Graduate Students
Semiu Adegbenle
semiu@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
African Diaspora and African American History; Colonial, Imperial, and Diasporic History
Advisor(s):
Sean Hanretta
Teresa Alvarado-Patlan
teresaalvarado-patlan2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava
Claire C. 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
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
Elizabeth Barahona
ElizabethBarahona2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Economic & Labor History; Political & Policy History; Religious History; Urban History
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:
Colonial, Imperial, and Diasporic History; Political and Policy 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; History of Science, Technology and Medicine; Gender & Sexuality History; Religious & Urban 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
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
Specialization:
Modern China; Comparative Legal History
Advisor(s):
Melissa Macauley
Felipe Ford Cole
F-Cole2016@nlaw.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America, United States
Advisor(s):
Lina Britto; Paul Gillingham
Savoy Curry
SavoyCurry2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Specialization:
Jewish Studies, Gender Studies
Advisor(s):
Dyan Elliott; David Shyovitz
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
Ziyana Fazal
ziyana2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
South Asia
Specialization:
Gender and Sexuality History
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
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:
Public History; Urban History
Advisor(s):
Geraldo L. Cadava
Erica Gilbert-Levin
EricaGilbert-Levin2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Dissertation Title:
Urban Crucible: Racial Conflict and City Politics in Chicago, 1946-1964
Advisor(s):
Kevin Boyle
Esther Ginestet
estherginestet@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Specialization:
Intellectual History, History of Gender and Ethnicity, History of Migrations
Advisor(s):
Jonathon Glassman; David Schoenbrun; Florence Bernault
Melanie Hall
MelanieHall2012@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
US environmental history and science and technology
Advisor(s):
Ken Alder
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
Kathryn Birks Harvey
KathrynHarvey2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Legal History
Advisor(s):
Kevin Boyle; Ajay Mehrotra, Joanna Grisinger, Erin Delaney
Bennett Herson-Roeser
bennettherson-roeser2026@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Advisor(s):
Doug Kiel
Elizabeth Howell
elizabethhowell2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
Central Europe
Advisor(s):
Lauren Stokes
Emily Kamm
EmilyKamm2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa, Latin America
Advisor(s):
Helen Tilley; Sherwin Bryant
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
William Kirsch
williamkirsch2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Economic and Labor History; Political and Policy History
Advisor(s):
Kathleen Belew
Hae Uk Ko
HaeHaeUk2029@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial, and Diasporic History
Advisor(s):
Ji-Yeon Yuh
Junwoo Lee
JunwooLee2027@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
International History
Specialization:
Colonial, Imperial and Diasporic History; Economic & Labor History; War & Empire in History; History of Science, Technology & Medicine
Advisor(s):
Daniel Immerwahr
Juan Fernando León
JuanLeon2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe
Advisor(s):
Lydia Barnett
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
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
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):
Geraldo L. Cadava
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
Specialization:
19th Century U.S. History, U.S. Empire, Gender, Race
Advisor(s):
Susan J. Pearson
Hope McCaffrey
HopeMccaffrey2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
United States
Specialization:
Gender, Women's History, Nineteenth Century
Advisor(s):
Kate Masur
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
Hugh Milner
HughMilner2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Medieval Europe, Modern Europe
Specialization:
Environmental History
Advisor(s):
Lydia Barnett
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
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:
Gender & Sexuality History
Advisor(s):
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern
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
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
Daniel Ospina Perez
danielospina2028@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Latin America
Specialization:
Political & Policy History, Religious/Urban History
Advisor(s):
Lina Britto
Hazal Özdemir
HazalOzdemir2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Middle East
Specialization:
War and Empire in History
Advisor(s):
İpek K. Yosmaoğlu
Bogdan Pavlish
BogdanPavlish2022@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Advisor(s):
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern
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
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
Rebecca Rwakabukoza
rebeccarwakabukoza2025@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Africa
Advisor(s):
David Schoenbrun
Aoi Saito
AoiSaito2019@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Specialization:
Japanese History, Global History
Advisor(s):
Amy Stanley
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
Zoe Senecal
ZoeSenecal2023@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe
Specialization:
Religious History; Urban History
Advisor(s):
Richard Kieckhefer
Eunike G. Setiadarma
EunikeSetiadarma2019@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Southeast Asia
Specialization:
Modern Indonesia
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
Holly Swenson
hollyswenson2024@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
Modern Europe
Specialization:
British History
Advisor(s):
Deborah Cohen; Tracy Davis
Angela Tate
Field(s):
International History
Specialization:
Black Internationalism
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
Specialization:
Mexico
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
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
Matthew Wong Foreman
wongforeman@u.northwestern.edu
Field(s):
East Asia
Advisor(s):
Melissa Macauley; Peter J. Carroll
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