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Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University Dept. of History and Philosophy
Harned Hall Office 326
Clarksville, TN 37044
Phone: 931.221.7919
Fax: 931.221.7919
Email: tannerk@apsu.edu
Email: poindexterj@apsu.edu
Website: https://www.apsu.edu/history-and-philosophy/
Alternate Address: 601 College St., Box 4486, Clarksville, TN 37044


With offerings on campus and online during the regular academic year and over breaks, the department offers students the flexibility to complete not only general degree requirements but entire programs of study at their own pace and in a way that fits into their schedule. With a faculty made up of scholars recognized not only regionally but nationally as well, students have the chance to learn from and work with experts in their fields.


Chair: Kevin Tanner
Director of Graduate Studies: David Snyder
Degrees Offered: BA,BS,MA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: colonial New England and American Revolution, US South, recent America, Europe, military
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $7356
   Out-of-state: $18444
Graduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $5420
   Out-of-state: $13738

Enrollment 2023-24:
Undergraduate Majors: 225
Students in Program: 0
New Graduate Students: 21
Full-time Graduate Students: 15
Part-time Graduate Students: 10
Degrees in History: 0 AA 0 BA 0 BS 30 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://www.apsu.edu/admissions/
   Financial Aid: https://www.apsu.edu/financialaid/
Graduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.apsu.edu/admissions/
   Financial Aid: https://www.apsu.edu/financialaid/

Areas of Specialization: colonial New England and American Revolution, US South, recent America, Europe, military

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Doctoral Program Information

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Directory of History Dissertations

Doctoral Program Statistics 2023-24:
PhD students currently enrolled: 0
PhD applications received: 0
New PhD students: 0
% of students receiving tuition waivers: 0
% of students receiving stipends: 0


Briggs, Pamela R. (MA, Austin Peay State, 1986; ; adj.) ; briggsp@apsu.edu
Broggie, Matthew D. (MA, Austin Peay State, 2015; ; adj.) ; broggiem@apsu.edu
Campbell, Daniel (MA, Austin Peay State, 2013; ; adj.) ; campbelld@apsu.edu
Christie, Phillip (MA, Austin Peay State, 2019; ; adj.) ; christiep@apsu.edu
Compton, Aaron (MA, Austin Peay State, 2009; ; adj.) military; comptona@apsu.edu
Culver, Gregory (PHD, Southern Illinois, Carbondale, 2000; ; instr.) US South; culverg@apsu.edu
Demetrides, Sara (MA, Evergreen State, 2006; ; adj.) ; demetridess@apsu.edu
Drummond, Benjamin (MA, Austin Peay State, 2004; ; instr.) ; drummondb@apsu.edu
Esing, Christopher (PHD, Kentucky, 2014; ; instr.) ; esingc@apsu.edu
Gillis, Gregory R. (MA, Southeast Missouri State, 1984; ; instr.) America; gillisg@apsu.edu
Jones, Blake (PHD, Arizona State, 2013; ; adj.) ; jonesbw@apsu.edu
Kruk, William K. (MA, Murray State, 2005; ; sr. instr.) America; krukw@apsu.edu
Lorigan, Kerri (MA, Memphis, 2015; ; adj.) ; lorigank@apsu.edu
Moure, Frank (MA, Austin Peay State, 2014; ; adj.) ; mouref@apsu.edu
O'Brien, John J. (PHD, St. Louis, 2017; ; instr.) America, public; obrienj@apsu.edu
Parker, William (MA, Austin Peay State, 2008; ; instr.) ; parkerw@apsu.edu
Pigg, Jimmy J. (MA, Western Kentucky, 2002; ; sr. instr.) America; piggj@apsu.edu
Poole, Sarah (MA, American Coll. of Education, 2018; ; adj.) ; pooles@apsu.edu
Scott, Jonathan G. (MA, Villanova, 1999; ; instr.) America, world, military; scottj@apsu.edu
Banerjee, Somaditya (PHD, British Columbia, 2013; ; assoc. prof.) science, modern Asia; banerjees@apsu.edu
Butts, Michele T. (PHD, New Mexico, 1992; ; prof.) American Indian and West, Latin America; buttsmt@apsu.edu
Dzanic, Dzavid (PHD, Harvard, 2016; ; assoc. prof.) modern Europe, Mediterranean; dzanicd@apsu.edu
Frentzos, Christos G. (PHD, Houston, 2004; ; prof.) US diplomatic and military, 20th-century US political; frentzosc@apsu.edu
Hammond, Gregory S. (PHD, Texas, Austin, 2004; ; prof.) Latin America; hammondg@apsu.edu
LiaBraaten, Cate (PHD, Loyola, Chicago, 2023; ; asst. prof.) ; liabraatenc@apsu.edu
Pesely, George E. (PHD, California, Berkeley, 1983; ; prof.) ancient Greece and Rome, late antiquity; peselyg@apsu.edu
Rands, David C. (PHD, Southern California, 2011; ; prof.) modern Japan, Asia, urban; randsd@apsu.edu
Snyder, David R. (PHD, Nebraska, 2002; ; prof.) military, modern Europe, Holocaust; snyderdr@apsu.edu
Steinberg, John W. (PHD, Ohio State, 1990; ; prof.) Russia, eastern Europe, military and Holocaust; steinbergj@apsu.edu
Sutt, Cameron M. (PHD, Cambridge, 2008; ; prof. and dir., grad. studies) medieval Europe and Middle East; suttc@apsu.edu
Tanner, Kevin , Jr. (PHD, SUNY, Binghamton, 2008; ; assoc. prof. and chair) America; tannerk@apsu.edu
Thompson, Antonio Scott (PHD, Kentucky, 2006; ; prof.) US diplomatic, modern Germany, military; thompsonas@apsu.edu
Wesley, Timothy Leon (PHD, Penn State, 2010; ; prof.) politics and religion, Civil War era; wesleyt@apsu.edu
Akerman, Hugh (MA, Florida, 1955; ; assoc. prof. emeritus) ;
Browder, Dewey A. (PHD, Louisiana State, 1987; ; prof. emeritus) modern Europe and Germany, Holocaust, military; browderd@apsu.edu
Gildrie, Richard P. (PHD, Virginia, 1971; ; prof. emeritus) colonial America, American Revolution, intellectual; gildrier@apsu.edu
Hughes, C. Alvin (PHD, Ohio, 1982; ; prof. emeritus) 20th-century US, Africa and Afro-American, US social; hughesc@apsu.edu
Muir, Malcolm , Jr. (PHD, Ohio State, 1976; ; prof. emeritus) military;
Uffelman, Minoa D. (PHD, Mississippi, 2003; ; prof. emeritus) America, US South, gender; uffelmanm@apsu.edu
Winn, Thomas H. (EDD, Ball State, 1974; ; prof. emeritus) early Republic, US South, Tennessee;
Zieren, Gregory R. (PHD, Delaware, 1982; ; prof. emeritus) Gilded Age, US economic, oral and military; ziereng@apsu.edu
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