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Western Washington University
Western Washington University Dept. of History
516 High St., MS 9061
Bellingham, WA 98225-9061
Phone: 360.650.3457
Email: history@wwu.edu
Website: https://chss.wwu.edu/history


We offer several undergraduate and graduate degree programs in history to match your interests and educational goals. The study of history facilitates the development of research, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive skills.


Chair: Susan Costanzo
Director of Graduate Studies: Jennifer Seltz
Degrees Offered: BA,MA
Academic Year System: QTR
Areas of Specialization: Europe, US, Western Hemisphere, Africa and Middle East, East and South Asia, Japan, Latin America, Indigenous America, ancient world, medieval Europe, early modern Europe, Jewish, modern world, sexuality, Pacific Northwest
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $9582
   Out-of-state: $28707
Graduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $13878
   Out-of-state: $27389

Enrollment 2024-25:
Undergraduate Majors: 281
Students in Program: 0
New Graduate Students: 11
Full-time Graduate Students: 25
Part-time Graduate Students: 0
Degrees in History: 0 AA 73 BA 0 BS 8 MA 0 MS 0 PhD
Students in Undergrad. Courses: 0
Students in Undergrad. Intro Courses: 0
% of Online-Only Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://admissions.wwu.edu/
   Financial Aid: https://admissions.wwu.edu/financial-aid
Graduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://gradschool.wwu.edu/
   Financial Aid: https://gradschool.wwu.edu/funding-support

Areas of Specialization: Europe, US, Western Hemisphere, Africa and Middle East, East and South Asia, Japan, Latin America, Indigenous America, ancient world, medieval Europe, early modern Europe, Jewish, modern world, sexuality, Pacific Northwest

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Doctoral Program Information

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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


Folk, Holly (PHD, Indiana, 2006; ; assoc. prof.; Global Humanities and Religions) religious studies; holly.folk@wwu.edu
Garfinkle, Steven J. (PHD, Columbia, 2000; ; prof.; Economics) ancient Near East and Mediterranean, historical theory and methods; Steven.Garfinkle@wwu.edu
Greenberg, Mark I. (PHD, Florida, 1997; ; dean; Western Libraries) American Jewish; Mark.Greenberg@wwu.edu
Joffrion, Elizabeth (MA, New Orleans, 1989; MLIS, Maryland, Coll. Park, 1997; dir., Heritage Resources; Western Libraries) archives and records management; Elizabeth.Joffrion@wwu.edu
Kurtz, Anthony (MA, Western Washington, 1998; ; records mgr. and Univ. archivist; Western Libraries) archives and records management; Anthony.Kurtz@wwu.edu
Lynn, Kimberly (PHD, John Hopkins, 2006; ; prof.; Global Humanities and Religions) early modern Europe and Iberian world; kimberly.lynn@wwu.edu
Miran, Jonathan (PHD, Michigan State, 2004; ; prof.; Global Humanities and Religions) Africa and Islamic; jonathan.miran@wwu.edu
Pearce, Scott (PHD, Princeton, 1987; ; prof.; Global Humanities and Religions) East Asia; scott.pierce@wwu.edu
Schulze-Oechtering, Michael A. (PHD, California, Berkeley, 2016; ; adj. faculty) ethnic studies, Asian American studies; Michael.Schulze-Oechtering@wwu.edu
Steele, Ruth (MA, Western Washington, 2002; ; archivist; Center for Pacific Northwest Studies) archives and records management; Ruth.Steele@wwu.edu
Takagi, Midori (PHD, Columbia, 1995; ; assoc. prof.; Fairhaven Coll.) slavery, ethnic; midori.takagi@wwu.edu
Anderson, Charles W. (PHD, NYU, 2013; ; assoc. prof.) Middle East; Charles.Anderson@wwu.edu
Bhattacharjee, Dharitri (PHD, Texas, Austin, 2015; ; assoc. prof.) South Asia; dharitri.bhattacharjee@wwu.edu
Bushelle, Emi Foulk (PHD, UCLA, 2016; ; assoc. prof.) Japan; Emi.Foulk@wwu.edu
Cameselle, Pedro M. (PHD, Fordham, 2016; ; assoc. prof.) Latin America, world; pedro.cameselle@wwu.edu
Cerretti, Josh (PHD, SUNY, Buffalo, 2014; ; assoc. prof.) women/gender/sexuality studies; josh.cerretti@wwu.edu
Chard, Daniel S. (PHD, Massachusetts Amherst, 2016; ; asst. prof.) modern US; daniel.chard@wwu.edu
Costanzo, Susan E. (PHD, Northwestern, 1994; ; assoc. prof. and chair) Russia and Soviet Union, Europe; Susan.Costanzo@wwu.edu
Diehl, Peter D. (PHD, UCLA, 1991; ; assoc. prof.) medieval, ecclesiastical, social; Peter.Diehl@wwu.edu
Hardesty, Jared Ross (PHD, Boston Coll., 2014; ; prof.) colonial America; Jared.Hardesty@wwu.edu
Heslop, Madison (PHD, Washington, 2022; ; asst. prof.) Canadian American studies; heslopm@wwu.edu
Johnston, Christine (PHD, UCLA, 2016; ; assoc. prof.) ancient Near East, Mediterranean, economic; christine.johnston@wwu.edu
López-Pedreros, A. Ricardo (PHD, Maryland, Coll. Park, 2008; ; prof.) Latin America; Ricardo.Lopez@wwu.edu
Neem, Johann N. (PHD, Virginia, 2004; ; prof.) early American Republic; Johann.Neem@wwu.edu
Pihos, Peter Constantine (PHD, Pennsylvania, 2015; ; assoc. prof.) African American; peter.pihos@wwu.edu
Price, Hunter (PHD, Ohio State, 2014; ; assoc. prof.) early American Republic; Hunter.Price@wwu.edu
Seltz, Jennifer (PHD, Washington, 2005; ; assoc. prof. and dir., grad. studies) 19th and 20th century, US West; Jennifer.Seltz@wwu.edu
Stewart, Mart A. (PHD, Emory, 1988; ; prof.) 19th-century US social and cultural, environmental, Civil War and Reconstruction; Mart.Stewart@wwu.edu
Thompson, Roger R. (PHD, Yale, 1985; ; prof.) China; Roger.Thompson@wwu.edu
Zarrow, Sarah Ellen (PHD, NYU, 2015; ; assoc. prof. and Endowed Chair of Jewish History) modern Jewish, modern Europe, Holocaust; sarah.zarrow@wwu.edu
Zimmerman, Sarah J. (PHD, California, Berkeley, 2011; ; prof.) West Africa; Sarah.Zimmerman@wwu.edu
Danysk, Cecilia A. (PHD, McGill, 1991; ; assoc. prof. emeritus) Canada;
Eurich, Susan Amanda (PHD, Emory, 1988; ; prof. emeritus) early modern Europe, France; Amanda.Eurich@wwu.edu
Friday, Chris (PHD, UCLA, 1991; ; prof. emeritus) American Indian, Asian American, Pacific Northwest; Chris.Friday@wwu.edu
Helfgott, Leonard M. (PHD, Maryland, Coll. Park, 1973; ; prof. emeritus) Middle East, Jewish, modern Europe; Leonard.Helfgott@wwu.edu
Jimerson, Randall C. (PHD, Michigan, 1977; ; prof. emeritus) archival administration, information and records management, US; Rand.Jimerson@wwu.edu
Mariz, George (PHD, Missouri, Columbia, 1970; ; prof. emeritus) European intellectual, Britain; George.Mariz@wwu.edu
Ritter, Harry , Jr. (PHD, Virginia, 1969; ; prof. emeritus) 20th-century Germany, 19th-century Habsburg monarchy; Harry.Ritter@wwu.edu
Schwarz, Henry (PHD, Wisconsin, Madison, 1962; ; prof. emeritus) modern China, Mongolia, Chinese Central Asia; Henry.Schwarz@wwu.edu
Truschel, Louis W. (PHD, Northwestern, 1970; ; assoc. prof. emeritus) southern Africa, modern Africa, modern Europe; Louis.Truschel@wwu.edu
Whisenhunt, Donald W. (PHD, Texas Tech, 1966; ; prof. emeritus) US, 1930s; Donald.Whisenhunt@wwu.edu
Bishop, Savannah (PHD, Koç, 2025; ; vis. asst. prof.) ancient; bishop33@wwu.edu
Burke, Lucas N. N. (PHD, Oregon, 2024; ; vis. asst. prof.) modern US; burkel9@wwu.edu
Elezovic, Arna S. (PHD, Washington, 2021; ; lect.) ; arna.elezovic@wwu.edu
Goosmann, Breann (ABD, Oregon, ; ; vis. instr.) premodern Japan; goosmab@wwu.edu
Hughes, Michael W. (PHD, Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2016; ; sr. instr.) US; michael.hughes@wwu.edu
Mangum, Douglas (PHD, Free State, 2018; ; vis. asst. prof.) ancient; mangumd4@wwu.edu
Watkins, Sarah E. (PHD, California, Santa Barbara, 2014; ; vis. asst. prof.) Africa, gender; watkins5@wwu.edu
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