Office Administration

Bryan McGovern - Department Chair
bmcgover@kennesaw.edu
470-578-2296

David Parker - Assistant Chair
dparker@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6713

Kelsey Mrkvicka-Olovson - Program Coordinator
kmrkvick@kennesaw.edu 
470-578-5038

Briana Bonds - Office Manager
bbonds1@kennesaw.edu  
470-578-6294

Program Coordinators

Jennifer Dickey - Public History
jdickey2@kennesaw.edu
470-578-2295

Tom Okie - History Education
wokie1@kennesaw.edu
470-578-7731

Susan Rouse - Philosophy
srouse@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6647

Faculty & Staff

Listed below are the current faculty and staff for the Department of History and Philosophy at Kennesaw State University.

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History Faculty (Full-Time)

Name
Position

  • Akanmu Adebayo

    Akanmu Adebayo Professor of History

    546Position:
    Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6646
    Email: aadebayo@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4112


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  • Stephen Bartlett

    Stephen Bartlett Associate Director of CHSS Digital Education; Senior Lecturer of History

    Position:
    Associate Director of CHSS Digital Education; Senior Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-2280
    Email: sbartlet@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4092


    Faculty Website

  • Gina Bennett

    Gina Bennett Limited Term Assistant Professor

    Position:
    Limited Term Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: gbenne29@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Fred Carroll

    Fred Carroll Lecturer of History; Part-time Faculty Coordinator for U.S. History

    Position:
    Lecturer of History; Part-time Faculty Coordinator for U.S. History

    Phone: (470) 578-6526
    Email: fcarrol4@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4099


    Faculty Website

  • Albert Churella

    Albert Churella Professor of History

    Position:
    Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-7941
    Email: achurell@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 3003C


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  • Caroline Conner

    Caroline Conner Associate Professor of History and History Education

    Caroline ConnerPosition:
    Associate Professor of History and History Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6143
    Email: cconne33@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4102


     

  • Angela DeAngelo

    Angela DeAngelo Senior Lecturer of History Education

    Position:
    Senior Lecturer of History Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6563
    Email: adeangel@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4087


     

  • Jennifer Dickey

    Jennifer Dickey Coordinator, Public History Program; Professor of History

    645Position:
    Coordinator, Public History Program; Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-2295
    Email: jdickey2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4130


    Faculty Website

  • Paul Dover

    Paul Dover Professor of History

    87Position:
    Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6728
    Email: pdover@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4108


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  • Kristina DuRocher

    Kristina DuRocher Professor of History; Faculty Executive Director of General Education and Curriculum Development

    321Position:
    Professor of History; Faculty Executive Director of General Education and Curriculum Development

    Phone: (470) 578-4526
    Email: kduroche@kennesaw.edu
    Location: KH 3440


     

  • Amy Dunagin

    Amy Dunagin Assistant Professor of History

    Amy DunaginPosition:
    Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-3462
    Email: adunagin@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4088


    Faculty Website

  • Glenn Dyer

    Glenn Dyer Lecturer of History

    87Position:
    Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-3679
    Email: gdyer8@kennesaw.edu
    Location: LB 404B


     

  • Brian Etheridge

    Brian Etheridge Professor of History

    354Position:
    Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-7687
    Email: betheri4@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4122


    Faculty Website

  • Jonathan Gentry

    Jonathan Gentry Assistant Professor of History

    Jonathan GentryPosition:
    Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6149
    Email: jgentr30@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4090


     

  • Hakki Gurkas

    Hakki Gurkas Associate Professor of History

    Position:
    Associate Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6291
    Email: hgurkas@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4102


     

  • Marianne Holdzkom

    Marianne Holdzkom Associate Professor of History

    Position:
    Associate Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-3723
    Email: mholdzko@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 3003D


    Faculty Website

  • Yoshina Hurgobin

    Yoshina Hurgobin Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-2446
    Email: yhurgobi@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4085


     

  • John Laaman

    John Laaman Lecturer of History

    Position:
    Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-5176
    Email: jlaaman@kennesaw.edu
    Location: PS 140


    Faculty Website

  • LeeAnn Lands

    LeeAnn Lands Professor of History

    Position:
    Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-3437
    Email: llands@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4114


    Faculty Website

  • Catherine Lewis

    Catherine Lewis Assistant Vice President of Museums, Archives & Rare Books; Executive Director of the Museum of History and Holocaust Education; Professor of History & Women's Studies

    Position:
    Assistant Vice President of Museums, Archives & Rare Books; Executive Director of the Museum of History and Holocaust Education; Professor of History & Women's Studies

    Phone: (470) 578-2083
    Email: clewis1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: KC 137


     

  • Jamie McCandless

    Jamie McCandless Lecturer of History

    Position:
    Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6232
    Email: jmccandl@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 209


     

  • Bryan McGovern

    Bryan McGovern Chair, Department of History and Philosophy; Professor of History and History Education

    Bryan McGovernPosition:
    Chair, Department of History and Philosophy; Professor of History and History Education

    Phone: (470) 578-2296
    Email: bmcgover@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4128


    Faculty Website

  • Joseph Moore

    Joseph Moore Lecturer of History

    Position:
    Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: jmoor450@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Elsa Nystrom

    Elsa Nystrom Professor Emeritus of History

    Position:
    Professor Emeritus of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6881
    Email: enystrom@kennesaw.edu
    Location: KC 101


     

  • Patrick O'Brien

    Patrick O'Brien Lecturer of History

    654Position:
    Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-5178
    Email: gobrien3@kennesaw.edu
    Location: WH 118


     

  • Eric Oakley

    Eric Oakley Lecturer of History; Part-time Faculty Coordinator for World History

    Position:
    Lecturer of History; Part-time Faculty Coordinator for World History

    Phone: (470) 578-5174
    Email: eoakley1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: MS 233


    Faculty Website

  • Tom Okie

    Tom Okie Coordinator, History Education Program; Associate Professor of History and History Education

    987Position:
    Coordinator, History Education Program; Associate Professor of History and History Education

    Phone: (470) 578-7731
    Email: wokie1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4093


    Faculty Website

  • David Parker

    David Parker Assistant Chair, Department of History and Philosophy; Professor of History

    354Position:
    Assistant Chair, Department of History and Philosophy; Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6713
    Email: dparker@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4126


    Faculty Website

  • Alice Pate

    Alice Pate Professor of History; Assistant to the Dean

    321Position:
    Professor of History; Assistant to the Dean

    Phone: (470) 578-3288
    Email: apate9@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4106


    Faculty Website

  • Randy Patton

    Randy Patton Professor of History

    Position:
    Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6714
    Email: rpatton@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4100


    Faculty Website

  • Ihor Pidhainy

    Ihor Pidhainy Limited Term Assistant Professor

    Position:
    Limited Term Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-3371
    Email: ipidhain@kennesaw.edu
    Location: LB 425


     

  • Masako Racel

    Masako Racel Associate Professor of History

    Position:
    Associate Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6715
    Email: mracel@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4098


     

  • Michael Rast

    Michael Rast Limited Term Assistant Professor

    Position:
    Limited Term Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: mrast1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Joseph Reidy

    Joseph Reidy Lecturer of History

    Position:
    Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-2332
    Email: jjr8934@kennesaw.edu
    Location: MS 247


     

  • Ryan Ronnenberg

    Ryan Ronnenberg Associate Professor of History

    Position:
    Associate Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-3463
    Email: pryan4@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4084


     

  • Thomas Scott

    Thomas Scott Professor Emeritus of History

    Position:
    Professor Emeritus of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6254
    Email: tscott@kennesaw.edu
    Location: LB 233


     

  • Emmitt Shealy

    Emmitt Shealy Professor Emeritus of History

    Position:
    Professor Emeritus of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: hshealy@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Brian Swain

    Brian Swain Associate Professor of History

    Position:
    Associate Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-4762
    Email: bswain3@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4083


     

  • Lauren Thompson

    Lauren Thompson Assistant Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies

    Phone: (470) 578-6754
    Email: lthom182@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4117


     

  • Kay Traille

    Kay Traille Associate Professor of History and History Education

    Position:
    Associate Professor of History and History Education

    Phone: (470) 578-2156
    Email: etraille@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4116


     

  • Seneca Vaught

    Seneca Vaught Coordinator of African and African Diaspora Studies; Associate Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies

    546Position:
    Coordinator of African and African Diaspora Studies; Associate Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies

    Phone: (470) 578-2937
    Email: svaught3@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 2013A


     

  • Mark Vickrey

    Mark Vickrey Senior Lecturer of History

    Position:
    Senior Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-7325
    Email: mvickre1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 314


    Faculty Website

  • Katya Vladimirov

    Katya Vladimirov Professor of History

    Position:
    Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6238
    Email: kvladimi@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4104


     

  • Irene Way

    Irene Way Senior Lecturer of History

    Position:
    Senior Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-2069
    Email: iway@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4115


     

  • Albert Way

    Albert Way Associate Professor of History

    654Position:
    Associate Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-7760
    Email: away5@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4096


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  • Brian Wills

    Brian Wills Director, Center for the Study of the Civil War Era; Professor of History

    Position:
    Director, Center for the Study of the Civil War Era; Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-2966
    Email: bwills2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: UC 128B


     

  • Stefanie Woodard

    Stefanie Woodard Lecturer of History

    Steffani WoodardPosition:
    Lecturer of History

    Phone: (470) 578-2594
    Email: swooda15@kennesaw.edu
    Location: LB 404A


     

  • Brad Wright

    Brad Wright Limited Term Assistant Professor

    Position:
    Limited Term Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: bwrig115@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Charles Wynn

    Charles Wynn Professor of History and History Education

    654Position:
    Professor of History and History Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6360
    Email: cwynn6@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4089


    Faculty website

  • Jiayan Zhang

    Jiayan Zhang Professor of History

    Position:
    Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6340
    Email: jzhang3@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4110


     

  • Silke Zoller

    Silke Zoller Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-2531
    Email: szoller@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4094


     

 

Philosophy Faculty

Name
Position

  • Amy Donahue

    Amy Donahue Associate Professor of Philosophy

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Philosophy

    Phone: (470) 578-6624
    Email: adonahu3@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4124


     

  • Justin Downey

    Justin Downey Limited Term Instructor of Philosophy

    Position:
    Limited Term Instructor of Philosophy

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: jwd7171@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • David Jones

    David Jones Professor of Philosophy

    Position:
    Professor of Philosophy

    Phone: (470) 578-6596
    Email: djones@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4082


    Faculty Website

  • Karolin Mirzakhan

    Karolin Mirzakhan Lecturer of Philosophy

    Position:
    Lecturer of Philosophy

    Phone: (470) 578-2463
    Email: kmirzakh@kennesaw.edu
    Location: MS 237


     

  • Susan Rouse

    Susan Rouse Coordinator, Philosophy Program; Professor of Philosophy

    Position:
    Coordinator, Philosophy Program; Professor of Philosophy

    Phone: (470) 578-6647
    Email: srouse@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4086


     

  • Gabriel Soldatenko

    Gabriel Soldatenko Associate Professor of Philosophy

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Philosophy

    Phone: (470) 578-7759
    Email: gsoldate@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4091


    Faculty Website

  • Andrew Whitehead

    Andrew Whitehead Associate Professor of Philosophy

    654Position:
    Associate Professor of Philosophy

    Phone: (470) 578-2281
    Email: awhiteh8@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4097


    Faculty Website

 

Part-time Faculty

Name
Position

  • Kent Bailey

    Kent Bailey Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: kbaile51@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Whitney Barnes

    Whitney Barnes Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: wbarne23@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Corey Cantrell

    Corey Cantrell Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: ccantr23@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Philip Darg

    Philip Darg Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: pdarg@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Boris Gorshkov

    Boris Gorshkov Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6059
    Email: bgorshko@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4104


     

  • Zachary Gruca

    Zachary Gruca Part-Time Instructor of Philosophy

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of Philosophy

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: zgruca@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Donna Hamil

    Donna Hamil Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: dhamil1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Diane Hart

    Diane Hart Limited Term Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Limited Term Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: dhart1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Edward Hightower

    Edward Hightower Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: ehighto7@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Diana Honey

    Diana Honey Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: dhoney@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Clint Johnson

    Clint Johnson Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: djohn151@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Terrence Kersey

    Terrence Kersey Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: tkersey3@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Adina Langer

    Adina Langer Curator of Museums, Archives, & Rare Books; Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Curator of Museums, Archives, & Rare Books; Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-2083
    Email: alanger@kennesaw.edu
    Location: KC 145


     

  • Richard Mannion

    Richard Mannion Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: rmannion@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Austin McCray

    Austin McCray Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: amccra29@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Cecily McDaniel

    Cecily McDaniel Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: cmcdan55@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Joel McMahon

    Joel McMahon Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: jmcmaho9@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Joseph Meeler

    Joseph Meeler Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: jmeeler1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • William Nicholson

    William Nicholson Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: wnichol5@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Charles Perrin

    Charles Perrin Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-7442
    Email: cperrin4@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 163


     

  • Victor Reesor

    Victor Reesor Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: vreesor@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Jeffrey Seagle

    Jeffrey Seagle Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: jseagle2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Emmitt Shealy

    Emmitt Shealy Professor Emeritus of History

    Position:
    Professor Emeritus of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: hshealy@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Albert Slomovitz

    Albert Slomovitz Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: aslomovi@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Marshall Staton

    Marshall Staton Part-Time Assistant Professor of Philosophy

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Philosophy

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: mstaton@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Jean Stricklen

    Jean Stricklen Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: jstrick1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 305


     

  • Michael Taylor

    Michael Taylor Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: mtayl221@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Rik Van Welie

    Rik Van Welie Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: rvanweli@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Robert Vejnar

    Robert Vejnar Academic Advisor and Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Academic Advisor and Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-7728
    Email: rvejnar@kennesaw.edu
    Location: WH 223E


     

  • Gerrit Voogt

    Gerrit Voogt Part-Time Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6645
    Email: gvoogt@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4106


     

  • George Wannamaker

    George Wannamaker Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: gwannam1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 305


     

  • Amy Ward

    Amy Ward Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: award66@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

  • Stephen Watson

    Stephen Watson Part-Time Instructor of History

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6294
    Email: swatso10@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4120


     

 

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