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Saint John's University
Saint John's University Dept. of History
8000 Utopia Pkwy.
Jamaica, NY 11439
Phone: 718.990.6229
Email: misevicp@stjohns.edu
Website: https://www.stjohns.edu/offices-departments/history


Our faculty are dedicated researchers and teachers committed to student learning. They are recognized experts in a wide range of fields, including US, African, African American, East Asian, European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and South Asian history. Internship and service learning opportunities are available for history majors and minors.


Chair: Philip Misevich
Director of Graduate Studies: Lara Vapnek
Degrees Offered: BA,MA,PHD,MA/MS
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: world, Americas, East Asia/Middle East/South Asia/Africa/Europe, public, social/cultural/gender
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $53980
   Out-of-state: $53980
Graduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $29520
   Out-of-state: $29520

Enrollment 2024-25:
Undergraduate Majors: 55
Students in Program: 0
New Graduate Students: 5
Full-time Graduate Students: 12
Part-time Graduate Students: 30
Degrees in History: 0 AA 22 BA 0 BS 2 MA 0 MS 4 PhD MA/MS 3
Students in Undergrad. Courses: 1317
Students in Undergrad. Intro Courses: 1080
% of Online-Only Courses: 26
Undergraduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.stjohns.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission
   Financial Aid: https://www.stjohns.edu/admission/tuition-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-aid
Graduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.stjohns.edu/admission/graduate-admission
   Financial Aid: https://www.stjohns.edu/admission/graduate-admission/graduate-assistantships-and-fellowships

Areas of Specialization: world, Americas, East Asia/Middle East/South Asia/Africa/Europe, public, social/cultural/gender

Not applicable


Doctoral Program Information

A. Program Description. The Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Modern World History redefines and reclaims the vital roles that professionals with advanced humanities training play in our complex, global society. It combines traditional academic rigor in research with an emphasis on new pedagogies, interdisciplinary study, technology, collaborative work, community engagement, and a unique approach to internship training. The program is geared toward both the traditional full-time doctoral student and the working professional seeking a degree part-time.

B. Special Programs. The degree offers diverse internship possibilities found in New York City, and also draws on a wide range of Public History resources.

C. Financial Aid. A limited number of Doctoral Fellowships, which offer tuition remission and a stipend, are available to qualified full-time graduate students. University Doctoral Fellowships, which provide tuition remission for up to two graduate courses in each semester, are available to part-time graduate students.

D. Degree Requirements. The degree requires 60 credits, which includes a professional methods course (3 credits), four world history seminars (12 credits), and 9 other graduate history courses (27 credits). Additionally, there are internship hours (6 credits) and dissertation hours (12 credits).

Directory of History Dissertations

Doctoral Program Statistics 2024-25:
PhD students currently enrolled: 28
PhD applications received: 13
New PhD students: 3
% of students receiving tuition waivers: 45
% of students receiving stipends: 10


Bongiorno, Joseph (PHD, Connecticut, 1990; ; assoc. prof.) Italy, diplomatic, America; bongiorj@stjohns.edu
Borrero, Mauricio (PHD, Indiana, 1992; ; assoc. prof.) Russia; borrerom@stjohns.edu
Cooper, Tracey-Anne (PHD, Boston Coll., 2005; ; assoc. prof.) world, medieval; coopert@stjohns.edu
Harris, Jessica Lynne (PHD, UCLA, 2016; ; assoc. prof.) African American, modern Italy, cultural; harrisj@stjohns.edu
Hussain, Shahla (PHD, Tufts, 2014; ; assoc. prof.) South Asia; hussains@stjohns.edu
Milford, Timothy A. (PHD, Harvard, 1999; ; assoc. prof.) colonial America; milfordt@stjohns.edu
Miller, Ian Matthew (PHD, Harvard, 2015; ; assoc. prof.) environmental, China; milleri1@stjohns.edu
Misevich, Philip (PHD, Emory, 2009; ; assoc. prof. and chair) Atlantic world, Africa, comparative slavery; misevicp@stjohns.edu
Pak, Susie J. (PHD, Cornell, 2004; ; assoc. prof.) 20th-century US, ethnic, gender; paks1@stjohns.edu
Quintana, Alejandro (PHD, Grad. Center, CUNY, 2007; ; assoc. prof.) world, Latin America; quintana@stjohns.edu
Rustomji, Nerina (PHD, Columbia, 2003; ; prof.) Middle East, Islamic world; rustomjn@stjohns.edu
Schmidt Horning, Susan (PHD, Case Western Reserve, 2002; ; assoc. prof.) technology, 20th-century US, world; schmidts@stjohns.edu
Szylvian, Kristin M. (PHD, Carnegie Mellon, 1988; ; assoc. prof.; Library & Information Science) public; szylviak@stjohns.edu
Tuchscherer, Konrad T., Jr. (PHD, London, 1996; ; assoc. prof.) Africa; tuchschk@stjohns.edu
Vapnek, Lara (PHD, Columbia, 2000; ; prof. and dir., grad. studies) 19th-century US, labor, gender; vapnekl@stjohns.edu
Vause, Erika (PHD, Chicago, 2012; ; assoc. prof.) France, legal, capitalism; vausee@stjohns.edu
Wolfinger, James (PHD, Northwestern, 2003; ; prof.; dean, School of Education) US, urban, labor, race, politics, African American; wolfingj@stjohns.edu
Augustine, Dolores L. (PHD, Free, Berlin, 1991; ; prof. emeritus) modern Germany; augustid@stjohns.edu
Kinkley, Jeffrey C. (PHD, Harvard, 1977; ; prof. emeritus) Chinese cultural/intellectual/literary;
Ninkovich, Frank A. (PHD, Chicago, 1978; ; prof. emeritus) US;
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