Graduate Students
Semiu Adegbenle
semiu@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
African Diaspora and African American History; Colonial, Imperial, and Diasporic History
Dissertation Title:
“Togolese Yoruba:” Politics of Community Building in an Ethnic Frontier, 1762-1975"
Advisor(s):
Sean Hanretta
Jacob Adesina
jacobadesina2031@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
Political & Policy History; Religious History: Urban History; War & Empire in History
Advisor(s):
Akin Ogundiran
Teresa Alvarado-Patlan
teresaalvarado-patlan2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava
Alexander Barna
AlexanderBarna2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Middle East
Advisor(s):
Henri Lauzière
Julia Barr
juliabarr2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial, and Diasporic History; Political and Policy History
Advisor(s):
Deborah Cohen; Kennetta Hammond Perry
Gabriel Ben-Jacob
gbenjacob@northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Political and Policy History; Religious History; Colonial, Imperial, and Diasporic History.
Advisor(s):
Caitlin Fitz
Gaby Bucio
gabrielabucio2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States, Latin America
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava
Jiahao Cao
jiahaocao2030@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia, Modern Europe
Specialization:
Political and Policy History
Advisor(s):
Lauren Stokes
Cole Carter
colecarter2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Legal & Criminal History
Advisor(s):
Michael J. Allen
Mariana Charry Esguerra
maremoto@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History; Religious History
Advisor(s):
Paul Ramírez
Zhiqing Chen
zhiqingchen2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial, and Diasporic History; Economic and Labor History; Gender and Sexuality History, History of Science, Technology and Medicine War and Empire in History
Advisor(s):
Melissa Macauley
Ming-hsi Chu
Ming-hsiChu2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Specialization:
Modern China; Comparative Legal History
Advisor(s):
Melissa Macauley
Ramon Martin Co
ramonco2030@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History; Economic & Labor History; Political & Policy History; War & Empire in History.
Advisor(s):
Michael J. Allen
Savoy Curry
SavoyCurry2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Specialization:
Jewish Studies, Gender Studies
Advisor(s):
Dyan Elliott; David Shyovitz
Elsa De La Rosa
ElsaDeLaRosa2017@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America
Advisor(s):
Paul Gillingham
Adriaan Denbroeder
adriaandenbroeder2029@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Specialization:
Environmental History, Urban History, War & Empire in History
Advisor(s):
Melissa Macauley
Taryn M. Dixon
taryndixon2031@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Environmental History; Political & Policy History
Advisor(s):
Doug Kiel
Ziyana Fazal
ziyana2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
South Asia
Specialization:
Gender and Sexuality History
Advisor(s):
Ashish Koul
Alison Foster
alisonfoster2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
African Diaspora & African American History
Advisor(s):
Leslie M. Harris
Jose Galvan Mora
JJGM@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Religious History; Urban History
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava
Asher Gladstone
ashergladstone2030@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Medieval Europe, Early Modern Europe, Modern Europe
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History; Gender and Sexuality History: Legal and Criminal History; Religious History; Urban History
Advisor(s):
David Shyovitz
María Mercedes Gómez Latorre
MariaGomez2030@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America, International History
Specialization:
History of Science, Technology & Medicine; Legal & Criminal History; Political & Policy History
Advisor(s):
Paul Gillingham
Anna Celina Guenter
AnnaGuenter@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Political & Policy History; Religious History; Urban History; War and Empire in History
Advisor(s):
Benjamin Frommer
Cayla Harrison
caylaharrison2029@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
African Diaspora and African American History; Economic and Labor History; Gender and Sexuality History; Legal and Criminal History
Advisor(s):
Kate Masur
Bennett Herson-Roeser
bennettherson-roeser2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Doug Kiel
Demetrius Hodges-Goodale
demetriusgoodale2030@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
African Diaspora and African American History; Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History; Economic and Labor History; Political and Policy History
Advisor(s):
Leslie M. Harris; Martha Biondi
Brooklyn Hortenstine
bhortenstine@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
History of Science, Technology & Medicine; Legal & Criminal History; Political & Policy History
Advisor(s):
Benjamin Frommer
Elizabeth Howell
elizabethhowell2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Central Europe
Advisor(s):
Lauren Stokes
Maria Katsulos
mariakatsulos2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Medieval Europe, Early Modern Europe
Specialization:
Gender & Sexuality History
Advisor(s):
Scott Sowerby
Mila Kaut
milakaut2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Environmental History; Gender and Sexuality History
Advisor(s):
Kate Masur
Alexandrea Keith
alexandreakeith2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Brett Gadsden
Dami Kim
damikim2030@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
African Diaspora and African American History; Gender & Sexuality History
Advisor(s):
Leslie M. Harris
William Kirsch
williamkirsch2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Economic and Labor History; Political and Policy History
Advisor(s):
Kathleen Belew
Danylo Leshchyshyn
DanyloLeshchyshyn2029@u.northwestern.edu or dleshchy@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial, and Diasporic History; Political and Policy History; Religious History; Urban History; War and Empire in History
Advisor(s):
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern
Isabel Lewin Knauer
isabel.lewinknauer@northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America
Specialization:
Gender & Sexuality History; Legal & Criminal History;
Advisor(s):
Lina Britto
David Li
davidli@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Specialization:
War & Empire History; Economic & Labor History; Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History;
Advisor(s):
Melissa Macauley
Cindy B. Lima
CindyLima2021@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America, United States
Advisor(s):
Ji-Yeon Yuh
Drew Meinecke
DrewMeinecke2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Religious History; Urban History
Advisor(s):
Brett Gadsden
Heather Menefee
heathermenefee2015@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Native American & Indigenous Studies, Universities & Colonialism, Dakota Language & History
Advisor(s):
Kate Masur
Jan Michael
janmichael2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Gender & Sexuality History; Legal & Criminal History; Political & Policy History
Advisor(s):
Kathleen Belew
Bennett Miller
bennettmiller2029@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
African Diaspora & African American History; Political & Policy History
Advisor(s):
Kathleen Belew; Kevin Boyle
Hugh Milner
HughMilner2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Medieval Europe, Modern Europe
Specialization:
Environmental History
Advisor(s):
Lydia Barnett
Anastasiya Novatorskaya
anastasiyanovatorskaya2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Gender & Sexuality History
Advisor(s):
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern
Ifeayin Eziamaka “Ezi” Ogbuli
IfeayinOgbuli2029@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
Economic and Labor History; Gender & Sexuality History; Legal & Criminal History; Religious History; Urban History
Advisor(s):
Helen Tilley
Uchechukwu Oguchi
uchechukwuoguchi2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
Environmental History; Legal and Criminal History; Political and Policy History; Religious History; Urban History
Advisor(s):
Helen Tilley
Esther Osei Adjei
estherosei2029@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
Environmental History; Religious History, Urban History
Advisor(s):
Akin Ogundiran
Daniel Ospina Perez
danielospina2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America
Specialization:
Political & Policy History, Religious/Urban History
Advisor(s):
Lina Britto
Catherine Perez
CatherinePerez2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Specialization:
Gender & Sexuality History; Political & Policy History; Religious/Urban History
Advisor(s):
Scott Sowerby
Erika Revelo
erikarevelovallejo2030@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America
Specialization:
Economic & Labor History; Political & Policy History; Religious History; Urban History
Advisor(s):
Lina Britto
Hannah Reynolds
hannah.reynolds@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History; Gender & Sexuality History
Advisor(s):
Susan J. Pearson
Eric Michael Rhodes
ericrhodes2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America, United States
Specialization:
Religious History; Urban History
Advisor(s):
Kevin Boyle
Cole Roecker
coleroecker@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Environmental History
Advisor(s):
Keith Woodhouse
Rebecca Rwakabukoza
rebeccarwakabukoza2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
Gender and Sexuality History; History of Science, Technology and Medicine; Colonial History
Advisor(s):
David Schoenbrun; Helen Tilley; Sean Hanretta
Abraham Salazar
abrahamsalazar2030@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Economic & Labor History; Political & Policy History
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava
Kenneth Salter
kennethsalter2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
African Diaspora & African American History
Advisor(s):
Kate Masur
Rachel Sarcevic-Tesanovic
rachelsarcevic-tesanovic2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
France and the French Empire from the 18th to the 20th Century
Advisor(s):
Sarah Maza
Meera Seth
meera.seth@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History
Advisor(s):
Deborah Cohen
Maya Shenoy
mayashenoy2030@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Economic & Labor History; legal & Criminal History; Political & Policy History
Advisor(s):
Susan J. Pearson; Ajay K. Mehrotra
Hannah Simmons
hannahsimmons2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Leslie M. Harris
Sara M. B. Simon
smbsimon@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
History of Science, Technology & Medicine
Advisor(s):
Susan J. Pearson
Angela Tate
Field(s):
International History
Specialization:
Black Internationalism
Advisor(s):
Daniel Immerwahr
Marquis Taylor
marquistaylor2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
African Diaspora and African American History; Gender & Sexuality History; Political & Policy History
Advisor(s):
Leslie M. Harris
Deborah Tulloch
deborahtulloch84@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
African Diaspora and African American History; Colonial, Imperial, and Diasporic History; History of Science, Technology & Medicine; Political & Policy History; Religious & Urban History.
Advisor(s):
Brett Gadsden
Rachel Wallner
RachelWallner2020@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Dissertation Title:
“Knowledge Politics, Science, and the Struggle for Power in the South China Sea, 1890-1966”
Advisor(s):
Melissa Macauley
Yiming Wang
wangym@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Specialization:
Gender & Sexuality History
Advisor(s):
Peter J. Carroll
Aaron Wilford
aawil@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
Environmental History
Advisor(s):
Sean Hanretta; Helen Tilley
Kyle Woods
kylewoods2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Political & Policy History; War & Empire in History
Advisor(s):
Benjamin Frommer
Umar Yandaki
umaryandaki2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History; Political & Policy History
Advisor(s):
Sean Hanretta