Faculty & Staff

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

History Faculty (Full-Time)

• Akanmu Adebayo

  Akanmu Adebayo Professor of History

  Position:
  Professor of History

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

  
  Faculty Website

• 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

  
   

• Daniel Bronstein

  Daniel Bronstein Limited Term Assistant Professor

  Position:
  Limited Term Assistant Professor

  Phone: (470) 578-6294
  Email: dbronste@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

  
  Faculty website

• Caroline Conner

  Caroline Conner Assistant Professor of History and History Education

  Position:
  Assistant 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

  Position:
  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

  Position:
  Professor of History

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

  
   Faculty Website

• Kristina DuRocher

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

  Position:
  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

  Position:
  Assistant Professor of History

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

  
  Faculty Website

• Glenn Dyer

  Glenn Dyer Lecturer of History

  Position:
  Lecturer of History

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

  
   

• Brian Etheridge

  Brian Etheridge Professor of History

  Position:
  Professor of History

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

  
  Faculty Website

• Jonathan Gentry

  Jonathan Gentry Assistant Professor of History

  Position:
  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

• Alan Lebaron

  Alan Lebaron Director, Maya Heritage Community Project; Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies

  Position:
  Director, Maya Heritage Community Project; Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies

  Phone: (470) 578-2304
  Email: alebaron@kennesaw.edu
  Location: KC 324

  
   

• 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 Interim Chair, Department of History and Philosophy; Professor of History and History Education

  Position:
  Interim 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 Limited Term Assistant Professor

  Position:
  Limited Term Assistant Professor

  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

  Position:
  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

  Position:
  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

  Position:
  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

  Position:
  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) 578-6294
  Email: ipidhain@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 4120

  
   

• 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

  Position:
  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

  Position:
  Associate Professor of History

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

  
  Faculty Website

• 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

  Position:
  Lecturer of History

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

  
   

• Bradley Wright

  Bradley 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 Associate Professor of History and History Education

  Position:
  Associate 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

• 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

  Position:
  Associate Professor of Philosophy

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

  
  Faculty Website

 

Part-time Faculty

• 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

  
   

• Robert Desrochers, Jr.

  Robert Desrochers, Jr. Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

  Position:
  Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

  Phone: (470) 578-6294
  Email: rdesroch@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 306

  
   

• William Price

  William Price Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

  Position:
  Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

  Phone: (470) 578-6294
  Email: wprice6@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 4120

  
   

• 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

  
   

• Hunter Smith

  Hunter Smith Part-Time Instructor of History

  Position:
  Part-Time Instructor of History

  Phone: (470) 578-6294
  Email: hsmit162@kennesaw.edu
  Location: J 305

  
   

• 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

  
   

• Heather Welch

  Heather Welch Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

  Position:
  Part-Time Assistant Professor of History

  Phone: (470) 578-6294
  Email: hwelch2@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 4120