About the Department of History
Learn about our department faculty and program offerings.
Department of History
What We Do
The Department of History offers more than 100 interesting courses with a wide range of topics covered. From the World Wars to video game accuracy of historical events to sports history to Holocaust history to classical civilizations to public history courses that directly team with local historical museums.
Who We Are
The University of Mississippi is categorized as an R1 research institution, which means that our faculty are at the top of their fields and actively conducting groundbreaking research. It also means students work and study alongside some of the best.
While our main area of strength is the American South, the Department of History is home to faculty with an extraordinarily broad range of expertise, from Europe, East Asia and the Middle East to Africa and Latin America, and from Ancient times to the twentieth century.
Welcome from the Chair
The History Department is an exciting and supportive academic community where you study the past in its rich complexity as a tool to prepare for your future. Drop by the History office in 310 Bishop Hall, or schedule a meeting with our undergraduate advisor, to explore how a History major or minor might be right for you.
Whether your dream is to become a journalist, lawyer, teacher, member of the foreign service or museum professional, the skills and knowledge you gain through History courses provide the foundation to succeed in a wide variety of careers. In our classes, we explore how the discipline of History helps us understand our shared and diverse past, providing an important perspective on the contemporary world. In addition to honing your writing and analytical skills, our classes can also teach you how to share research results through digital mapping software, to develop online history exhibits, and to collect oral histories.
American History, and especially the history of the US South, is the core specialty of our department. But our faculty also includes experts on almost every other region of the globe.
Besides being world-class researchers, the members of our department are also award-winning teachers recognized for their engaging classrooms. We offer classes on topics ranging from the US Civil War, the Global History of World War Two, and the History of Piracy in the Caribbean, to the Urban History of Shanghai.
Come take a History class and you will have access to that rare instructor who is both expert scholar and master teacher, a combination our faculty take pride in offering to all University of Mississippi students!]
Noell Wilson, Ph.D., Chair
Department of History
662-915-6977 | nrwilson@olemiss.edu
Department Leadership and Support
Noell Wilson
- Chair of History and Croft Associate Professor of History & International Studies
Suneetha Chittiboyina
- Administrative Coordinator I
Grace Kaim
- Staff Assistant II
Jesse Cromwell
- Associate Professor of Colonial Latin American History and Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Rebecca Marchiel
- Associate Professor of History
History of America
Matthew Bailey
- Instructor in History
Robert Colby
- Assistant Professor of History
Robert Fleegler
- Professor of History
Jeff Glossner
- Visiting Instructor in History
Darren Grem
- Associate Professor of United States South History
Don Guillory
- Visiting Instructional Assistant Professor of History
April Holm
- Associate Professor of History
Christopher Luse
- Instructional Associate Professor of American History
Rebecca Marchiel
- Associate Professor of History
Kathleen McGuire
- Instructor in American History
Matt O'Neal
- Assistant Professor of History and Southern Studies
Jared Pack
- Adjunct Instructor in History
Travis Patterson
- Visiting Instructional Assistant Professor of History
Eva Payne
- Assistant Professor of History
Raja Malikah Rahim
- Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies
Jarod Roll
- Professor of History
Charles Ross
- Professor of History and African American Studies and Interim Director of African American Studies
Wendy Smith
- Instructor in History
Susan Stearns
- Associate Professor of History
Xiang Xu
- Visiting Instructor in History
History of Africa
Zachary Guthrie
- Associate Professor of History
Mohammed Salau
- Professor of History
History of Asia
Joshua Howard
- Professor and Associate Chair of History Department
Peter Thilly
- Associate Professor of History and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in East Asian Studies
Noell Wilson
- Chair of History and Croft Associate Professor of History & International Studies
History of Europe
Joshua First
- Croft Associate Professor of History & International Studies
Emily Fransee
- Croft Assistant Professor of Modern French History in Global Context
Frances Kneupper
- Associate Professor of History
Marc Lerner
- Associate Professor of History
Theresa Levitt
- Cook Chair and Professor of History
Alex Lindgren-Gibson
- Associate Professor of History
Kenneth Alarcón Negy
- Croft Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies
Isaac Stephens
- Associate Professor of History
History of Latin America
Jesse Cromwell
- Associate Professor of Colonial Latin American History and Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Enrique Cotelo
- Senior Lecturer in Spanish
Oliver Dinius
- Executive Director of Croft Institute and Croft Associate Professor of History
Doug Sullivan-Gonzalez
- Professor of History
History of the Middle East
Vivian Ibrahim-Dinius
- Associate Professor of History and Director of the Office of National Scholarship Advisement
Graham Pitts
- Croft Assistant Professor of History and International Studies
Nicolas Trepanier
- Associate Professor of Middle East History
Graduate Instructors
Name | Name | |||
| Philip Baltuskonis | pjbaltus@go.olemiss.edu | Scott Blusiewicz | ||
| Jordan Cleveland | jclevela@olemiss.edu | Sarah Elliot | ||
| Andrew Maion | amarion@go.olemiss.edu | Austin Nicholson | ||
| Kelsa Pellettiere | kpellett@olemiss.edu | Joel Walker Sturgeon |
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History Graduate Students
Learn more about our current Masters and PhD graduate students and their fields.
View History Graduate Students
History Emeriti
Meet the honorable faculty who have retired from the Department of History.
Name | Title | Name | Title | |
| H. Dale Abadie | Dean Emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts & Professor Emeritus of History | Professor Emeritus of Anthropology | ||
| Charles W. Eagles | William Winter Professor Emeritus of History | Professor Emeritus of History | ||
| Kees Gispen | Professor Emeritus of History & Executive Director Emeritus of the Croft Institute for International Studies | Associate Professor Emeritus of History | ||
| Fred Laurenzo | Associate Professor Emeritus of History | Associate Provost Emeritus for International Affairs and Professor Emeritus of History | ||
| Michael V. Namorato | Professor Emeritus of History | Professor Emeritus of History | ||
| Shelia L. Skemp | Clare Leslie Marquette Professor Emeritus of American History and Professor Emeritus of History | Charles R. Wilson | Kelly Gene Cook Professor Emeritus of History and Southern Studies | |
| Jeffrey R. Watt | Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Cook Chair Emeritus of History and Distinguished Professor | Associate Professor Emeritus of History |
Department Center
Center for Civil War Research
The Center for Civil War Research is designed to promote a more thorough understanding of the American Civil War, its history and its scholarship, among the various constituencies of the University and the broader community. Our programing includes a biannual Conference on the Civil War, the Wiley-Silver Prize for Best First Book in Civil War History, the annual Burnham Lecture in Civil War History, and research funding for graduate students.
On Campus History Partners
African American Studies Program
The University of Mississippi African American Studies Program develops and coordinates an interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses mainly on the African American experience in the United States, especially in Mississippi and the South.
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture seeks to investigate, document, interpret, and teach about the American South through academic inquiry and publications, documentary studies of film, photography, and oral history, and public outreach programs.
Croft Institute for International Studies
The Croft Institute is the center of academic excellence for students who want to transcend the horizons of their local community, their region, and the nation as a whole.
Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies
We offer students, faculty, staff, and visitors a gathering place, as well as an atmosphere of mutual encouragement and support for women of all ages and backgrounds.
Our Community
A Place That Ever Calls
Located 70 miles from Memphis and surrounded by the natural beauty of Northern Mississippi, Oxford boasts thriving music, art, and literary scenes along with great restaurants. University of Mississippi athletics provides many opportunities to watch and participate in sports—and one of the world’s best tailgating parties.
With everything Oxford offers, it’s no wonder USA Today names Oxford as one of the Top Six College Towns in the Nation.
Come see why.