TULANE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

The current chair of our department is Randy Sparks. He is assisted by Rachel Devlin as associate chair. Gertrude Yeager is the graduate director.

We invite you to link to the personal home pages of our faculty members from the list below. Of course, our department is not responsible for the content of faculty, staff, and student homepages.

Professors

Full Professors

George L. Bernstein received his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1978.  He specializes in 19th and 20th-century Britain, especially political history and the development of Liberalism.  Professor Bernstein is Dean , School of Liberal Arts.  His office is located in Newcomb Hall. He can contact him at 504-865-5225 or gbernst@tulane.edu.  

Michael A. Bernstein received his doctorate from Yale University in 1982.  He specializes in modern United States economic and political history.  Dr. Bernstein also serves as the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.  His office is located in 200 Gibson Hall. He can be reached at 504-865-5261 or mbernstein@tulane.edu.

Kenneth W. Harl received his doctorate from Yale University in 1978.  He specializes in Classical Greece, Rome and Byzantium.  His office is at 108 Hebert Hall.  You can contact him at 862-8626 or kharl@tulane.edu

Richard B. Latner received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1972. He specializes in Jacksonian America; Sectionalism and Civil War; and Information Technology.  His office is 215E Hebert Hall, and you can contact him at 862-8606 or
latner@tulane.edu. 

Colin M. MacLachlan received his doctorate from University of California, Los Angeles in 1969, and is the holder of the John Christy Barr Distinguished Professorship.  He specializes in Latin American social history, particularly in Brazil, and Mexico.  His new interests are in environmental history, especially the comparative study of rivers.  His office is 121 Hebert Hall.  You can contact him at 862-8619 or cmaclac@tulane.edu


Linda A. Pollock received her doctorate from the University of St. Andrews in 1982.  She specializes in Tudor-Stuart Britain; the early modern European family; religion; and gentry culture.  She can be found in room 215 B,  Hebert Hall.  You can contact her at
862-8615; or pollock@tulane.edu

Lawrence N. Powell  received his doctorate from Yale University in 1976. He specializes in Civil War and Reconstruction; Southern history; Louisiana history and politics; and the Holocaust. His office is 209 Hebert Hall. For the last seven years he was also Director of Tulane's Campus Affiliates Program (CAP) and the Tulane/Xavier National Center for the Urban Community. You can contact him at 862-8622 or powell@tulane.edu.

Susan Schroeder received her doctorate from University of California, Los Angeles in 1984,and is the holder of the France V. Scholes Chair in Colonial Latin American History.  She specializes in the social history of the Native Americans of Colonial Mexico, particularly in the Nahuas as marginal intellectuals.  A special interest is the philological study of Nahuatl-language documents.  Her office is 118 Hebert Hall.  You can contact her at 862-8616 or  sschroe@tulane.edu

Randy Sparks received his doctorate from Rice University in 1988.  He specializes in Southern History and American Religious History.  His office is 122 Hebert Hall. You can contact him at 862-8627 or rsparks1@tulane.edu  

Rirchard Teichgraeber received his doctorate from Brandeis University in 1978.   He specializes in intellectual history, focusing on 18th- and 19th-century Britain and America.  He is also Director of the Murphy Institute of Political Economy.   His office is 108 Howard-Tilton Hall.  You can contact him at 865-5317 or rteich@tulane.edu. Please visit Professor Teichgraeber site at
http://murphy.tulane.edu/people/richard-f-teichgraeber-iii.php

Associate Professors

Rosanne M. Adderley received her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996.  She specializes in  the history of the African Diaspora; the Atlantic Slave Trade; the Caribbean; and African-American history.  Her office is 109 Hebert Hall.   You can contact her at 862-8631 or adderley@tulane.edu.  
On leave for the 2007-2008 semesters.

James M. Boyden received his doctorate from the University of Texas, Austin in 1988.  He specializes in Early modern Spain; Renaissance; and court culture.  His office is 211 Hebert Hall.  You can contact him at 862-8613 or jboyden@tulane.edu.

Rachel Devlin received her doctorate from Yale University in 1998.  She specializes in twentieth-century U.S. history, particularly cultural history.  Her focus is on father-daughter relations; female adolescence and sexuality.  Her office is 326A Hebert Hall.  You can contact her at 862-8614 or  rdevlin@tulane.edu.  

F. Thomas Luongo received his doctorate at the University of Notre Dame in 1998. He teaches medieval European history, with a specialization in medieval and Renaissance Italian history, as well as topics in pre-modern religion.  He is co-director of the Tulane program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, and is the Eva-Lou Joffrion Edwards Professor at Tulane.  His office is in Room 215C, Hebert Hall, and you may contact him at 862-8620 or tluongo@tulane.edu.

Marline Otte received her doctorate from the University of Toronto in 1999.  She specializes in  Modern European History focusing on Germany and Cultural History. Her office is   215F Hebert Hall.  You can contact her at 862-8621 or motte@tulane.edu.
On leave for the 2007-2008 semesters

Samuel C. Ramer received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1971.  He specializes in Russia, particularly nineteenth-century Russian social and intellectual history.  He is also Director of Russian Studies.  His office is 119 Hebert Hall.  You can contact him at 862-8604 or ramer@tulane.edu.

Justin Wolfe received his doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999.  He specializes in Central America, particularly post-colonial social and cultural history. His research interests include nation-state formation, race and ethnicity, and the African Diaspora. His office is in room 203 Hebert Hall. You can contact him at 862-8630 or
Justin.Wolfe@tulane.edu
 
Gertrude M. Yeager received her doctorate from Texas Christian University in 1975.  She specializes in Latin American social and political history; Spanish South America; and women and gender.  Her office is 215A Hebert Hall.  You can contact her at 862-8609 or  tyeager@tulane.edu

Assistant Professors

Emily Clark  received her doctorate from Tulane University in 1998. She specializes in early American history. Her office is 215H Hebert Hall. You can reach her at 862-8605 or eclark@tulane.edu.
On leave for the 2007 semester.
 

Elisabeth McMahon received her doctorate from Indiana University in 2005. She specializes in East African History, with a particular focus on slavery, emancipation identity formation, and gender among the coastal Islamic communities. Her office is 326B Hebert Hall. You can reach her at 504-862-8625 or emcmahon@tulane.edu

Visiting Faculty-2007-2008

Visiting Professors
 

William Arceneaux
His office is 215G Hebert Hall. You can reach him at 504-862-8608 or
warcenea@tulane.edu


Mark Carson received his doctorate from Louisiana State University in 2003. He specializes in  U.S. History, Asian History, and Political Science. His office is 204 Hebert Hall. You can contact him at 504-862-8623 or  mcarson@tulane.edu

Brian DeMare received his doctorate from UCLA in 2007. He specializes in modern Chinese history. His office is 113 Hebert Hall. You can reach him at 504-862-8618 or  bdemare@tulane.edu.

Sylvia R. Frey recieved her doctorate from Tulane University in 1969. She specializes in Colonial and revolutionary America; U.S. political traditions and institutions; women, and religion. Her office is Hebert 325C Hebert Hall. You can reach her at 504-862-8539 or frey@tulane.edu 

Laura Kelley  received her doctorate from Tulane University in 2004. She specializes in U.S. History. Her office is 215G Hebert Hall. She can be reached at 504-862-8608 or kelleyLD@tulane.edu.

Denys Leighton received his doctorate from Washington University in 2000. He specializes in Modern European history. His office is 215F Hebert Hall. You can reach him at 504-862-8621 or  dleighto@tulane.edu

Todd Michney received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 2004. He specializes in 20th century U.S. history, focusing on urban history, African American history, race, ethnicity, and labor. His office is Hebert 117. He can be reached at 504-862-8607 or tmichney@tulane.edu

William Ramsey received his doctorate from Tulane University in 1998. He specializes in Colonial North America, American Revolution, Indian-White Relations/Borderlands and Slavery. His office is 326C Hebert Hall. You can reach him at 504-862-8539 or wramsey2@tulane.edu

Judith K. Schafer received her doctorate from Tulane University in 1985.   She specializes in American legal history, U.S. Southern history and the legal history of slavery. Her office is 304 Hebert Hall. You can reach her at 862-8602 or at jschafer@tulane.edu

Sasha Turner

Her office is 109 Hebert Hall. You can reach her at 504-862-8631 or
sturner2@tulane.edu


Patrick Wing received his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 2007.He specializes in Middle Eastern Studies. His office is 122 Hebert Hall. You can reach him at 504-862-8611 or pwing@tulane.edu


Adjunct Instructors 

Kevin Fontenot His office is Hebert 202.  He can be reached at 865-5162 or kfonten@tulane.edu

Christi Sumich Her office is 303 Hebert Hall. She can be reached at 862-8610.


Adjunct Faculty


Terrence Fitzmorris received his doctorate from Louisiana State University in 1989.  He specializes in modern Louisiana, and is also Assistant Dean of University College.  His office is 125 Gibson Hall, You can reach him at 865-5555 or at tfitzmo@tulane.edu

David Goldstein received his doctorate from St. Mary's Seminary and University in 1974. He specializes in Medieval Jewish History,  Intellectual History of the Jews of the Renaissance, and Cultural History of the Jews of Moslem Spain.  He is an Adjunct Professor at Tulane University, Jewish Studies. His office is Room 210 Jones Hall. You can contact him at 895-4843 or dgoldst@tulane.edu

Non-departmental Historians
 

Wilbur E. Meneray received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina in 1975.  He specializes in Louisiana, the Spanish Empire, and antebellum South.  He is also the Assistant University Librarian, Howard-Tilton Library in
Special Collections.   His office is 202 Jones Hall.   He can be reached at 865-5685 or
meneray@tulane.edu
 

Emeritus Faculty

Nels M. Bailkey (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 1938), specializing in ancient and medieval history.

W. Burlie Brown (Ph.D., University of North Carolina 1956), specializing in the U.S. Progressive Era, and intellectual history.

Raymond A. Esthus (Ph.D., Duke University 1956), specializing in U.S. foreign policy, and the Far East.

Sylvia R. Frey Ph.D., Tulane University in 1969, specializing in Colonial and revolutionary America; U.S. political traditions and institutions; women, and religion.   frey@tulane.edu 

Francis G. James (Ph.D., Yale University 1940), specializing in Great Britain, and Ireland.

Radomir Luza (Ph.D., New York University 1959), specializing in twentieth-century central Europe, and diplomatic history.

Bill C. Malone (Ph.D., University of Texas 1965), specializing in U.S. social and cultural history, and American folk music.

Richard Greenleaf (Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1957), specializing in Colonial Mexico, and the inquisition.

Ralph Lee Woodward (Ph.D., Tulane University, 1962), specializing in Central America, especially Guatemala.
clioclio@sbcglobal.net. 

Administrative Staff

Donna Denneen is the department's Executive Secretary.  Her office is 125A Hebert Hall.  You can contact Donna at 504-865-5588 or by email Donna@tulane.edu
Office hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Brenda Marks is the department's Project Assistant. Her office is 115 Hebert Hall.
Her hours are 1:15pm to 5:00pm. You can contact Brenda at 504-865-5162 or by email bgodine@tulane.edu.

Part-Time Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

Non-departmental Historians

Emeritus Faculty

Administrative Staff