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:
Tues. 2 - 4 p.m. Zoom (Zoom Link in Canvas)
Mon. 1 - 3 p.m.
- 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 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (By appt.)
- 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: Wednesday 10:30 a.m.-Noon; Zoom Drop in: T/TH 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.; Zoom Appointments: T/TH 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (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: M/W Noon-1:00 p.m. and 3:00-3:30 p.m. & by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., Business, Labor
Dr. Aaron Cohen
Professor

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3092
- Phone: (916) 278-7209
- cohenaj@csus.edu
- Office Hours: On Sabbatical Fall 2025
- 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., Monday/Wednesday 3:00-3:30 p.m. & by appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Japan, Film
Dr. Patrick Ettinger
Professor

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3090
- Phone: (916) 278-6589
- ettinger@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours:
Fri. 11 a.m. - noon Zoom
Tues./Thurs. 10 - 11 a.m.
- Specialty & Interests: American West, Immigration, Oral/Public History
James (Jim) German
Lecturer

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3093
- Phone: (916) 278-4076
- james.german@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Dr. Candace Gregory
Professor

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3059
- Phone: (916) 278-3824
- gregoryc@csus.edu
- Office Hours: MWF 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., in person and on Zoom https://csus.zoom.us/j/5301359082, and by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: Medieval Europe
Dr. Clarissa Ibarra
Assistant Professor

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3071
- Phone: (916) 278-5637
- c.ibarra@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M/W 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m., & Th 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
- Specialty & Interests: Latin America, Cuba, Science
Dr. Rebecca Kluchin
Professor

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3083
- Phone: (916) 278-5636
- rkluchin@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T/Th 9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
- 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: Tuesdays 10:30 a.m. - Noon & Thursdays 1:00-2:30 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: Modern Greece
Dr. Nikolaos Lazaridis
Professor, Student Success Center Faculty Fellow, Premodern Worlds Coordinator

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3096
- Phone: (916) 278-6234
- lazaridi@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: In Person: Wednesdays 8:30-11:30 a.m. ; Online: via https://csus.zoom.us/j/82347463248
- 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: Mondays 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Tuesdays 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: T/Th 10:00-11:30 a.m. or by appt. (in office or Zoom)
- 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: Tues/Thurs 1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m. & Wednesdays 4:30 p.m-5:30 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: M/W: 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. & W 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m., or by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: China, East Asia, Women, Medieval Culture
Dr. Maria Quintana
Assistant Professor, Public History Program Internship Coordinator

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3073
- Phone: (916) 278-6465
- m.quintana@csus.edu
- 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: Tu/Th Noon-1:30 p.m. & by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: 19th-Century U.S., Native American
Dr. Mona Siegel
Professor, Coordinator, Law & Social Justice Concentration

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3058
- Phone: (916) 278-3413
- msiegel@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (in person or by Zoom appt); Wednesdays 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (by Zoom appt only);Thursdays 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (in person or 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/Tuesday 12:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. & 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: MTWR 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. & by appt; Research & Reflection - Wednesday's 8:00 a.m. - Noon
- Specialty & Interests: Modern Germany, Central Europe, European Environmental
List of Lecturer Faculty
Dr. Marwa Helmy
Lecturer

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3053
- Phone: (916) 278-6428
- marwa.helmy@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: Ancient Near East
Christi Anderson
Lecturer

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3075
- Phone: (916) 278-6669
- canderson@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Zoom: Monday/Wednesday 1:30 - 2:00 p.m., In person: Monday, Wednesday 2 - 4 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S.
Dr. Thomas Clark
Lecturer

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3093
- Phone: (916) 278-6136
- tomclark@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- 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: Wednesdays Noon-2:30 p.m. at Zoom ID 810 9203 2051
- Specialty & Interests: Modern European History
Troy Crowder
Lecturer

- Location: Benicia Hall 1007
- Phone: (916) 278-5327
- troy.crowder@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon/Wed Noon-1:00 p.m.; Tues/Thurs 11:00 a.m.-Noon & by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: World History, Environmental History
Sean de Courcy
Lecturer

- Office Hours: Office hours are held 30 minutes before or after class by prior arrangement
Dr. Michael Epperson
Lecturer

- Location: Benicia Hall 1012
- Phone: (916) 278-4919
- epperson@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: T/TH 12:45-1:30 p.m. & by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: History/Philosophy of Science
Henry Feuss
Lecturer

- Office Hours: Office hours are held 30 minutes before or after class by prior arrangement
Dr. Peter Gough
Lecturer

- Location: Brighton Hall 217
- Phone: (916) 278-5323
- peter.gough@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T/Th 3:00-4:00 p.m. and Zoom by appointment
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., Cultural History
Dr. Fritz (George) Harsch
Lecturer

- Location: Benicia Hall 1042
- Phone: (916) 278-4580
- fharsch@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T/Th 4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S.
Dr. Aaron Jackson
Lecturer

- Location: Tahoe Hall 3093
- Phone: (916) 278-6136
- aaron.j.jackson@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
- 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 3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. & by appt.; Zoom: Th Noon-1:00 p.m. & by appt.
- Specialty & Interests: European history, World history, and Ancient history.
Sara Lee
Lecturer

- Location: Benicia Hall 1007
- Phone: (916) 278-5327
- sac79963@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues/Thurs 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
- Specialty & Interests: U.S., History of Women
Monica Libell
Lecturer

- Phone: (916) 278-5630
- m.libell@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. & by appt.
Dr. Scott M. Lupo
Lecturer

- Location: Brighton Hall 217
- Phone: (916) 278-5323
- lupo@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesday 10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. & 1:20 p.m.-2:05 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: Mondays 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 12:15 p.m.-1:15 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: Mondays Noon-1:00 p.m.; Wednesdays Noon-2:30 p.m.& on Zoom via appointment (please email)
- Specialty & Interests: Early Modern Europe, Christianity, Women
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

- Office Hours: Check Syllabus
- Specialty & Interests: Public History
Dr. Maury Wiseman
Lecturer

- Location: Benicia Hall 1012
- Phone: (916) 278-4919
- maury.wiseman@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon/Wed 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.; 11:00 a.m. - Noon
- 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