D. Clark, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Middle East, Islam, Iran, and Central Asia

jdclark@unomaha.edu
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Charles Klinetobe
Charles Klinetobe, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

cjklinetobe@unomaha.edu
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Kenneth Knotts, MA
Kenneth Knotts, MA

Adjunct Faculty

kknotts@unomaha.edu
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Kenny Kolander, PhD
Kenny Kolander, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

kkolander@unomaha.edu
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David Robertson, MA
David Robertson, MA

Adjunct Faculty

History Department

drobertson@unomaha.edu
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Tim Royers, MA, MS
Tim Royers, MA, MS

Adjunct Faculty

History

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Sonya Stejskal, MA
Sonya Stejskal, MA

Adjunct Faculty

ssstejskal@unomaha.edu
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Dan Weis, MA
Dan Weis, MA

Adjunct Faculty

dweis@unomaha.edu
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Katherine Welchans
Katherine Welchans, MA

Adjunct Faculty

Office Associate

kwelchans@unomaha.edu
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Teaching Assistants and Fellows

Md Showkot Ali
Md Showkot Ali

Graduate Teaching Assistant

History

mdshowkotali@unomaha.edu
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Moses Asano
Moses Asano

Graduate Teaching Assistant

History

mosesasano@unomaha.edu
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Angela Ekwenye
Angela Ekwenye

Graduate Teaching Assistant

History

aekwenye@unomaha.edu
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Alexis Ritterbush
Alexis Ritterbush

Graduate Teaching Assistant

History

aritterbush@unomaha.edu
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Treygan Russell
Treygan Russell

Graduate Teaching Assistant

History

tdrussell@unomaha.edu
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Emeritus Faculty

Maria Arbelaez
Maria Arbelaez, PhD

Professor Emerita

Modern Mexico, Borderlands, Latino/Chicano Studies

marbelaez@unomaha.edu
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Harl Dalstrom
Harl Dalstrom

Professor Emeritus

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Bruce Garver
Bruce Garver

Professor Emeritus

History

bgarver@unomaha.edu
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Lorraine M. Gesick, PhD
Lorraine M. Gesick, PhD

Professor Emerita

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Richard Overfield, PhD
Richard Overfield, PhD

Professor Emeritus

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Oliver B. Pollak, PhD
Oliver B. Pollak, PhD

Professor Emeritus

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William C. Pratt, PhD
William C. Pratt, PhD

Professor Emeritus

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Jerold Simmons, PhD
Jerold Simmons, PhD

Professor Emeritus

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Dennis Smith
Dennis J. Smith, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Native American History, Federal Indian Policy, Plains Tribes

dennissmith@unomaha.edu
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Michael L. Tate, PhD
Michael L. Tate, PhD

Professor Emeritus

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Tommy Thompson, PhD
Tommy Thompson, PhD

Professor Emeritus

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In Memoriam

JoAnn Carrigan, PhD
JoAnn Carrigan, PhD (In Memoriam, 1933-2018)

Professor Emerita

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Moshe Gershovich
Moshe Gershovich, PhD (In Memoriam, 1959-2017)

Professor

Director, Natan & Hannah Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Studies

Israel & Palestine, Modern Middle East, Moroccan Politics

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Jo Headrick
Jo Headrick (In Memoriam, 1955-2022)
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Marian Nelson, PhD
Marian P. Nelson, PhD (In Memoriam, 1939-2021)

Professor Emerita

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William Petrowski
William Petrowski, PhD (In Memoriam, 1932-2020)

Professor Emeritus

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Jacqueline St. John, PhD
Jacqueline St. John, PhD (In Memoriam, 1934-2018)

Professor Emerita

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