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FULL-TIME FACULTY (in alphabetical order)
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Toronto
MA, University of Toronto
Office: GHH 216
(401) 254-
Teaching
History of the Middle East
World History
Specialties
Modern Iraq and Turkey
Assyrian Studies
World Religious Traditions
Aramaic/Syriac Languages and Literature
Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
Jeffrey Meriwether
Associate Professor
PhD,
University of Exeter
MA, Western Washington University
BA, Western Washington University
Office: GHH 219
401-254-3780
jmeriwether@rwu.edu
Teaching
Modern European History
African History
Specialties
British History
Imperialism
Military History
Debra Mulligan
Associate Professor
PhD,
Providence College
MA, Providence College
BA, Rhode Island College
Office: GHH 212
(401) 254-3779
dmulligan@rwu.edu
Teaching
European History
East Asian History
U.S. History
Specialties
Japanese History
Renaissance/Reformation
Rhode Island History
World War II/ Cold War History
Richard Potter,
Chair
Professor
PhD, University of Maryland
MA, University of Maryland
BA, Waynesburg College
Office: GHH 221
(401) 254-3171
rpotter@rwu.edu
Teaching
U.S. History
American Studies
Specialties
American Literature
Native American Culture and History
Early American history
Rural and Environmental History
Autumn Quezada-Grant
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Mississippi
Office: GHH 213
(401) 254-3024
Teaching
Latin American History
United States History
Joshua Stein
Professor
website: http://fromtheoldolivetti.blogspot.com/
PhD,
History, St. Louis University
MA, History, St. Louis University
MA, Religious Studies, Brown University
BA, History, SUNY Buffalo
Office: GHH 220
(401) 254-3223
jstein@rwu.edu
Teaching
Ancient and Medieval History
European History
Religion
Specialties
European origins of US Constitution
Impact of astronomy on society
Anglo/Jewish history
Jennifer Stevens
Assistant Professor
PhD,
American Studies, Michigan State University
MA, Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University
MAT, Early Childhood Education, National-Louis University
BA, Carleton College
Office:
GHH 217
(401) 254-5698
Teaching
U.S.
History
American Studies
Specialties
20th Century U.S. History
Immigration and American Ethnicity
Popular Culture
Youth Culture
Michael Swanson
Professor
PhD,
Case Western Reserve University
MA, Case Western Reserve University
BA, North Park College
Office: GHH 216
401-254-3230
mswanson@rwu.edu
Teaching
U.S. History
American Studies
Specialties
History of Architecture
Late 19th Century U.S. History
New England History and Culture
Urban History
EMERITUS FACULTY
J. Philip Schuyler
Professor Emeritus
MA,
University of Rochester
Specialties
France
Italy
Nineteenth-Century Europe
Charles Watson
Professor Emeritus
PhD, Boston University
Specialties
Britain
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Eric Christiansen
History and the Modern World
U.S. History
American Studies
U.S. History
Joseph Fulginiti
History and the Modern World
Western Civilization
Joseph LaFauci
History and the Modern World
Benjamin Lefkowitz
History and the Modern World
Western Civilization
Craig Marin
History and the Modern World
U.S. History
Zachary Martin
History and the Modern World
U.S. History
Kenneth Osborne
U.S. History
John Parillo
History and the Modern World