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Department of History
University of Michigan
1029 Tisch Hall, 435 S. State Street
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1003

Department of History: People

Tahir Abdullah
Doctoral Candidate in History

tahiru@umich.edu

Africa; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Politics & Power; Religion; History

Matthew Cerjak
Doctoral Student in History

mcerjak@umich.edu

History; United States ; Europe; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Early America; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Law & Society; Race & Ethnicity; Medieval & Early Modern Studies

Jay Cook
Professor of History & Director of Research, UM Inclusive History Project

jwcook@umich.edu 1759 Haven Hall

African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Early America; United States ; Intellectual & Cultural History ; History

Matthew Countryman
Associate Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies

mcountry@umich.edu 2510 Haven 734.647.2434

African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; United States ; Race & Ethnicity; History

David John Hancock
Professor

hancockd@umich.edu 2767 Haven Hall 734.763.7589

United States ; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Early America; Economic History, Social History, Quantitative Methods; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; History

Gabrielle Ione Hickmon
Doctoral Student in History

hickmon@umich.edu

History; United States ; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Early America; American West; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Environmental History; Historical Materials

Paul C. Johnson
Professor

paulcjoh@umich.edu 4658 Haven Hall
2521 Haven Hall

African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Latin America & Caribbean ; Religion; History

Kenneth Mills
J. Frederick Hoffman Professor of History

millsken@umich.edu 2725 Haven Hall 734.764.5892

Europe; Medieval & Early Modern Studies; Latin America & Caribbean ; Religion; Intellectual & Cultural History ; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; History

Christian Murray
Doctoral Student in History

cjaxx@umich.edu

History; United States ; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Intellectual & Cultural History

Simon Rakei
Joint Doctoral Student in Anthropology and History

srakei@umich.edu

History; Africa; Global & World ; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Law & Society; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies

Carina Ray
A.M. and H.P. Bentley Chair in African History and Associate Professor of History

ceray@umich.edu 2719 Haven Hall

History; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Gender Studies & Sexuality; Historical Materials; Race & Ethnicity; Africa

Elena Marie Rosario
Doctoral Candidate in History

rosarioe@umich.edu

African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Latin America & Caribbean ; Politics & Power; History

Rebecca Scott
Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History and Professor of Law

rjscott@umich.edu 1749 Haven Hall 734.763.4779

African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Latin America & Caribbean ; Global & World ; Economic History, Social History, Quantitative Methods; Law & Society; History

LaKisha Michelle Simmons
Associate Professor of History & Women's and Gender Studies, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor

kisha@umich.edu

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Gender Studies & Sexuality; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; History

Kira Thurman
Associate Professor of History
Associate Professor of German Studies
Associate Professor of Musicology (School of Music, Theatre, and Dance)

thurmank@umich.edu 1658 Haven

Europe; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; Global & World ; Intellectual & Cultural History ; Race & Ethnicity; Nations & Nationalism; History

Jason Young
Professor of History, Director, Institute for the Humanities; Mary Fair Croushore Professor of the Humanities

youngjr@umich.edu 2672 Haven Hall 734.647.3676

United States ; Race & Ethnicity; Intellectual & Cultural History ; African Diaspora, Atlantic Studies ; History

Department of History

1029 Tisch Hall
435 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003

umhistory@umich.edu

734.764.6305

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