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Danielle Battisti

Danielle Battisti, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Academic Affairs

Professor

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

dbattisti@unomaha.edu
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Mark Boxell

Mark Boxell, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

American West, Environmental History, Modern United States

mboxell@unomaha.edu
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Susana Grajales Geliga

Susana Grajales Geliga, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Native American History, Great Plains Tribes

sgeliga@unomaha.edu
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John Grigg, Ph.D.

John Grigg, Ph.D.

Department Chair

Professor

Early America, Atlantic History, Global Encounters 1500-1800

jgrigg@unomaha.edu
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Jennifer Harbour

Jennifer Harbour, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

jharbour@unomaha.edu
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Charles King

Charles King, Ph.D.

Professor

Roman History, Late Antiquity, Social & Religious History

cwking@unomaha.edu
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Brynne Long

Susan Brynne Long, Ph.D.

Instructor

Early America, Military History

susanlong@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, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Director, Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Graduate Program Chair

Medieval History, Economic History, Social & Religious History

msaltamacchia@unomaha.edu
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Omri Senderowicz

Omri Senderowicz

Assistant Professor

osenderowicz@unomaha.edu
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Courtesy Faculty

Claire Du Laney

Claire Dunker

Associate Professor

Archives & Special Collections

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, Ph.D.

Anthony Aftonomos, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

aaftonomos@unomaha.edu
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Jeremiah Bauer

Jeremiah Bauer, Ph.D. Candidate

Adjunct Faculty

jbauer@unomaha.edu
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Joshua Bivins, M.A.

Joshua Bivins, M.A.

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, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

cjklinetobe@unomaha.edu
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Kenny Kolander, Ph.D.

Kenny Kolander, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

kkolander@unomaha.edu
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David Robertson, M.A.

David Robertson, M.A.

Adjunct Faculty

drobertson@unomaha.edu
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Dan Weis, M.A.

Dan Weis, M.A.

Adjunct Faculty

dweis@unomaha.edu
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Staff

Katherine Welchans

Katherine Welchans, M.A.

Office Associate

kwelchans@unomaha.edu
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Teaching Assistants

Michelle Bud

Michelle Bud

Graduate Teaching Assistant

History

mbud@unomaha.edu
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Maruf Hassan

Maruf Hassan

Graduate Teaching Assistant

History

marufhassan@unomaha.edu
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Ava Krohn

Ava Krohn

Graduate Teaching Assistant

History

avakrohn@unomaha.edu
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Megan Streff

Megan Streff

Graduate Teaching Assistant

History

mstreff@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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Mark Scherer

Mark Scherer, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

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

mscherer@unomaha.edu
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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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Sharon E. Wood

Sharon E. Wood, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita

American Social History, Gender, Material Culture

swood@unomaha.edu
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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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June Mecham

June Mecham, PhD (In Memoriam, 1974-2009)

Assistant Professor

Medieval History, Women's History

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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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