Meet Us
List of Tenure-Line Faculty
Dr. Serpil Atamaz-Topҫu
Associate Professor, Middle East and Islamic Studies Program Coordinator
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3057
- Phone: (916) 278-7104
- atamaztopcu@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Wednesday 9:00-11:00 a.m. and by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Women
Dr. Antonio T. Bly
Professor, Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3084
- Phone: (916) 278-6340
- antonio.bly@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Tuesday-Thursday (By appt. only)
- Specialty & Interests: Colonial History, U.S., African American History, and American Book History
Dr. Chloe Burke
Associate Professor, Pre-Credential Program Coordinator
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3099
- Phone: (916) 278-5631
- cburke@csus.edu
- Office Hours: On Campus: Tuesday/Thursday 10:30am-12pm; Drop-In Zoom: Wednesday 11am-12pm (email for Zoom url); Advising Appointments: Mon 1-3pm, Wed 12-2pm (use EAB scheduling)
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., Cultural
Dr. Christopher Castañeda
Professor, Latin American Studies Program Coordinator
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3094
- Phone: (916) 278-6400
- cjc@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: On leave Spring 2025
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., Business, Labor
Dr. Aaron Cohen
Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3092
- Phone: (916) 278-7209
- cohenaj@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 3:00-4:00 p.m. or by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: Russia
Dr. Jeffrey Dym
Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3088
- Phone: (916) 278-4425
- dym@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 1:30-2:00 p.m., Wednesday 12:00-1:00 p.m. & 3:00-3:30 p.m. and by appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Japan, Film
Dr. Patrick Ettinger
Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3090
- Phone: (916) 278-6589
- ettinger@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: In-person: Mondays 2:00-3:00 p.m., Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 p.m., Virtual: Fridays 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (https://csus.zoom.us/j/4767064630)
- Specialty & Interests: American West, Immigration, Oral/Public History
Dr. Candace Gregory
Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3059
- Phone: (916) 278-3824
- gregoryc@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Medieval Europe
Dr. Clarissa Ibarra
Assistant Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3071
- Phone: (916) 278-5637
- c.ibarra@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30-11:30am and Wednesday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: Latin America, Cuba, Science
Dr. Rebecca Kluchin
Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3083
- Phone: (916) 278-5636
- rkluchin@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00-3:00 p.m. & by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., History of Women
Dr. Katerina Lagos
Professor, Hellenic Studies Program Coordinator
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3089
- Phone: (916) 278-7103
- klagos@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30-2:30 p.m., Thursday 10:30 a.m.-Noon
- Specialty & Interests: Modern Greece
Dr. Nikolaos Lazaridis
Professor, Student Success Center Faculty Fellow
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3096
- Phone: (916) 278-6234
- lazaridi@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Mondays 9:00-11:00am in-person and online through Zoom (https://csus.zoom.us/j/84103707450)
- Specialty & Interests: Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt
Dr. Brendan Lindsay
Associate Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3061
- Phone: (916) 278-6914
- brendan.lindsay@csus.edu
- Office Hours: online via email, Canvas message, and/or Zoom appointment, Monday 1:00-4:00 p.m. and Wednesday 3:00-5:00 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: California, Native American
Dr. Rebekkah Mulholland
Assistant Professor, Public History Graduate Coordinator
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3097
- Phone: (916) 278-6008
- rebekkah.mulholland@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and by appointment (please email)
- Specialty & Interests: African American History, LGBTQ Histories, Public History
Dr. Joseph Palermo
Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3072
- Phone: (916) 278-5634
- jpalermo@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Wed 3:00-5:00 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., 20th-Century Politics
Dr. Amelia Qin
Assistant Professor, History/Humanities
- Location: MND 2018
- Phone: (916) 278-7483
- a.qin@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday 2:00-3:00 p.m. & Wednesday & by appt. 2:00-4:00 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: China, East Asia, Women, Medieval Culture
Dr. Maria Quintana
Assistant Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3073
- Phone: (916) 278-6465
- m.quintana@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 1:30-2:30 p.m. in-person and online
- Specialty & Interests: US, LatinX, Labor
Dr. Khal Schneider
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Studies Coordinator
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3085
- Phone: (916) 278-6891
- schneider@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 9:00-10:00 a.m. & by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: 19th-Century U.S., Native American
Dr. Mona Siegel
Professor
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3058
- Phone: (916) 278-3413
- msiegel@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 p.m. (in person or by Zoom appt); Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 a.m. (by Zoom appt)
- Specialty & Interests: Modern Europe, Modern France
Dr. Lee Simpson
Professor
- Location: AIRC 4002A
- Phone: (916) 278-2804
- l.simpson@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Contact the Honors Department for appt.
- Specialty & Interests: Public History, U.S. Urban
Dr. Michael Vann
Professor, Graduate MA Coordinator
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3086
- Phone: (916) 278-4163
- mikevann@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Monday 1:00-2:00 p.m., Tuesday 3:00-5:00 p.m., and by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: European Imperialism, Global Cold War, Modern Europe, Southeast Asia
Dr. Jeffrey Wilson
Professor, Department Chair
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3080
- Phone: (916) 278-6136
- jkwilson@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: email for appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Modern Germany, Central Europe, European Environmental
List of Lecturer Faculty
Dr. Marwa Helmy
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3053
- Phone: (916) 278-4076
- marwa.helmy@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
- Specialty & Interests: Ancient Near East
Christi Anderson
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3075
- Phone: (916) 278-6669
- canderson@csus.edu
- Office Hours: In person: Tuesday, Thursday (TR) 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Zoom: TR 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. (Zoom link posted on Canvas)
- Specialty & Interests: U.S.
Mark Beason
Lecturer
- Location: Downtown Center, Room 108
- markbeason@gmail.com
- Office Hours: 1/2 hour before class and 1/2 hour after class
- Specialty & Interests: Public History, American History, and Cultural Resource Management
Dr. Thomas Clark
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3093
- Phone: (916) 278-6136
- tomclark@csus.edu
- Office Hours: email for appointment
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., Labor, U.S. Legal History
Dr. Michael Collins
Lecturer
- Location: Benicia Hall 1042
- Phone: (916) 278-4580
- michael.collins@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday/ Wednesday 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Zoom ID 816 9452 2443
- Specialty & Interests: Modern European History
Troy Crowder
Lecturer
- Location: Benicia Hall 1007
- Phone: (916) 278-5327
- troy.crowder@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday Noon-1:00 p.m., in-person, online via zoom, or by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: World History, Environmental History
Dr. Michael Epperson
Lecturer
- Location: Benicia Hall 1012
- Phone: (916) 278-4919
- epperson@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
- Specialty & Interests: History/Philosophy of Science
Dr. Peter Gough
Lecturer
- Location: Brighton Hall 217
- Phone: (916) 278-5323
- peter.gough@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 3:00-4:00 p.m.; Friday via Zoom @ 10:00 a.m.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., Cultural History
Dr. Fritz (George) Harsch
Lecturer
- Location: Benicia Hall 1042
- Phone: (916) 278-4580
- fharsch@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S.
Dr. Aaron Jackson
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3093
- Phone: (916) 278-6136
- aaron.j.jackson@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 11:00 a.m. - Noon
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., History of Medicine
Steven Karnes
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3093
- Phone: (916) 278-6136
- skarnes@csus.edu
- Office Hours: In-Person: MW 1:00-1:45 p.m. & by appt.; Online: Th 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. & by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: European history, World history, and Ancient history.
Bryan Larson
Lecturer
- Location: Downtown Center, Room 108
- blarson@jrphistorical.com
- Office Hours: 1/2 hour before class and 1/2 hour after class
- Specialty & Interests: Public History, Cultural Resource Management
Sara Lee
Lecturer
- Location: Benicia Hall 1007
- Phone: (916) 278-5327
- sac79963@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., History of Women
Dr. Scott M. Lupo
Lecturer
- Location: Brighton Hall 217
- Phone: (916) 278-5323
- lupo@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesday 10:00 - 10:40 a.m. & Noon-12:50 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: US, Social & Cultural, Disability
Dr. Rubén (Jesús) Martinez
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3055
- Phone: (916) 278-5630
- r.martinez@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. & Wednesday 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., History of Science
Dr. Stephanie Seery-Murphy
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3053
- Phone: (916) 278-6428
- seerymur@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Wednesday (in-person) 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.; Friday via Zoom by appointment only: Noon - 3:00 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: Early Modern Europe, Christianity, Women
Dr. Jennifer Selwyn
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3055
- Phone: (916) 278-5630
- jennifer.selwyn@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Zoom: Wed 4:00-5:00 p.m. and by appt (https://csus.zoom.us/j/3104787940)
- Specialty & Interests: Early Modern Europe, Gender & Sexuality, Teach Education
Dr. Beth Slutsky
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3055
- Phone: (916) 278-5630
- beth.slutsky@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. and by appt. on Zoom
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., Women
Dr. Ty Smith
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3093
- Phone: (916) 278-6136
- ty.smith@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Public History
Vivian Tang
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3087
- Phone: (916) 278-6669
- viviantang@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Thursday 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. or by appointment
- Specialty & Interests: African American History
Dr. Maury Wiseman
Lecturer
- Location: Benicia Hall 1012
- Phone: (916) 278-4919
- maury.wiseman@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., Urban
Office Staff
LoriAnn Rodriguez
Administrative Support Assistant II and Graduate Secretary
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3080
- Phone: (916) 278-6206
- rodrigl@csus.edu