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Jennifer Amy MA, Historical Administration and Public History Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: History Education; Museum Studies		Robbie Bacon MA, History Major Professor: Creswell Thesis/Dissertation: American involvement in Vietnam, 1949-1954 Research Interests: U.S. Diplomatic history, Vietnam era

Bryan Banks MA, History Major Professor: Blaufarb Thesis/Dissertation: The Napoleonic Era: Connections between Politics and Religion Research Interests: French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era, Politics and Religion		Colleen Beck MA, History Major Professor: Gray Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: Colonial America, Intellectual and Environmental history

Jason Bieber PhD, History Major Professor: Creswell Thesis/Dissertation: Civil-Military Relations in Imperial Germany Research Interests: World War I, World History, History of Warfare		Craig Biegel PhD, History Major Professor: Doel Thesis/Dissertation: Oceanography in the Late Antebellum Period Research Interests: History of Science, Oceanography, 20th century Occupational Disease, Environmental and Military history

Dan Blumlo PhD, History Major Professor: Grant Thesis/Dissertation: Creoles of Russian America Research Interests: Modern Russia		Colleen Boyett PhD, History Major Professor: Garrettson Thesis/Dissertation: The Arab Bureau and British Policy in Yemen, 1916-1921 Research Interests: Yemen, Red Sea

John Reed Brown Ph.D., History Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: . Research Interests: .		Sarah Burns PhD, History Major Professor: M. Jones Thesis/Dissertation: . Research Interests: Progressive Era, U.S. South, Civil Rights Movement, New Deal, race, gender and film

John Carey Ph.D., History of Religion Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: . Research Interests: .		Joana Carlson PhD, History Major Professor: Friedman/Creswell Thesis/Dissertation: Blurring the Boundaries of Cold War Foreign Relations Research Interests: U.S. Foreign Policy, Cold War studies, China, Cuba, Subaltern theory, Political psychology

Amy Carney PhD, History Major Professor: Stoltzfus Thesis/Dissertation: Eugenics and Fatherhood in the Nazi Schutzstaffel Research Interests: Modern Germany, 20th century Europe, History of Science, Atlantic World		Scott Craig MA, History Major Professor: Gray Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: Colonial and Revolutionary America

Megan DeBono MA, History (Teacher Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: . Research Interests: U.S. History, Malta		Jonathan Deverse PhD, History Major Professor: McMahon Thesis/Dissertation: Destroyers of the World: Vandalism in the French Revolution Research Interests: French Revolution

Michael Douma PhD, History Major Professor: Sinke Thesis/Dissertation: The Netherlands' Image of America, 1776-1900 Research Interests: Dutch history, Immigration, U.S. Intellectual history		John Drury MA, History Major Professor: Hanley Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: Middle East, Military History

Aaron Ducker PhD, History Major Professor: Gellately Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: Nazi Germany, Holocaust		Kelly Elliott PhD, History Major Professor: Upchurch Thesis/Dissertation: the work of the British Baptist Missionary Society in the East and West Indies, 1790-1870 Research Interests: British Empire, Religious history, Protestant missions movement, intersection of missions and empire, non-western spiritual belief in the imperial context

Cindy Ermus MA, History Major Professor: Blaufarb Thesis/Dissertation: 1788 Fire in New Orleans and its Implications Research Interests: Enlightenment, Atlantic World, Old Regime France and the French Revolution		Jarrod Fredericks MA, Historical Administration and Public History Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: . Research Interests: Museums and exhibition

Elena Gellepis MA, History Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: U.S. Progressive Era, Housing and labor issues		Abe Gibson PhD, History Major Professor: Davis Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: History of Science, Environmental history

Chris Gilliland MA, History Major Professor: Herrera Thesis/Dissertation: . Research Interests: Sports in Latin America; U.S.-Latin American relations		Joshua Goodman MA, History (War and Society) Major Professor: Creswell Thesis/Dissertation: Effects of the Great Depression on the American Internationalist Movement Research Interests: U.S. Foreign Relations, Progressive Era, Internationalism, Florida history

Jonathan Grandage PhD, History Major Professor: Herrera Thesis/Dissertation: Natural and Cultural Change on the Costa Rican Pacific Coast Research Interests: Latin America, Environmental history, Native Americans		Andrew Greene MA, History Major Professor: Creswell Thesis/Dissertation: Continental Marines in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 Research Interests: American Revolution, Early America, Military History

Christopher Griffin PhD, History Major Professor: Grant Thesis/Dissertation: U.S. Veterans After World War II Research Interests: World War II, Veterans, Intermarriage, U.S. Immigration		Chris Gunn PhD, History Major Professor: Grant Thesis/Dissertation: Pan-Slavism in Austria-Hungary, 1878-1918 Research Interests: Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires

Alex Gurciullo PhD, History Major Professor: Grant Thesis/Dissertation: Soviet Industry in the 1930s Research Interests: World War II, Marxism		Benjamin Harper PhD, History Major Professor: Jumonville Thesis/Dissertation: . Research Interests: U.S. Foreign Relations and Political History, International Politics, Cold War dynamics

Kyle Harris PhD, History Major Professor: M. Jones Thesis/Dissertation: Early 20th Century Race Relations in Early County, Georgia Research Interests: African-American history, Post-Civil War Georgia, Early 20th century Georgia Race Relations		Tiffany Hensley PhD, History Major Professor: Frank Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: Southeastern American Indians

Shane Hockin PhD, History Major Professor: McMahon Thesis/Dissertation: Origins of the Modern Atheist in Britain and France Research Interests: 18th-century Europe, Religion and Politics, Atheism		Daniel Hutchinson PhD, History Major Professor: M. Jones Thesis/Dissertation: Military Bases and the South During World War II Research Interests: U.S. History, African-American History, Military History, Immigration

Erica Johnson PhD, History Major Professor: Blaufarb Thesis/Dissertation: Involvement of White Frenchmen in the Black and Colored Revolutionary Governments in St. Domingue, 1791-1804 Research Interests: French Colonial History, Race and Identity		Wendell Johnson MA, History Major Professor: M. Jones Thesis/Dissertation: Blacks and the Florida Supreme Court during the Progressive Era Research Interests: Reconstruction

Joshua Jordan MA, History Major Professor: J. Jones Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: World War II, Civil War, Cold War		Rob Karnisky PhD, History Major Professor: J. Jones Thesis/Dissertation: The White Panther Party Research Interests: U.S. in the 1960s, Radical movements, Counter-culture

Stephanie Laffer PhD, History Major Professor: Upchurch Thesis/Dissertation: Major-General Charles George Gordon: Man, Martyr, Myth Research Interests: Modern Britain, Modern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East		Tarah Luke PhD, History Major Professor: Blaufarb Thesis/Dissertation: Contemporary American Opinion of Napoleon, 1796-1815 Research Interests: Contemporary and modern American opinion of Napoleon; Napoleonic propaganda

Meghan Martinez PhD, History Major Professor: M. Jones Thesis/Dissertation: Race Violence in the South and Historical Memory Research Interests: African-American history		Sean McCafferty PhD, History Major Professor: Creswell Thesis/Dissertation: Pseudo-gangs in Counter-insurgencies Research Interests: Military History

Amanda Meter MA, Historical Administration and Public History Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: John Ringling's impact on the art collecting world Research Interests: History of museums in the U.S., Florida history		Hendry Miller MA, History Major Professor: Hadden Thesis/Dissertation: . Research Interests: Old South, Georgia History, Honor and Masculinity

Elizabeth Morgenstern PhD, History Major Professor: J. Jones Thesis/Dissertation: Survival Techniques in Auschwitz - Birkenau Research Interests: Holocaust, World War II		Darryl Myers PhD, History Major Professor: Davis Thesis/Dissertation: Philip J. Darlington, Jr. and Biogeography in the Twentieth Century Research Interests: History of Science, esp. Biology; European history; Military history

Kristen Norton MA, Historical Administration and Public History Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: World War II commemoration in Florida Research Interests: World War II in Memory		Weston Nunn MA, History Major Professor: Grant Thesis/Dissertation: Image is Everything: The Importance of Prestige in Russian and Austro-Hungarian Foreign Policy, 1904-1914 Research Interests: Russia, Balkans, Middle East

Aubrey Oughterson MA, History Major Professor: Schmidt Thesis/Dissertation: . Research Interests: Colonial East Africa		Vicky Penziner PhD, History Major Professor: Garretson Thesis/Dissertation: Dates, Pearls, and Oil: Labor, Land, and Society in the Trucial States (UAE), 1850-1950 Research Interests: United Arab Emirates, Environmental history, Resource management, Memory, Women's movements, First ladies

Patrick Perella MA, History (War and Society) Major Professor: Blaufarb Thesis/Dissertation: The Enlightened Quest of Robert Fulton: Encounters with 18th Century Europe Research Interests: English and French naval conflicts; Canon de Beauchanchais and American Revolution		Adam Rice MA, Historical Administration and Public History Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: History of Aviation

Travis Ritt PhD, History Major Professor: Garrettson Thesis/Dissertation: The Development of Mudejar Ideology in the Kingdom of Valencia: J Research Interests: Medieval and Early Modern Spain, North Africa, Muslim-Christian relations		Jared Ross MA, History Major Professor: Upchurch Thesis/Dissertation: Case study of the Arab Rebellion, 1936-1939 Research Interests: Modern Europe, Modern Middle East

Samiparna Samanta PhD, History Major Professor: Davis Thesis/Dissertation: Science and Empire in Colonial India Research Interests: History of Science, Medicine and Environment; Colonialism, South Asia		Alex Shelby PhD, History Major Professor: Creswell Thesis/Dissertation: The Suez Crisis and the Egypt Committee Research Interests: Diplomatic and Military history

Tommy Sheppard MA, History (War and Society) Major Professor: Hadden Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: American Navy, Revolution and Early Republic, U.S. Civil War		Scott Shubitz MA, History Major Professor: Jumonville Thesis/Dissertation: Neo-Conservative political thought Research Interests: 20th-century U.S. Conservatism, Intellectual history

Shelby Smith MA, Historical Administration and Public History Major Professor: Koslow Thesis/Dissertation: Emergence of state archives systems Research Interests: Latin America, Archives, Research access		Zachary Stafford MA, History Major Professor: Grant Thesis/Dissertation: Research Interests: Clerical/Church reactions to World War I

Gregory Stern PhD, History (War and Society) Major Professor: Creswell Thesis/Dissertation: Evolution of relations between Union/Confederate naval personnel and ironclad warship technology during the American Civil War Research Interests: Military (esp. Naval) History, History of Science and Technology		Jennifer Sullivan MA, History Major Professor: Gray Thesis/Dissertation: The female body in early 19th-century fashion, centered in New York City and London Research Interests: Gender, the body, 19th-century fashion, the ancient Middle East

Angie Tomlinson PhD, History Major Professor: Green Thesis/Dissertation: World War II Conscientious Objectors Research Interests: U.S. South		Eman M. Vovsi PhD, History Major Professor: Blaufarb Thesis/Dissertation: "Pierre Daru and the Military Code Project, 1805" Research Interests: French Revolution and Napoleonic period; army, meritocracy

Harvey Whitney PhD, History Major Professor: Davis Thesis/Dissertation: .... Research Interests: History of Science, Intellectual history, Academic culture wars		Andrew Zwilling MA, History Major Professor: J. Jones Thesis/Dissertation: Confederate New Orleans Research Interests: U.S. Civil War, Early America