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University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Alabama in Huntsville Dept. of History
301 Sparkman Dr.
206 Morton Hall
Huntsville, AL 35899
Phone: 256.824.6321
Email: christine.sears@uah.edu
Email: history@uah.edu
Website: https://www.uah.edu/ahs/departments/history


The history faculty wants to help you learn about the past and prepare you for the future. We are dedicated to excellence in research and teaching, and strive to create a range of classes and programs to meet your interests.


Chair: Christine Sears
Degrees Offered: BA,MA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: 20th century, Europe, US, Latin America, Middle East, women/gender
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $10109
   Out-of-state: $23759
Graduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $6765
   Out-of-state: $15587

Enrollment 2024-25:
Undergraduate Majors: 75
Students in Program: 0
New Graduate Students: 3
Full-time Graduate Students: 8
Part-time Graduate Students: 7
Degrees in History: 0 AA 17 BA 0 BS 9 MA 0 MS 0 PhD
Students in Undergrad. Courses: 1008
Students in Undergrad. Intro Courses: 790
% of Online-Only Courses: 20
Undergraduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate
   Financial Aid: https://www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid
Graduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.uah.edu/admissions/graduate
   Financial Aid: https://www.uah.edu/admissions/graduate/financial-aid

Areas of Specialization: 20th century, Europe, US, Latin America, Middle East, women/gender

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Directory of History Dissertations

Doctoral Program Statistics 2024-25:
PhD students currently enrolled: 0
PhD applications received: 0
New PhD students: 0
% of students receiving tuition waivers: 0
% of students receiving stipends: 0


Baun, Dylan (PHD, Arizona, 2015; ; assoc. prof.) modern Middle East and Islamic world, youth cultures, street politics; dylan.baun@uah.edu
Johnson, Molly Wilkinson (PHD, Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2003; ; assoc. prof.) modern Europe, Germany, women; johnsomw@uah.edu
Pacino, Nicole L. (PHD, California, Santa Barbara, 2013; ; assoc. prof.) Latin America, science and medicine, gender studies; nicole.pacino@uah.edu
Reynolds, Ryan T. (PHD, Mississippi State, 2024; ; assoc. prof.) military, 19th-/20th-century US;
Sears, Christine E. (PHD, Delaware, 2007; ; assoc. prof. and chair) Atlantic world, early Republic US, slavery, comparative slavery; christine.sears@uah.edu
Smith, Kelly M. (PHD, Cincinnati, 2018; ; lect.) early modern Europe; kelly.m.smith@uah.edu
Tonkel, Joshua (PHD, Notre Dame, 2025; ; lect.) history and philosophy of science, 19th- and 20th-century US; joshua.tonkel@uah.edu
Boucher, Philip P. (PHD, Connecticut, 1974; ; dist. prof. emeritus) early modern Europe, colonial expansion, Caribbean; boucherp@uah.edu
Dunar, Andrew J. (PHD, Southern California, 1981; ; prof. emeritus) 20th-century US, US diplomatic, oral; dunara@uah.edu
Ellis, Jack D. (PHD, Tulane, 1967; ; prof. emeritus) 19th- and 20th-century Europe, modern France, social history of medicine; jellis1789@comcast.net
Gerberding, Richard A. (DPHIL, Oxford, 1982; ; prof. emeritus) ancient, medieval; gerberdingr@uah.edu
Severn, John K. (PHD, Florida State, 1975; ; prof. emeritus and assoc. provost) French Revolution and Napoleon, 19th-century Europe, modern France; severnj@uah.edu
Shields, Johanna N. (PHD, Alabama, 1972; ; prof. emeritus) US social and cultural, early Republic, Old US South; shieldsj@uah.edu
Waring, Stephen P. (PHD, Iowa, 1988; ; prof. emeritus) modern US, US intellectual, US technology; warings@uah.edu
White, Carolyn W. (PHD, Duke, 1974; ; prof. emeritus) Britain, historiography, modern Europe;
White, John C. (PHD, Duke, 1964; ; prof. emeritus) modern France, Age of Reason, administrative;
Williams, Lee E., II (PHD, Mississippi State, 1975; ; prof. emeritus) 20th-century US, African American, modern US South; willial@uah.edu
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