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William Paterson University
William Paterson University Dept. of History, Philosophy, and Liberal Studies
300 Pompton Rd.
Atrium 218
Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone: 973.720.2319
Fax: 973.720.3079
Email: mcdonoughs21@wpunj.edu
Website: https://www.wpunj.edu/cohss/departments/history-philosophy-and-liberal-studies/


Emphasizing breadth of study and comparative inquiry as well as more specialized research, the Department of History provides strong support and unique opportunities for undergraduates students.


Chair: Scott McDonough
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US, Europe, Latin America, East Asia and South Asia, Middle East
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $16748
   Out-of-state: $16748

Enrollment 2024-25:
Undergraduate Majors: 84
Students in Program: 0
New Graduate Students: 0
Full-time Graduate Students: 0
Part-time Graduate Students: 0
Degrees in History: 0 AA 31 BA 0 BS 0 MA 0 MS 0 PhD
Students in Undergrad. Courses: 860
Students in Undergrad. Intro Courses: 710
% of Online-Only Courses: 25
Undergraduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.wpunj.edu/admissions/undergraduate/
   Financial Aid: https://www.wpunj.edu/financial-aid/

Areas of Specialization: US, Europe, Latin America, East Asia and South Asia, Middle East

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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


Ambroise, Jason (PHD, California, Berkeley, 2006; ; prof.) America since 1607, science, African American studies; ambroisej@wpunj.edu
Cho, Joanne Miyang (PHD, Chicago, 1993; ; prof.) modern Germany, Germany and Asia, theories of civilization; choj@wpunj.edu
Finnegan, Terence R. (PHD, Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1993; ; prof.) US social and quantitative, race relations, information technology; finnegant@wpunj.edu
Gill, Navyug (PHD, Emory, 2014; ; assoc. prof.; Asian Studies) modern South Asia, labor, caste and religious politics;
Koistinen, David J. (PHD, Yale, 1999; ; assoc. prof.) US economic; koistinend@wpunj.edu
MacLeod, Dewar (PHD, Grad. Center, CUNY, 1998; ; prof.) America, cultural studies; macleodg@wpunj.edu
McDonough, Scott J. (PHD, UCLA, 2005; ; prof. and chair) late antiquity; mcdonoughs21@wpunj.edu
McMahon, Lucia (PHD, Rutgers, 2004; ; prof.) colonial to present America, women and gender; mcmahonlu@wpunj.edu
O'Donnell, Krista Molly (PHD, SUNY, Binghamton, 1996; ; prof.) women, Europe and Africa, imperialism; odonnellk@wpunj.edu
Cook, Theodore Failor, Jr. (PHD, Princeton, 1987; ; prof. emeritus) East Asia, international relations, military; cookt@wpunj.edu
Dai, Yingcong (PHD, Washington, 1996; ; prof. emeritus) imperial and modern China, Southeast Asia, information technology; daiy@wpunj.edu
Edelstein, Melvin A. (PHD, Princeton, 1965; ; prof. emeritus) French Revolution, 18th-century Europe;
Geissler-Bowles, Suzanne (PHD, Syracuse, 1976; ; prof. emerita) colonial and revolutionary America, early national US, American religion; bowless@wpunj.edu
Gonzalez, Evelyn (PHD, Columbia, 1993; ; prof. emeritus) US, urban, minorities; gonzaleze@wpunj.edu
Gruber, Carol S. (PHD, Columbia, 1968; ; prof. emeritus) 20th-century US, war and society;
Meaders, Daniel E. (PHD, Yale, 1990; ; prof. emeritus) colonial and revolutionary America, African American; meadersd@wpunj.edu
Nalle, Sara T. (PHD, Johns Hopkins, 1983; ; prof. emeritus) early modern Spain and France, medieval France; nalles@wpunj.edu
Robb, George (PHD, Northwestern, 1990; ; prof. emeritus) modern Britain, social, women; robbg@wpunj.edu
Tirado, Isabel A. (PHD, California, Berkeley, 1985; ; prof. emeritus) late modern Europe, imperial Russia and USSR; tiradoi@wpunj.edu
Zeller, Neici M. (PHD, Illinois, Chicago, 2010; ; assoc. prof. emeritus) Latin America, women; zellern@wpunj.edu
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