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Austin Community College
Austin Community College Dept. of History
5930 Middle Fiskville Rd.
Austin, TX 78752-4390
Phone: 512.223.3385
Fax: 512.223.3414
Email: apurcell@austincc.edu
Website: https://sites.austincc.edu/history/


Historians broaden our understanding of our world by objectively viewing civilizations and our own national and state heritage. Students choosing to major in history typically follow the pathway through the History Program at Austin Community College, then transfer to a bachelor’s degree program at a four-year institution.


Chair: Allan R. Purcell
Degrees Offered: AA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US, Texas, African American, Mexican American, Western civilization
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $1860
   Out-of-state: $6720

Enrollment 2024-25:
Students in Program: 425
Degrees in History: 16 AA
Undergraduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://admissions.austincc.edu/
   Financial Aid: https://students.austincc.edu/financial-aid/

Areas of Specialization: US, Texas, African American, Mexican American, Western civilization

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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


Addis, Cameron Clark (PHD, Texas, Austin, 2000; ; prof.) revolutionary and Jeffersonian America, popular historiography, American West; caddis@austincc.edu
Baack, Curtis S. (MA, Nebraska, Omaha, 2006; ; assoc. prof.) 20th-century US, sports, military; curtis.baack@austincc.edu
Bonafont, Melissa N. (PHD, California, Irvine, 1996; ; prof.) US, Gilded Age and Progressive era, modern Europe; mbonafon@austincc.edu
Bucco, Jack A. (PHD, Bowling Green State, 2002; ; prof.) US, economic, Latin America; jbucco@austincc.edu
Czuchry, Rebecca A. (PHD, Texas A&M, 2006; ; prof.) early and modern US, Civil War and Reconstruction era, Texas and borderlands, African American; rebecca.czuchry@austincc.edu
Haney, David Paul (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1998; ; prof.) US, 20th-century society and culture, intellectual; dhaney@austincc.edu
Hauck, Gerald G (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1997; ; prof.) US, 20th-century, intellectual, migration; ghauck@austincc.edu
Hayes, Roland C. (MA, Michigan State, 1971; ; prof.) African American; rhayes@austincc.edu
Lauderback, David Marcus (PHD, Texas, Austin, 2004; ; prof.) US diplomatic, Cold War, African American sports; dlauderb@austincc.edu
Lopez, Alfonso R. (PHD, Houston, 2011; ; prof.) early and modern US, Civil War and Reconstruction, Texas and borderlands, African American; alfonso.lopez@austincc.edu
McGregor, Megan (PHD, Oklahoma, 2014; ; prof.) US, late 19th-/early 20th-century social and political, modern Europe, Latin America, Native American; megan.mcgregor@austincc.edu
Moreno, Gary A. (PHD, Oklahoma, 2014; ; assoc. prof.) Chicano, Latin American cultural; gary.moreno@austincc.edu
Purcell, Allan R. (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1981; ; prof. and chair) US, Civil War, military; apurcell@austincc.edu
Smith, Kyle E. (EDD, Capella, 2019; ; assoc. prof.) US, African American studies, Native American studies; kyle.smith1@austincc.edu
Steffek, Kasey A. (MA, Texas State, 2017; ; asst. prof.) 20th-century America, political and social movements; kasey.steffek@austincc.edu
Thomas, Teresa M. (PHD, Texas, Austin, 2001; ; prof.) US legal and urban, Civil War and Reconstruction, national period; tmthomas@austincc.edu
Bell, Harris E. (MA, Prairie View A&M, 1979; ; prof. emeritus) African American; hbell@austincc.edu
Boeke, Kristine E. (MA, Notre Dame, 1998; ; assoc. prof. emeritus) 20th-century cultural and intellectual, ethnic studies, 1960s; kboeke@austincc.edu
Diaz-Miranda, Mariano (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1988; ; prof. emeritus) Latin America, 19th-century Brazil and Cuba, Mexican American/Chicano; marianod@austincc.edu
Goines, L. Patrick (MA, Texas, Austin, 1985; ; prof. emeritus) US, American Indian; pgoines@austincc.edu
Griffin, Roger A. (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1973; ; prof. emeritus) US, Texas, Western civilization; rgriffin1@austin.rr.com
Hughes, L. Patrick (MA, Texas, Austin, 1975; ; prof. emeritus) US, Texas, 20th century; lpatrick@austincc.edu
Kent, H. Ren , Jr. (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1967; ; prof. emeritus) US diplomatic, 20th century, American West; renk@austincc.edu
Lain, Bobby D. (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1974; ; prof. emeritus) US West, social, military; bdlain@cvtv.net
Montgomery, William E. (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1974; ; prof. emeritus) African American, South, West; bmontgom@austincc.edu
Murray, Sean Collins (PHD, SUNY, Buffalo, 1975; ; prof. emeritus) colonial America; smurray@austincc.edu
Rebhorn, Marlette (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1971; ; prof. emeritus) Cold War, American diplomacy, film; mrebhorn@austincc.edu
Tijerina, Andres (PHD, Texas, Austin, 1977; ; prof. emeritus) US, Great Plains and borderlands, Chicano/Latino; andrest@austincc.edu
VanSandt, Zoe Irene (MED, Texas State, 1996; ; prof. emeritus) US social, women; vansandt@austincc.edu
Willoughby, Larry (MA, West Texas A&M, 1979; ; prof. emeritus) civil rights, 20th century, Texas; jlw@austincc.edu
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