Faculty and Staff

The History faculty's widespread research endeavors meet all levels of student interest. With areas of focus reaching across the world, the global impact of the department is unmatched. We encourage you to reach out to our faculty and staff for further departmental involvement or one-on-one conversations.

Faculty

Getnet Bekele
Associate Professor
Modern Africa, Environment and Development, Identity, Conflict Studies
406 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3517
bekele@oakland.edu

Sara Chapman Williams
Associate Professor
Early Modern France and Europe, Early French Colonial History
414 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3526
chapman@oakland.edu

Daniel Clark
Professor
American Labor History, 20th-Century U.S. Social History
407 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3532
djclark@oakland.edu

Nicholas G. DiPucchio
Visiting Assistant Professor
Vast Early America, the Atlantic World
410B Varner
(248) 370-3525
dipucchio@oakland.edu

Erin Dwyer
Associate Professor
19th-Century U.S., African-American History, Civil War and Reconstruction, Gender and Sexuality, Public History
408 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3519
dwyer@oakland.edu

Todd Estes
Professor
American Revolution, Early National Period, Jacksonian America
468 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3534
estes@oakland.edu

Derek Hastings
Professor
Modern Europe, Germany, Nationalism, Religion and Society
410D Varner Hall
(248) 370-3535
hastings@oakland.edu

Yan Li
Associate Professor
Modern China, Sino-Soviet Relations, East Asia
411 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3536
yli23458@oakland.edu

Weldon C. Matthews
Associate Professor
Modern Middle East, Nationalism
410B Varner Hall
(248) 370-3525
matthews@oakland.edu

Karen Miller
Associate Professor
U.S. Public Policy, Diplomatic and Economic History
413 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3512
kjmiller@oakland.edu

George Milne
Associate Professor
Early American History, Native American History
410A Varner Hall
(248) 370-3530
milne@oakland.edu

James Naus
Associate Professor and Chair
Medieval Europe
416 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3531
naus@oakland.edu

Jeffrey Powell
Special Lecturer
U.S. History, Early America, Modern Europe
466 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3521
powell2@oakland.edu

Cara Shelly
Special Lecturer
U.S. History, Michigan History
410C Varner Hall
(248) 370-3516
shelly@oakland.edu

Elizabeth Shesko
Associate Professor
Latin American History, Race and Ethnicity
409 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3529
shesko@oakland.edu

Andrea Wenz
Assistant Professor
Early Modern Italy and Europe, Renaissance, Reformation
412 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3527
andreawenz@oakland.edu

Professors Emeriti

Linda Benson
Professor Emerita

Carl Osthaus
Professor Emeritus

James D. Graham
Professor Emeritus

S. Bernard Thomas
Professor Emeritus

Mary Karasch
Professor Emerita

Richard Tucker
Professor Emeritus

De Witt S. Dykes Jr.
Professor Emeritus

Staff

Tessa Janish
Administrative Secretary
415 Varner Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3510
Fax: (248) 370-3528
dipucchio@oakland.edu

In Memoriam

Charles W. Akers
Professor Emeritus

Leonardas Gerulaitis
Professor Emeritus

V. John Barnard
Professor Emeritus

W. Patrick Strauss
Professor Emeritus

Jace Crouch
Special Lecturer

Anne Tripp
Professor Emerita

Ronald C. Finucane
Distinguished Professor

Roy Kotynek
Professor Emeritus