Faculty by Themes
Cultural/Intellectual History
Devaney, Thomas C.
- Associate Professor of History
- Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
- thomas.devaney@rochester.edu
- 364 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; History of emotions; History of the senses; Urban History; Interfaith Relations; Popular culture
Lenoe, Matthew E.
- Associate Professor of History
- Graduate Career Advisor
- matthew.lenoe@rochester.edu
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History
Pedersen, Jean
- Professor of History
Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music
- jpedersen@esm.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3616
- 447 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Modern European History; French History; Feminist Theory, Women's History, and Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Knowledge; History of Academic Disciplines
Rubin, Joan S.
- Dexter Perkins Professor in History
Professor of History
- joan.rubin@rochester.edu | (585) 275-9347
- 363 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century American Cultural and Intellectual History; The History of the Book
Smoller, Laura Ackerman
- Professor of History
- laura.smoller@rochester.edu
- 369A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Medieval and Renaissance Europe; Medieval Christianity; Early Science and Medicine; History of Astrology and Prophecy
Environmental History
Ball, Molly
- History Lecturer
- mollycball@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7184
- 449 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Brazilian History; Latin American History; Economic History; Immigration History
Jarvis, Michael J.
- Associate Professor of History
- Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project
- michael.jarvis@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4558
- 455 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Public History & Museum Studies; Early American & Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History
Mandala, Elias C.
- Professor of History
- elias.mandala@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2058
- 439 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Southern Africa since the 19th Century; Social History
Pierce, Morris
- Adjunct Professor of History
- m.pierce@rochester.edu
- 401A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Early Modern Europe; History of Technology
Global Perspectives
Devaney, Thomas C.
- Associate Professor of History
- Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
- thomas.devaney@rochester.edu
- 364 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; History of emotions; History of the senses; Urban History; Interfaith Relations; Popular culture
Jarvis, Michael J.
- Associate Professor of History
- Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project
- michael.jarvis@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4558
- 455 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Public History & Museum Studies; Early American & Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History
Lenoe, Matthew E.
- Associate Professor of History
- Graduate Career Advisor
- matthew.lenoe@rochester.edu
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History
Mandala, Elias C.
- Professor of History
- elias.mandala@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2058
- 439 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Southern Africa since the 19th Century; Social History
Pedersen, Jean
- Professor of History
Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music
- jpedersen@esm.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3616
- 447 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Modern European History; French History; Feminist Theory, Women's History, and Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Knowledge; History of Academic Disciplines
Sierra Silva, Pablo M.
- Associate Professor of History
- pablo.sierra@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8354
- 461 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: African Diaspora, Latin American and Atlantic History
Smoller, Laura Ackerman
- Professor of History
- laura.smoller@rochester.edu
- 369A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Medieval and Renaissance Europe; Medieval Christianity; Early Science and Medicine; History of Astrology and Prophecy
Weaver, Stewart A.
- Professor of History
- stewart.weaver@rochester.edu | (585) 275-9348
- 368 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Modern British History; Himalayan History; Environmental History
Political History
Lenoe, Matthew E.
- Associate Professor of History
- Graduate Career Advisor
- matthew.lenoe@rochester.edu
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History
Weaver, Stewart A.
- Professor of History
- stewart.weaver@rochester.edu | (585) 275-9348
- 368 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Modern British History; Himalayan History; Environmental History
Social History
Jarvis, Michael J.
- Associate Professor of History
- Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project
- michael.jarvis@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4558
- 455 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Public History & Museum Studies; Early American & Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History
Lenoe, Matthew E.
- Associate Professor of History
- Graduate Career Advisor
- matthew.lenoe@rochester.edu
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History
Mandala, Elias C.
- Professor of History
- elias.mandala@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2058
- 439 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Southern Africa since the 19th Century; Social History
Sierra Silva, Pablo M.
- Associate Professor of History
- pablo.sierra@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8354
- 461 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: African Diaspora, Latin American and Atlantic History
War and Revolution
Devaney, Thomas C.
- Associate Professor of History
- Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
- thomas.devaney@rochester.edu
- 364 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; History of emotions; History of the senses; Urban History; Interfaith Relations; Popular culture
Lenoe, Matthew E.
- Associate Professor of History
- Graduate Career Advisor
- matthew.lenoe@rochester.edu
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History
Pedersen, Jean
- Professor of History
Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music
- jpedersen@esm.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3616
- 447 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Modern European History; French History; Feminist Theory, Women's History, and Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Knowledge; History of Academic Disciplines
Maritime History
Jarvis, Michael J.
- Associate Professor of History
- Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project
- michael.jarvis@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4558
- 455 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Public History & Museum Studies; Early American & Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History