Faculty
Core Faculty
Jasmine Alinder
- Title- Dean of Humanities
 
- Department- Humanities Division
 
- Phone- (831) 459-2696
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, Humanities Dean’s Office
 
Noriko Aso
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 8315027287
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 534
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025 Wednesdays 11-1 or by appointment. Zoom is possible.
 
Benjamin P Breen
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 512-804-6165
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, 279
 
- Office Hours- Spring and Summer 2024: By appointment, please email to set up a zoom or in-person meeting
 
Shelly Chan
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- (831) 459-2304
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 541
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: Mondays 10-12 (via Zoom or in person) and by appt.
 
Alan S Christy
- Title- Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Hours- Tuesdays 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Please sign up here for office hours https://calendar.app.google/D5tv2dcEFHkqrzV87
 
Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica
- Title- Assistant Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, 280
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: By appointment only (email in advance)
 
Muriam H Davis
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-4257
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, 212
 
- Office Hours- Spring 2025 – Wed 3-5pm, sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FRjYLCDXT2ozavI4bGt-bZNDnLAqky8vI24pMMCzYpg/edit?gid=0#gid=0
 
Grace Peña Delgado
- Title- Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 542
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025–Wednesdays 11:45-1 PM or email in advance to set up Zoom meeting at your convenience.
 
Jennifer L Derr
- Title- Associate Professor; Founding Director, Center for the Middle East and North Africa at UC Santa Cruz (2019-2024)
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-3602 (office)
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 529
 
- Office Hours- 2025-2026: On leave
 
Nathaniel P Deutsch
- Title- Distinguished Professor and Baumgarten Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 331 Humanities 1
 
- Office Hours- Winter 2025: Tuesdays, 11:30pm to 1:30pm, email in advance to set up in-person or Zoom meeting during office hours
 
Kathleen C Gutierrez
- Title- Assistant Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2542
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 539
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2016: Virtual with limited in-person, by appointment only
 
Alma R Heckman
- Title- Neufeld-Levin Chair of Holocaust Studies
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2465
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, 277
 
- Office Hours- On leave for AY 2025-2026
 
Minghui Hu
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-5270 (office)
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 536 Humanities 1
 
- Office Hours- Winter 2025: Monday 11-12 AM or Zoom appointment
 
Catherine A Jones
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2927 (office)
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, 272 Stevenson College
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: Monday, 1-3:00 p.m., in person, Stevenson 272, or via zoom. Please email for link.
 
Caitlin A Keliiaa
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- (831) 459-3701
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 240
 
- Office Hours- Wednesdays, 12:30 – 1:30 pm or by appointment via Zoom
 
Anne S Kreps
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 232
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: Thursdays 12-1 in person.
 
Amy Joy Lonetree
- Title- Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-3098 (office)
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 241
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: By appointment.
 
Marc Matera
- Title- Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-4060 (office)
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, 214 Stevenson Academic
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: Monday at 3:00-4:00pm on Zoom, Thursday at 11:00am-12:00pm in person, or by appointment
 
Aims McGuinness
- Title- College Provost, Merrill College
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Office Hours- Wednesdays, 9-11 am and by Appt.
 
Thiago Mota
- Title- Assistant Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 533
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: Thursday, 2pm to 4pm by appointment. Please, pick up a time for a meeting through this link: https://calendar.app.google/pUSBR618JopqVeVV8
 
Matt O’Hara
- Title- Provost, Cowell and Stevenson Colleges
 
- Department- Cowell College
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Cowell College Academic Building, 121
 
- Office Hours- Fall 25 — Mondays 12-1 or via appointment
 
Gregory O’Malley
- Title- Professor and Chair of History
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-1426 (office)
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, 220 Stevenson College
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30am (in person)
 
Eric Porter
- Title- Distinguished Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-5287 (office, voice mail checked infrequently)
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 235
 
- Office Hours- On sabbatical leave in 2025-26
 
Juned Noor M Shaikh
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-502-7104
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 531
 
- Office Hours- Fall, 2025: Wed: 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon
 
Elaine A Sullivan
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-3109
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 236
 
- Office Hours- Fall quarter: Wednesday: 3-4PM, Fridays 2-3PM in-person and via Zoom
 
Alice Yang
- Title- Professor, History Department
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2328
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 538
 
- Office Hours- On leave for 2025-2026 but available via email: ayang@ucsc.edu
 
Lecturers
Edward H Kehler
- Title- Senior Continuing Lecturer
 
- Department- Stevenson College
 
- Phone- 831-459-2437 (Office)
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, Stevenson 229
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: Mondays, 1-2 p.m. (via Zoom); Thursdays, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. (in person at STEV 229!); and by appointment. Email me for a Zoom link.
 
Amanda Reiterman
- Title- Lecturer
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Cowell College Faculty Wing, 240
 
- Office Hours- Monday 11-12 in person and by appointment (Winter 2025)
 
Kiva Silver
- Title- Senior Continuing Lecturer
 
- Department- Stevenson College
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, 209
 
- Office Hours- Office Hours for Fall ’25: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12-1:15pm
 
Bruce A Thompson
- Title- Jewish Studies Academic Advising Coordinator
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-3467 (office)
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Stevenson College Academic Building, 276 Stevenson College
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: Monday and Wednesday @ 2:45-4:45, in person; Tuesday and Thursday afternoon by appointment
 
Affiliated Faculty
Bettina F Aptheker
- Title- Distinguished Professor
 
- Department- Feminist Studies Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2116
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 340
 
- Office Hours- By appointment only.in Fall 2019
 
Gabriela F Arredondo
- Title- Associate Professor, Latin American & Latino Studies
 
- Department- Latin American & Latino Studies
 
- Phone- 000-000-0000
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Merrill College Academic Building, 33
 
- Office Hours- On leave until Winter 2026
 
Lily Balloffet
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- Latin American & Latino Studies
 
- Phone- 831-459-2955
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- , —
 
- Office Hours- Fall ’25: Tues. 11:45-1:45pm by Zoom; (Please Email to Request Signup Sheet Link)
 
Christopher L Connery
- Title- Professor, Literature
 
- Department- Literature Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2761 (Office)
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 641
 
- Office Hours- By appointment
 
Barbara L Epstein
- Title- Professor Emerita
 
- Department- History of Consciousness Department
 
- Campus Email
- Office Hours- By appointment
 
Jeffrey A Erbig
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- Latin American & Latino Studies
 
- Phone- 831-459-1994
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Merrill College Academic Building, 109
 
- Office Hours- Fall 2025: Wednesdays, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
 
James Monroe
- Title- Department Chair
 
- Department- Anthropology Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-3614
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Social Sciences 1, 321
 
G.S. Sahota
- Title- Associate Professor
 
- Department- Literature Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2487 (office)
 
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 630
 
- Office Hours- W 2-4pm, and by appointment
 
Faculty Emeriti
David Henry Anthony
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-4028 (office)
 
- Campus Email
Jonathan F Beecher
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
David T Brundage
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-4645 (office)
 
- Campus Email
Edmund Burke
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2287 (office)
 
- Campus Email
Pedro G Castillo
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
Mark Cioc-Ortega
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-295-6000 (cell)
 
- Campus Email
Maria Elena Diaz
- Title- Professor Emerita
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
Dana Frank
- Title- Research Professor and Professor Emerita
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
Gildas Hamel
- Title- Senior Lecturer, emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-423-1849 (home)
 
- Campus Email
 
              Lisbeth Haas
- Title- Professor Emerita
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
Charles Webster Hedrick
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
Gail B Hershatter
- Title- Research Professor and Distinguished Professor of History Emer.
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-4041 (office)
 
- Campus Email
Peter Kenez
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2555 (message)
 
- Campus Email
Bruce C Levine
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
 
              Cynthia L Polecritti
- Title- Professor Emerita
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
David G Sweet
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
 
              Mark Traugott
- Title- Professor Emeritus
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2555 (message)
 
- Campus Email
Marilyn J Westerkamp
- Title- Professor
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-3427 (office)
 
- Campus Email
Staff
Stephanie S Hinkle
- Title- Department Manager
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 201
 
Cindy Lynn Morris
- Title- Graduate Program Coordinator
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Phone- 831-459-2621
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, Office 201
 
- Office Hours- Monday – Thursday 6:00 am – 4:00 pm
 
 
              Hailey Emery
- Title- Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Assistant Manager
 
- Department- History Department
 
- Campus Email
- Office Location- Humanities Building 1, 201b
 
- Office Hours- Monday – Friday 8am-5pm. Working remotely during summer.