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Picture	Name	Contact
	James Albisetti Professor Emeritus History of education and the professions; social history of the middle classes; women's history, Professor Albisetti is not currently accepting graduate students.	jcalbi01@uky.edu
	Devyn Spence Benson Associate Professor of History and African American and Africana Studies Latin American and Caribbean History, esp. Cuba (19th/20th century), Africana Studies, Afro-Latinx Studies, Transnational Black Feminisms, Afro-Latin America	devyn.benson@uky.edu POT 17th Floor
	Lincoln Boykin 19th and 20th century American history, Environmental History, gender and race, Progressive Era, Rural and Agricultural History	lincoln.boykin@uky.edu 1706 Patterson Office Tower
	Nikki Brown Associate Professor African American history, African American women, Film and Visual Studies, Photography	nikki.brown@uky.edu 1723 Patterson Office Tower 859-257-1868
	Tom Burden PhD Student Teaching Assistant	thomas.burden@uky.edu 1706 Patterson Office Tower
	Jane E. Calvert Associate Professor Director/Editor, The John Dickinson Writings Project Early modern Anglo-American theology and political theory, John Dickinson	jane.calvert@uky.edu Patterson Office Tower 1763 859.257.2631
	Tracy Campbell E. Vernon Smith and Eloise C. Smith Professor of American History 20th Century American History	tracamp@uky.edu 1769 Patterson Office Tower 257-7811
	J.D. Carruthers Graduate Student	jd.carruthers@uky.edu 1706 Patterson Office Tower
	Francie Chassen-López Professor, Otis A. Singletary Professorship of the Humanities Postcolonial Mexico; Latin American culture and society; gender history, History and Biography, War and Gender	frclopz@email.uky.edu 1771 Patterson Office Tower 859-257-4344
	Eric Christianson Emeritus Associate Professor US History; history of medicine; environmental history	ehchri01@uky.edu
	Joseph Clark Assistant Professor Early Modern Atlantic World, Slavery and African Diaspora, Latin America and the Caribbean, Environmental History	jmhclark@uky.edu 1757 Patterson Office Tower (859) 257-1859
	Anastasia Curwood Hallam Professor and Department Chair of History Director, Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies African-American History since 1865, Women's and Gender History, Biography, Intellectual History, political history	a.curwood@uky.edu 1715 Patterson Office Tower 859-257-1731, 859-257-6857
	Randolph Daniel Emeritus Professor
	Steve Davis Associate Professor South African history; microhistory; public history, African History, Digital Humanities, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Human Rights, data visualization, Virtual and Augmented Reality, new military history	steve.davis@uky.edu 1749 Patterson Office Tower steve.davis@uky.edu
	Mónica Díaz Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and History Chair of Hispanic Studies Marie Rich Endowed Professor Indigenous peoples and religion, Race, Coloniality, Visual studies, Women's writings, Gender and ethnic identity, Cultural studies, Catholic studies	monica.diaz@uky.edu 1105 Patterson Office Tower (859) 257-7091
	Bruce Eastwood Emeritus Professor Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1964
	Ronald Eller Professor Emeritus Appalachian history; public policy and economic development	eller@uky.edu
	Abigail Firey Professor Director, World Religions Minor University Research Professorship Theodore A. Hallam Professorship, 2017-2019 Early Medieval Europe, legal history, Digital Humanities, Manuscript Studies	afire2@uky.edu 1739 Patterson Office Tower 859-257-6447
	Allen Fletcher PhD Candidate 20th Century American History, Appalachia, Kentucky, political history, music history, Education	afletcher@uky.edu 624 Maxwelton Court
	Ron Formisano Bryan Chair Professor Emeritus American history; political history; populist movements	rform2@email.uky.edu
	William Freehling Emeritus Professor
	Daniel Gargola Professor Roman Republic; legal history; rituals	djgarg01@uky.edu 1705 Patterson Office Tower 257-4340
	Matthew Giancarlo Professor of English Affiliated Professor of History Director of Graduate Studies, English Medieval English literature, history, and culture, Old English literature, history, and culture, Renaissance and Seventeenth-Century Literature and Culture, History of the English language, Literary Theory	matthew.giancarlo@uky.edu 1273 Patterson Office Tower (859) 257-1587
	Hannah Gwen Gibson Instructor — WRD Grad. Student — History Appalachian history; public policy and economic development, 19th and 20th century American history, Access to Healthcare, Race and Gender, Public health	HannahGibson@uky.edu Department Mailbox in 1353 Patterson Office Tower (423)-838-1207
	Melanie Beals Goan Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies 20th century US history, Appalachian history, gender, healthcare	melanie.goan@uky.edu 1741 Patterson Office Tower (859) 257-3675
	Jared M. Granato social policy, Britain and the Empire, World War One, Postwar Reconstruction	jmgr282@uky.edu 1702 Patterson Office Tower
	David Hamilton Associate Professor 20th century America, Public policy, agriculture and the state	dehami01@uky.edu 1755 Patterson Office Tower 859-257-1726
	Phil Harling Professor History Department Chair	harling@uky.edu 1777 Patterson Office Tower 859-257-1246
	David Heim PhD Student, Teaching Assistant	david.heim@uky.edu 1706 Patterson Offie Tower
	George Herring Emeritus Professor
	Rachel Herrington Ph.D. Graduate Student Teaching Assistant	arherrington@uky.edu 1722 Patterson Office Tower
	Vanessa M. Holden Associate Professor of History and African American & Africana Studies Director, Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative	vanessaholden@uky.edu Patterson Office Tower 1751 (859)-257-4346
	Robert Ireland Emeritus Professor Ph.D., Nebraska, 1967 J.D., Stanford, 1962
	Dana Johnson Graduate Student	dana.johnson@uky.edu 1702 Patterson Office Tower
	Hilary Jones Associate Professor of History and African American and Africana Studies Director of Graduate Studies African History, African Diaspora, Atlantic History, French Empire, Women, Gender and Sexuality	Hilary.Jones@uky.edu 1767 Patterson Office Tower 859-257-4343
	Melissa W. Kapitan	melissa.kapitan@uky.edu 1706 Patterson Office Tower
	Kathi Kern Professor Director, Center for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching Chellgren Professor Associate Provost of Teaching, Learning, and Academic Innovation 19th century US history; gender history; religion, Professor Kern is not currently accepting graduate students.	kern@uky.edu 1731 Patterson Office Tower 859-257-3555
	Emma Kiser PhD Candidate Research Assistant Oral History, Environmental History, Appalachian history	emma.kiser@uky.edu 624 Maxwelton Court
	Mark Kornbluh Emeritus Professor US history; oral history; academics in the age of the Internet	kornbluh@uky.edu
	David Lai PhD Candidate African-American history; 20th century US history; the Black Power/Civil Rights Movements, religious history	david.lai@uky.edu

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