HISTORY DEPARTMENT FACULTY

Department Secretary
Tai Lucas
224 Warner Hall
(203) 837-8484
email: lucast@wcsu.edu

Full-time Faculty

Katherine Allocco
(Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2004)
Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Gender and Sexuality, Film
214 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8482
Email: alloccok@wcsu.edu

Surekha Davies
(Ph.D., University of London, 2009)
Early Modern Europe, History of Science, Cartography, History of Ethnography
225a Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-3912
daviess@wcsu.edu

Jennifer Nugent Duffy
(Ph.D., New York University, 2008)
Modern U.S., Ethnicity, Urban and Suburban History, Irish-American History
224 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8484
Email: duffyj@wcsu.edu

Kevin R. C. Gutzman  (Graduate Coordinator)
(Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1999; J.D. University of Texas School of Law, 1990)
Early America/Early National Period
222 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8455
email: gutzmank@wcsu.edu

Gregory Jackson
(Ph.D. Expected 2012, Stony Brook University)
Latin America, Brazil, History of Sport
216 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8449
jacksong@wcsu.edu

Leslie Lindenauer
(Ph.D., NYU, 1997)
Early America, Women, History of the Body, Public History, History of Religion
212 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-9046
lindenauerl@wcsu.edu

Martha  May (on leave Fall 2012)
Modern United States, Women and Gender
220 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8481
email: maym@wcsu.edu

Michael E. Nolan
(Ph.D., Brandeis University, 2001)
Modern France and Germany
223 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8483
email: nolanm@wcsu.edu

Burton W. Peretti (Department Chairperson)
(Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1989)
Modern United States, Cultural & Social History
221 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8309
email: perettib@wcsu.edu

Joshua M. Rosenthal (on leave for AY 2012-2013)
(Ph.D., Columbia University, 2001)
Latin America (especially Colombia)
216 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8449
email: rosenthalj@wcsu.edu

Abubaker Saad
(Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, 1987)
Middle East/Non-Western Cultures
Phone: (203) 837-8480
email: saada@wcsu.edu

Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox
(Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002)
Asia (especially Vietnam and China), Historiography, Intellectual History
218 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8565
email: wilcoxw@wcsu.edu

 

Faculty Emeriti

Herbert Janick

John A. Leopold

George Linabury

 

Part-time Faculty

All part-time faculty members can be reached at: (203) 837-8484.  See the Department Secretary for office locations.

Alan Blau

Ron Carizzo

George Coleman

Shannon Doherty
Courses Taught: American History, Ancient/Medieval Europe

Steven Flanagan

Frank Gillespie

Stanley Mersand
B.A., M.A. (w/honors), Long Island University
C.A.S. SUNY @ What's New Paltz
e-mail: Mersands@WCSU.Edu
Courses taught: American Perspectives, America II (US since 1877)
I have taught at Dutchess Community College, Ulster Community College, and Marist College.
Areas of interest and hobbies include: Teddy Roosevelt, The Progressive Era,
Thomes E. Dewey, American Presidential elections.

John Palencsar
Email: palencsarj@wcsu.edu

Terri Stramiello
M.A., Western Connecticut State University
Courses Taught: American Perspectives, Summer German Studies Exchange Course on American History or topics of special interest to the students, such as slavery, the death penalty, immigration, etc.
Email:  stramiellot@wcsu.edu
Interests/Community Activities: Founder, Danbury Railway Museum; researching a manuscript entitled "Women and the Railroad;" relaxation activities include gardening, needlework, reading.

John Szablewicz
M.A., History, Western Connecticut State University, 1993
M.A., Education, Fairfield University, 1976
B.A., Anthropology, SUNY at What's New Paltz, 1970
Courses Taught: United States History to 1877
United States History from 1877 to Present
Chinese History and Culture
Email: szablew@ct.charter.com

Tim Tuttle

Peter Vermilyea
(BA, Gettysburg College; MA, WCSU; CAGS, Southern Connecticut State)
Courses Taught: American Perspectives, US History
Interests and Community Activities: American Military History, The Battle of Gettysburg, Running, Kayaking, Guitar, Baseball
Email: pvermily@yahoo.com

Susann Walens

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