Graduate Students: Department of History

Claire Arnold

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

ChernohBah2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Africa
Specialization: Medical History
Dissertation Title: Resolving an Empire Problem: Public Health, Convict Labor, and the Revenue Crisis in Colonial Sierra Leone, 1914 -1944
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

Morgan Barry

MorganBarry2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Martha Biondi

Noa Ben Haim

noabenhaim2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Kate Masur

Anisha Bhat

AnishaBhat2016@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): South Asia
Advisor(s): Rajeev Kinra

Colin Bos

ColinBos2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Africa
Advisor(s): Helen Tilley

John Miles Branch

jbranch@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Keith Woodhouse

Jay Carroll

jordancarroll2017@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Modern Europe
Advisor(s): Tessie P. Liu

Mian Chen

MianChen2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): East Asia
Advisor(s): Peter J. Carroll

Alison Choi

alisonchoi2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Ji-Yeon Yuh

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

Ming-hsi Chu

Ming-hsiChu2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): East Asia
Advisor(s): Melissa Macauley

Felipe Ford Cole

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

Lauren Cole

lcole@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Medieval Europe
Advisor(s): Barbara Newman

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

Holly Dayton

HollyDayton2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Modern Europe
Advisor(s): Deborah Cohen

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

Mitch Edwards

MitchellEdwards2016@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Africa
Advisor(s): Jonathon Glassman

Gil Engelstein

GilEngelstein2020@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Modern Europe
Advisor(s): Deborah Cohen

Ziyana Fazal

ziyana2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): South Asia
Advisor(s): Ashish Koul

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

Gennifer K. Geer

gkg@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Ji-Yeon Yuh

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

Miguel Giron

miguelgiron2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Geraldo L. Cadava

Bright Gyamfi

BrightGyamfi2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Africa
Specialization: Black Internationalism
Dissertation Title: Dreaming of Pan-African Unity: Nkrumahist Scholars and the Global Development of African Diaspora Studies
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

Lu (Lois) Hao

luhao2014@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): East Asia
Advisor(s): Peter J. Carroll

Kathryn Birks Harvey

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

Bennett Herson-Roeser

mailto:bennettherson-roeser2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Doug Kiel

Conrad Hirano

YuHirano2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): East Asia
Advisor(s): Laura Hein

Andrew Holter

Andrew.Holter@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

Norman Joshua

NormanJoshua2015@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Southeast Asia
Advisor(s): Haydon Cherry

Emily Kamm

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

Mila Kaut

milakaut2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Kate Masur

Alexandrea Keith

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

Alice Laburthe

AliceLaburthe2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Modern Europe
Advisor(s): Tessie P. Liu

Juan Fernando León

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

Niko Letsos

nikoletsos@nlaw.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Daniel Immerwahr

Max Lewontin

MaxLewontin2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Martha Biondi

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

Xi Min Ling

xiling2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): East Asia
Advisor(s): Laura Hein

Jacqueline Lopez

jacquelinelopez2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Doug Kiel

Madelyn Lugli

MadelynLugli2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): International History
Specialization: International Europe
Advisor(s): Deborah Cohen; Daniel Immerwahr

Emily Lyon

EmilyLyon2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Susan J. Pearson

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

Hope McCaffrey

HopeMccaffrey2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Kate Masur

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

Caitlin Monroe

CaitlinMonroe2021@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Africa
Advisor(s): Jonathon Glassman

Christopher Muhoozi

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

Moritz Nagel

moritz.nagel@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Africa
Advisor(s): David Schoenbrun

Jonathan Ng

jonathanng2014@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Michael J. Allen

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

Hazal Özdemir

HazalOzdemir2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Middle East
Advisor(s): İpek K. Yosmaoğlu

Anqi Pan

anqipan2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): East Asia
Advisor(s): Peter J. Carroll

Bogdan Pavlish

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

Victoria Pham

victoriapham2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Ji-Yeon Yuh

Robin Pokorski

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

John Pollard

johnpollard2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Michael J. Allen

Jayson Maurice Porter

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

Mary Kate Robbett

Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Kate Masur

Ana Rosado

AnaRosado2020@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Kate Masur

Charlotte Rosen

CharlotteRosen2021@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Kevin Boyle

Andrea Rosengarten

andrea.rosengarten@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Africa
Advisor(s): Jonathon Glassman

Rebecca Rwakabukoza

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

Aoi Saito

AoiSaito2019@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): East Asia
Advisor(s): Amy Stanley

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

Melody Shum

MelodyShum2022@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

Weiliang Song

weiliangsong2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Southeast Asia
Advisor(s): Haydon Cherry

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

Alana Toulin

AlanaToulin2019@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): United States
Advisor(s): Susan J. Pearson

Aisha Valiulla

AishaValiulla2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): South Asia
Advisor(s): Rajeev Kinra

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

Aaron Wilford

aaronwilford2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): Africa
Advisor(s): Sean Hanretta; Helen Tilley

Guangshuo Yang

gy@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s): East Asia
Advisor(s): Peter J. Carroll