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| Alexander, Erik | Status: ABD |
| Allison, James | Environmental History, History of Technology, US West, American Indian History, Legal History Status: ABD |
| Ambuske, Jim | Colonial North America, Era of the American Revolution, Early Republic, Atlantic History Status: 3rd Year |
| Avissar, Nir | Status: ABD |
| Ax, Oscar | Status: ABD |
Barlow, Rhonda ![]() | Military and Diplomatic History; Historiography Status: ABD |
| Barton, Mary | Status: 1st Year |
| Bauer, Jean | Status: ABD |
| Berggren, Kathleen | Status: 1st Year |
| Bibler, Ryan | Status: ABD |
| Blair, Ross R. | 20th Century American Culture Status: ABD |
| Bowden, Lee | Status: 2nd Year |
| Brady, Benjamin | Status: 3rd Year |
| Brettle, Adrian | c19th U.S. Political, U.S. Civil War, Early Modern & Victorian Britain Status: ABD |
| Brooks, Nicholas | Status: ABD |
| Brown, Willa | American West, Gender History, 19th Century American History Status: 2nd Year |
| Brown, Katherine | Status: 2nd Year |
| Bryan, Thomas | Status: ABD |
| Butcher, Tom | Modern Europe, Intellectual History, Germany, Nationalism Status: 2nd Year |
| Cagniart, Stephanie | Status: 3rd Year |
Caires, Michael ![]() | 19th Century U.S. Political and Legal Status: ABD |
Cebul, Brent ![]() | Post-WWII U.S. Politics, State, and Society Status: ABD |
Chapin, Christy ![]() | 20th Century Poltical Economy and Business History Status: ABD |
| Cirillo, Frank | U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, U.S. South, Nineteenth Century U.S. Status: 1st Year |
| Collins, John | Early Modern English and Irish History, Atlantic History, Imperial History, Legal History Status: ABD |
| Conklin, Carli | Status: ABD |
| Cornelius, Christopher | Status: 3rd Year |
| Daniels, Anne | 20th-Century Brazil, Modernity, Youth Culture Status: ABD |
| Davison, Benjamin | Status: 2nd Year |
| Dilbeck, D.H. | Status: 2nd Year |
| Draper, Mary | Status: 1st Year |
| Dudley, Brian | Status: ABD |
| Dunne, Matthew | Status: ABD |
| Dwyer, Rod | Status: 3rd Year |
| Elias, Allison | U.S. Women's History, Post-1945 Labor History and Social Movements Status: ABD |
Elmore, Bartow ![]() | U.S. South Status: ABD |
Farr, Jason ![]() | Early America; Atlantic World; Appalachia Status: ABD |
| Finger, Thomas | Environmental History, History of Technology, 19th Century US Status: ABD |
Flaherty, David ![]() | Colonial North America; Early Modern Atlantic Empires Status: ABD |
| Fredrickson, Leif | Status: 1st Year |
| Freeman, Stephanie | 20th Century U.S. Foreign Relations Status: 1st Year |
| Garmon, Frank | Economic History of the Early Republic, Public Finance under the Articles of Confederation Status: 3rd Year |
| Geoghegan , Kate | 20th Century U.S. Foreign Policy, Soviet History Status: 3rd Year |
| Green, Rebecca | Status: 1st Year |
Grinspan, Jon ![]() | 19th Century American Political Culture, Youth Culture, Humor, and Food History. Status: ABD |
| Hale, Michael | Status: 3rd Year |
Harris, Keith ![]() | U.S. Civil War, Reconstruction, Gilded Age Status: ABD |
| Harrison, Noel | Status: ABD |
Herrington, Philip ![]() | U.S. South, Environmental, Architectural Status: ABD |
Hickmott, Alec ![]() | Status: ABD |
| Hicks, Mary | Colonial Brazil, Gender, Slavery and Manumission Status: ABD |
| Hoffman, Zachary | Imperial Russia, Popular Culture Status: 2nd Year |
| Hrdlicka, James | Status: 2nd Year |
| Isaacson, Alexander | Southern Africa, Zulu Nationalism, Black Loyalists Status: ABD |
| Jackobson , Hamutal | Status: ABD |
Jacobs, Amy ![]() | Post-1945 American Culture, Gender, Vietnam War Status: ABD |
Kabalek, Kobi ![]() | Modern Germany; Memory Status: ABD |
| Kalra, Mandeep | Status: 3rd Year |
Kayaoglu, Barin ![]() | International History; U.S. Foreign Relations; U.S.-Middle East Relations; Turkey; Iran Status: ABD On Leave: August 2009 - August 2010 |
| Klaczynski , Elizabeth | Early America Status: ABD |
Kolar, Laura ![]() | 20th Century U.S., American Environmental History Status: ABD |
Kurtz, William ![]() | 19th Century United States; Religion; Immigration; Victorian Great Britain Status: ABD |
Ladner, Elizabeth ![]() | U.S. South; Immigration, Labor Status: ABD |
| Lashua, Kristen | Early modern England, cultural history, Atlantic World, children's history Status: 3rd Year |
| Lawrie, Timothy | Status: ABD |
| Le Zotte, Jennifer | 20th-Century United States cultural history; consumer and economic histories; gender, fashion, and music Status: ABD |
Lee, Rosemary ![]() | Early Modern Italy Cultural and Intellectual, Mediterranean, Ottoman Empire Status: ABD On Leave: Overseas April-June 2010 |
| Levy, Alexandra | Status: 2nd Year |
Lewis, Randi ![]() | Maritime trade in the Early Republic; Early American politics. Status: ABD |
Lewis, Margaret ![]() | Early Modern Germany Status: ABD |
| Liao, Yen-po | Status: 3rd Year |
| Liese, Matthew | Status: 2nd Year |
| Lin, Shane | 20th Century U.S. Social and Political Status: 1st Year |
Loomis, Chris ![]() | 20th-Century U.S. History Status: ABD |
Lovelace, Tim ![]() | African-American Status: ABD |
Luebke, Peter ![]() | Status: ABD |
Macekura, Stephen ![]() | 20th Century United States; U.S. Foreign Relations, International, and Environmental History; History of Development Status: ABD |
| Marquez, Cecilia | Status: 1st Year |
| Marshall, Lauren | Status: 3rd Year |
Martinko, Whitney ![]() | Cultural and Intellectual History; Visual and Material Culture Studies; History of the Built Environment Status: ABD |
Mattes, Armin ![]() | American Revolution, Early Republic, Early Modern Intellectual History Status: ABD |
| Maxwell, Sarah | Status: ABD |
| McCormick, Evan | Status: 3rd Year |
McGee, Andrew Meade ![]() | 20th Century U.S. Political and Cultural; American Political Development; Global Environmental and Technological Status: ABD |
Miller, Allen ![]() | U.S. Early Republic; Technology Status: ABD |
Mock, Harold ![]() | Modern Europe, Germany and Austria, U.S. Foreign Relations Status: ABD |
| Moulds, Loren | 20th Century U.S. Cultural, Environmental, Gender, Urban History Status: ABD |
| Murray-Miller, Gavin | Modern France, French Colonialism, Multi-Ethnic Russian Empire Status: ABD On Leave: Spring 2010 |
Nalty, Sean ![]() | 19th Century U.S. Political Status: ABD |
| Narayen, Piya | Status: ABD |
Nemchenok, Victor ![]() | U.S. Diplomatic History, North-South Relations, Globalization and International Development Status: ABD |
| Nesbit, Scott | Status: ABD |
| Nix, Shannon | Status: 1st Year |
Ohman, Martin ![]() | Early Modern France, Sweden, U.S. Status: ABD |
Otis, Jessica ![]() | Early Modern England, History of Science, Atlantic History Status: ABD |
| Perkins, Cody | History of Cape Town, Coloured identity, gender and sexuality Status: 3rd Year |
Peterman, Kelly ![]() | U.S. Diplomatic, U.S.-Middle East Relations Status: ABD |
| Phillips, Laura | U.S. political, legal, and intellectual history; A.P.D. Status: ABD On Leave: Spring 2010, dissertation fellowship at the Hagley Museum and Library (Wilmington, DE) |
Pierce, Rachel ![]() | Women & Gender; 20th Century U.S. Political Culture Status: ABD |
Ray, Daren ![]() | Ethnicity and Communal Identities, Colonialism, Indian Ocean Status: ABD |
| Richeson, Tamika | Status: 2nd Year |
| Ridenhour, Thomas | Status: ABD |
| Rosenwald , Brian | 20th Century American Political, Congress, Political Media, Mass Media, U.S.-Middle Eastern Relations, Constitutional Law/Legal History Status: ABD |
| Schumaecker, Elizabeth | Status: 2nd Year |
| Senefeld , Emily | 20th Century US Cultural History; the South Status: ABD |
| Sheppard, Amy | Status: ABD |
| Smith, David | Early American Cultural and Intellectual History Status: 2nd Year |
Spencer, Scott ![]() | British Empire Status: ABD |
Staller, Jared ![]() | African Moral Philosophy; Narratives of Cannibalism in Portuguese sources; Poetry and History in São Tomé e Príncipe Status: ABD |
| Stefanelli, Dana | Early United States economic, political, and social history Status: ABD |
| Stringham, Noel | Status: 3rd Year |
| Stryker, Lawrence | Status: ABD |
| Stubbendeck, Megan | U.S. Crime and Criminal Justice, Urban Street Gangs Status: ABD |
Terry, John ![]() | Anglo-Saxon History, Monasticism, Hagiography, Roman and Late Antique History Status: ABD |
| Trusner, Adam | Modern Greece and the European Union Status: ABD |
Turek , Lauren ![]() | 20th century American history, religion and foreign policy Status: ABD |
Wasserman, Daniel ![]() | Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; Mediterranean; Spain and Spanish America Status: ABD |
| Weidner, Heather | Status: ABD |
Wood, Nicholas ![]() | Slavery and Abolitionism in the early republic Status: ABD |
| Yang, Kai-Chen | Status: ABD |
| Zhao, Han | Status: ABD |
| Zvengrowski, Jeff | The antebellum South, the Civil War, and intellectual history. Status: ABD |




