
Graduate Students


Emiliano Aguilar
EmilianoAguilar2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava

Teresa Alvarado-Patlan
teresaalvarado-patlan2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava

Claire Arnold
ClaireArnold2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Modern Britain
Advisor(s):
Deborah Cohen

Chernoh Bah
ChernohBah2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Advisor(s):
Helen Tilley; Sean Hanretta

Emily Bailinson
EmilyBailinson2015@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Advisor(s):
Scott Sowerby

Elizabeth Barahona
ElizabethBarahona2022@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



Michelle Bezark
michellebezark2020@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Susan J. Pearson





Tomasz Cebrat
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
East Central Europe, Jewish History, Nationalism, History of Religion
Advisor(s):
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern; Benjamin Frommer


Andrea Christmas
AndreaChristmas@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Dissertation Title:
“Choreographing Desire: Sexuality and Citizenship at the Paris Opéra Ballet, 1789-1848”
Advisor(s):
Tessie P. Liu


Felipe Ford Cole
F-Cole2016@nlaw.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America, United States
Advisor(s):
Lina Britto; Paul Gillingham

Carl Creason
CarlCreason2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Kate Masur; Robert Orsi

Savoy Curry
SavoyCurry2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Advisor(s):
Dyan Elliott

Emily Curtis Walters
emilycurtiswalters@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Advisor(s):
Deborah Cohen


Lev Daschko
levdaschko2013@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
East-Central Europe; Ukraine
Advisor(s):
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern

Sarah-Louise Dawtry
Sarah-LouiseDawtry2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava


Elsa De La Rosa
ElsaDeLaRosa2017@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America
Advisor(s):
Paul Gillingham

Alexandra De Leon
alexandradeleon2021@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Specialization:
Modern Japan
Advisor(s):
Laura Hein




Dexter Fergie
dexter.fergie@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
U.S. Foreign Relations, Intellectual History, History of Science and Technology, International Relations
Advisor(s):
Daniel Immerwahr

Matthew Foreman
MatthewForeman2021@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Advisor(s):
Melissa Macauley; Peter J. Carroll

Brian Forman
brianforman2021@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Advisor(s):
Richard Kieckhefer


Erica Gilbert-Levin
EricaGilbert-Levin2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Kevin Boyle

Esther Ginestet
EstherGinestet2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Advisor(s):
Jonathon Glassman; David Schoenbrun


Gabrielle Guillerm
GabrielleGuillerm2019@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Robert Orsi

Bright Gyamfi
BrightGyamfi2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
Black Internationalism
Advisor(s):
Sean Hanretta

Melanie Hall
MelanieHall2012@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
US environmental history and science and technology
Advisor(s):
Ken Alder


Kathryn Birks Harvey
KathrynHarvey2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Kevin Boyle



Elizabeth Howell
elizabethhowell2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Central Europe
Advisor(s):
Lauren Stokes

E. Bennett Jones
e.bennettjones@gmail.com
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
U.S. History, History of Science, Animal Studies
Advisor(s):
Susan J. Pearson; Lydia Barnett


Emily Kamm
EmilyKamm2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa, Latin America
Advisor(s):
Helen Tilley; Sherwin Bryant

Alexandrea Keith
alexandreakeith2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Brett Gadsden


Juan Fernando León
JuanLeon2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe
Advisor(s):
Lydia Barnett



Youjia Li
YoujiaLi2014@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Specialization:
Social, gender, and immigration history in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century Asia, specifically in Japan and China.
Advisor(s):
Amy Stanley

Cindy B. Lima
CindyLima2021@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America, United States
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava

Madelyn Lugli
MadelynLugli2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Modern Britain
Advisor(s):
Deborah Cohen; Daniel Immerwahr


Katya Maslakowski
KatyaMaslakowski2021@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Modern Britain
Dissertation Title:
“Men of Violence: Colonial Violence, Counterinsurgency Expertise and the end of the British Empire, 1919-1998”
Advisor(s):
Deborah Cohen


Heather Menefee
heathermenefee2015@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Indigenous Studies, Race and Colonialism, American Indian Law and Policy
Advisor(s):
Kate Masur

Trumaine Mitchell
Trumainemitchell2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Brett Gadsden


Christopher Muhoozi
christophermuhoozi2017@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Advisor(s):
David Schoenbrun



Laura Noboa
LauraNoboa2018@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Advisor(s):
Edward Muir

Kathleen Noll
KathleenNoll2020@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Advisor(s):
Dyan Elliott

Anastasiya Novatorskaya
AnastasiyaNovatorskaya2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
East-Central Europe; Jewish History; Nationalism
Advisor(s):
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern

Sian Olson Dowis
SianOlsonDowis2014@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Social movements, political economy, urban planning and the built environment.
Advisor(s):
Kevin Boyle



Bogdan Pavlish
BogdanPavlish2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Advisor(s):
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern

Robin Pokorski
RobinPokorski2015@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Advisor(s):
Dyan Elliott


Jayson Maurice Porter
JaysonPorter2021@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America
Advisor(s):
Paul Gillingham

Vanda Rajcan
vandarajcan@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Holocaust Studies, Jewish History, Post-War Reconstruction, and Comparative Genocide Studies.
Dissertation Title:
Unpopular Justice: Holocaust-related Crimes in Slovak People’s Courts, 1945-1947
Advisor(s):
Benjamin Frommer



Andrea Rosengarten
andrea.rosengarten@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
19th- and 20th-century Namibia and South Africa; historical geography; critical race and ethnicity studies; missionaries and translation; social history of apartheid
Advisor(s):
Jonathon Glassman

Rebecca Rwakabukoza
rebeccarwakabukoza2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Advisor(s):
David Schoenbrun


Zoe Senecal
ZoeSenecal2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Advisor(s):
Richard Kieckhefer

Eunike G. Setiadarma
EunikeSetiadarma2019@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Southeast Asia
Advisor(s):
Haydon Cherry


Hannah Simmons
hannahsimmons2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Leslie M. Harris

Mikala Stokes
MikalaStokes2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Leslie M. Harris

John Sullivan
JohnSullivan2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe
Advisor(s):
Lydia Barnett

Angela Tate
AngelaTate2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Atlantic World, Black Internationalism, Performance Theory, Visual Culture
Advisor(s):
Daniel Immerwahr

Marquis Taylor
marquistaylor2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa, United States
Advisor(s):
Leslie M. Harris



Rita Velasco
RitaVelasco2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America
Advisor(s):
Paul Gillingham; Geraldo L. Cadava

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
