History Department Faculty and Staff
Our department has nearly forty full-time, PhD-holding faculty who offer a wide variety of courses spanning the globe in coverage while also conducting ground-breaking research. The faculty cover a wide range of research topics and time periods, including Early American, United States, Central American, European, Latin American, and Asian History. We also specialize in areas such as Public History, Military History, Race and Gender Studies, the History of Sexuality, Immigration and Migration History, Music History, Labor and Economic History, Social Justice History, and much more. Learn more about our faculty publications and research interests on our Faculty Bookshelf.
The History Department also invites you to visit our Retired and Emeritus and In Memoriam faculty pages.
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U.S. - Mexico Borderlands
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West Asian and North African History
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African American
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British Imperial
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China
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Colonial America
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Digital History
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Diplomatic History
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Early American
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Education
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France
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Germany
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Indigenous Peoples
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Japan
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Labor and Economic
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Law and Policing
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Medical
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Mexico and Mexican American
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Middle East
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Military
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Music
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Oral History
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Political History and Social Movements
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Race Relations
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Reconstruction and Progressive Era
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Religion
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Russian
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Sexuality
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Spain
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Texas
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Tudor-Stuart
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Women and Gender
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Dr. Thomas AlterAlterThomasAssistant Professor
Email: ta1066@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 221
Phone: 512.245.3211Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Labor, Texas, Race, Capitalism, Transnational -
Ms. Avery ArmstrongArmstrongAveryAdministrative Assistant II | Center for Texas Music History
Email: avery.armstrong@txstate.edu
Office: BRAZ 206C
Phone: 512.245.6465Primary Focus:
CTMH events and operations, Journal of Texas Music History
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Dr. Nancy K. BerlageBerlageNancy K.Associate Professor
Email: nkb11@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 217
Phone: 512.245.4529Primary Focus:
Public HistorySpecialty:
20th Century U.S., Rural, Gender, Political, Economic, Public History, Memory -
Dr. RL Booker Jr.Booker Jr.RLAssistant Professor of Instruction
Email: rb1140@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 04Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Social & cultural education with a focus on black male educational attainment and achievement, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Prep Programs, Public School Education, Black Male Education, History of Education, US History - 1870 -1920, World War I & The Civil Rights Movement -
Dr. Gene BourgeoisBourgeoisGeneProfessor
Email: eb04@txstate.edu
Primary Focus:
European HistorySpecialty:
Tudor-Stuart England, English Local History -
Dr. Mary BrennanBrennanMaryProfessor, Dean: College of Liberal Arts
Email: mb18@txstate.edu
Office: FH313
Phone: 512.245.2317Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Post-1945 U.S., Political History -
Dr. Ronald BrownBrownRonaldProfessor
Email: rb04@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 212
Phone: 512.245.2067Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Western U.S., Business, Labor, Technology, Oral History -
Mr. Adam ClarkClarkAdamSystems Support Specialist
Email: adam.clark@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 204-B
Phone: 512.245.2535Primary Focus:
Website, Marketing, Photography/Videography, Technical Support -
Dr. Sarah ColemanColemanSarahAssistant Professor
Email: src202@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 225
Phone: 512.245.0869Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Immigration, Race and Rights in the U.S., Public Policy, Social Movements -
Dr. Michael CrowderCrowderMichaelAssistant Professor of Practice
Email: mc1028@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 06
Phone: 512.245.2232Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
American Revolutionary Era, Revolutionary Era Political Thought, Early American Republic, Social History, Slavery, Capitalism, Digital History, Public History -
Dr. Sara DamianoDamianoSaraAssociate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Email: sdamiano@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 223
Phone: 512.245.5750Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Early America and the Atlantic World, Women and Gender, Legal History, Economic History -
Dr. Alana de Hinojosade HinojosaAlanaAssistant Professor
Email: alanadehinojosa@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 227
Phone: 512.245.2142Primary Focus:
U.S.-Mexico Borderlands History, Chicana/o Studies, Latinx Geographies, and Indigenous StudiesSpecialty:
Chicana/o Studies, Mexican American Studies, American Indian Studies, Indigenous Studies, Borderlands Studies, U.S.-Mexico Borderlands History, Urban History, Latinx Geographies, Human Geography, Environmental History, Archival Studies, Oral History, Public History, Digital Public Humanities -
Dr. José Carlos de la Puente Lunade la Puente LunaJosé CarlosProfessor & Associate Chair
Prof. De la Puente will be on leave for the academic year 2023-24
Email: jd65@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 215
Phone: 512.245.2240Primary Focus:
Latin American HistorySpecialty:
Colonial Latin American & Indigenous Populations of the Andes -
Dr. Peter DedekDedekPeterProfessor and Coordinator, Public History Program
Acting Director of Graduate Studies, 2023-204
Email: pdedek@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 206
Phone: 512.245.3042Primary Focus:
Public HistorySpecialty:
Architectural History, American History, 19th and 20th Centuries -
Dr. Shannon DuffyDuffyShannonProfessor of Instruction
Email: sd22@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 108
Phone: 512.245.3745Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Early American History -
Ms. Trace EtienneEtienneTraceSenior Lecturer & Undergraduate Advisor
Email: te01@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 204A
Phone: 512.245.2142Primary Focus:
Undergraduate Advising/History Education SpecialistSpecialty:
20th Century U.S., Women's History -
Dr. Bryan GlassGlassBryanProfessor of Instruction
Email: bg30@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 03
Phone: 512.245.2772Primary Focus:
European HistorySpecialty:
Modern British, British Imperial History -
Dr. Dwonna GoldstoneGoldstoneDwonnaAssociate Professor & Director, African American Studies Program
Email: dwonnagoldstone@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 207
Phone: 512.245.2192Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
African American history and culture, Black women in history -
Dr. Paul HartHartPaulProfessor & Director, Center for International Studies
Email: ph18@txstate.edu
Office: Derrick Hall 101
Phone: 512.245.2339Primary Focus:
Latin American HistorySpecialty:
Modern Latin American, Mexican-American, U.S., Mexico -
Dr. Jeffrey HelgesonHelgesonJeffreyAssociate Professor and Department Chair
Email: jh221@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 202
Phone: 512.245.2142Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Labor, African American History -
Dr. Deirdre E LannonLannonDeirdre ESenior Lecturer
Email: dl24@txstate.edu
Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Puerto Rico, Women and Gender, Music History, Social Movements, Public History and Museum Studies -
Dr. Debra LawLawDebraAssociate Professor of Instruction
Email: dlaw@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 01
Phone: 512.245.8254Primary Focus:
Latin American HistorySpecialty:
Latin American and Atlantic History -
Dr. Bryan MannMannBryanProfessor of Instruction
Email: bm30@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 02
Phone: 512.245.7845Primary Focus:
European HistorySpecialty:
Tudor-Stuart England -
Dr. John Mckiernan-GonzálezMckiernan-GonzálezJohnSupple Professor of Southwestern Studies
Email: jrm259@txstate.edu
Office: Brazos 214
Phone: 512.245.2224Primary Focus:
American History, U.S. - Mexico BorderlandsSpecialty:
Mexican American, Latino Studies, Social and Cultural History of Medicine, Immigration -
Dr. James McWilliamsMcWilliamsJamesProfessor of Practice
Email: jm71@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 107
Phone: 512.245.3455Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Colonial America, Economic & Cultural -
Dr. Jason MellardMellardJasonAssociate Professor of Practice & Director, Center for Texas Music History
Email: jasonmellard@txstate.edu
Office: Brazos 200
Phone: 512.245.6465Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Post-1945 U.S., Music History, Texas History -
Dr. Margaret MenningerMenningerMargaretProfessor
Email: mm48@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 214
Phone: 512.245.2188Primary Focus:
European HistorySpecialty:
Modern Europe, Modern Germany -
Dr. Angela MurphyMurphyAngelaProfessor
Email: am34@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 211
Phone: 512.245.2110Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
U.S. Civil War & Reconstruction -
Ms. Lara NewcomerNewcomerLaraAssociate Professor of Instruction
Email: ln1057@txstate.edu
Phone: 512.245.8250Primary Focus:
Student Teacher Preparation -
Dr. Casey NicholsNicholsCaseyAssistant Professor
Email: cdn47@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 229
Phone: 512.2454367Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
African and Mexican American history, urban history, social movements -
Dr. Ruby OramOramRubyAssistant Professor of Practice
Assistant Professor of Practice
Email: rubyoram@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 203
Phone: 512.245.2122
Website: www.rubyoram.comPrimary Focus:
American History; Public HistorySpecialty:
Twentieth-Century American History; Public History; Local and Community History; Women and Gender History; Urban History; History of Education -
Dr. Joshua PaddisonPaddisonJoshuaAssociate Professor of Instruction
Email: j_p532@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 06
Phone: 512.245.8250Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Religion, Race, American West -
Ms. Madelyn PatlanPatlanMadelynAdministrative Assistant III
Email: mp47@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 202
Phone: 512.245.2412Primary Focus:
Budget, Departmental Operations -
Dr. Alexandra Montero PetersPeters Alexandra MonteroAssistant Professor
Email: ampeters@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 220
Phone: 512.245.2142Primary Focus:
European HistorySpecialty:
Medieval Mediterranean, Spain, Premodern Race and Gender, Islamic History, Manuscripts, Intellectual History, Interfaith Relations -
Dr. Jessica PlileyPlileyJessicaProfessor
Email: jp74@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 213
Phone: 512.245.6756Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Women, Gender, Modern U.S. -
Dr. Louis PorterPorterLouisAssistant Professor
Email: l_p309@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 224Primary Focuses:
European HistorySpecialty:
Russian History -
Dr. Leah RenoldRenoldLeahAssociate Professor
Email: lr22@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 209
Phone: 512.245.2118Primary Focus:
South Asian HistorySpecialty:
Modern South Asian History, History of Religion, Nonviolence and Social Justice -
Dr. Caroline RitterRitterCarolineAssociate Professor
Email: ritter@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 222
Phone: 512.245.2107Primary Focus:
European HistorySpecialty:
Modern Britain, British Empire, sub-Saharan Africa -
Dr. Joaquín Rivaya-MartínezRivaya-MartínezJoaquínAssociate Professor
Email: jr59@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 218
Phone: 512.245.2063Primary Focus:
U.S. - Mexico BorderlandsSpecialty:
Ethnohistory, Indigenous Peoples, Borderlands, Captivity, American History -
Dr. Allison RobinsonRobinsonAllisonAssociate Professor of Instruction
Email: ah1646@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 07
Phone: 512.245.8254Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
Gender, race, and incarceration in the United States during the 20th century -
Dr. Anadelia RomoRomoAnadeliaProfessor
Email: ar23@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 230
Phone: 512.245.2123Primary Focus:
Latin American HistorySpecialty:
Latin America, Race, Modern Brazil, Afro-Latin America, Modernism, Inequality, Visual culture -
Ms. Roberta Ann RuizRuizRoberta AnnAdministrative Assistant II
Email: roberta@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 202
Phone: 512.245.2142Primary Focus:
Graduate Program, Registration, Travel -
Ms. Katharine SalzmannSalzmannKatharineAssociated Faculty
Email: salzmann@txstate.edu
Office: ALK 704
Phone: 512.245.3861Primary Focus:
Public History -
Dr. Peter SiegenthalerSiegenthalerPeterSenior Lecturer
Email: ps30@txstate.edu
Primary Focus:
East Asian HistorySpecialty:
Japanese Studies, East & Central Asia, Historic Preservation -
Dr. Ellen TillmanTillmanEllenAssociate Professor
Email: et19@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 228
Phone: 512.245.2177Primary Focus:
Latin American HistorySpecialty:
Military History, Modern Americas -
Dr. Louie Dean ValenciaValenciaLouie DeanAssociate Professor
Email: lvalencia@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 210
Phone: 512.245.2103Primary Focus:
Digital HistorySpecialty:
Digital History, European History, Spain, the Mediterranean, Transnational -
Dr. Dwight WatsonWatsonDwightAssociate Professor Emeritus
Email: dw25@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 109
Phone: 512.245.2241Primary Focus:
American HistorySpecialty:
US. African American History, Race Relations, Texas -
Dr. Joseph YickYickJosephProfessor
Email: jy02@txstate.edu
Office: TMH 208
Phone: 512.245.3748Primary Focus:
East Asian HistorySpecialty:
Modern China, Chinese Communism