Faculty and Staff
Bendersky, Joseph W.
Professor, modern Germany
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 201
(804) 828-9755
jbenders@vcu.edu
Blake, William E., Jr. (retired)
Professor Emeritus, religion
811 S. Cathedral Pl.
(804) 828-1635
weblake2@verizon.net
Clement, Claire
Adjunct instructor, medieval Europe
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 203
828-9666 (no voice mal)
clementck@vcu.edu
Craig, Leigh Ann (on leave spring 2013)
Associate Professor, medieval Europe
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 203
(804) 828-9666
lacraig@vcu.edu
Crislip, Andrew
Blake Chair in the History of Christianity
913 W. Franklin
Anderson House, Room 202
(804) 828-0155
acrislip@vcu.edu
Daugherity, Brian
Assistant Professor, twentieth-century United States
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 103
(804) 828-4498
bjdaugherity@vcu.edu
Eastman, Carolyn
Associate Professor, early America
813 S. Cathedral Place, Room 104
(804) 828-0053
ceastman@vcu.edu
Ebhardt, W. Scott
Adjunct instructor, America
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 200
(804) 828-1635
wsebhardt@vcu.edu
Espinoza, G. Antonio
Assistant Professor, modern Latin America
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 202B
(804) 828-9398
gaespinoza@vcu.edu
Hafez, Melis
Assistant Professor, Middle East
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 202B
(804) 828-9767
mhafez@vcu.edu
Hamza, Ibrahim
Collateral Assistant Professor, West Africa
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 202A
(804) 828-9374
ihamza@vcu.edu
Herman, John E.
Associate Professor, late imperial China
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 101
(804) 828-2856
jherman@vcu.edu
Kneebone, John T.
Department Chair and Associate Professor, twentieth-century U.S.
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 302
(804) 828-9706
jtkneebone@vcu.edu
Elgersman Lee, Maureen
Adjunct instructor, Africa, America
elgersmanlem@vcu.edu
Meacham, Sarah H.
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor, colonial America
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 301
(804) 828-9758
shmeacham@vcu.edu
Messmer, Michael
Adjunct instructor, Europe
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 200
(804) 828-4386
mmessmer@vcu.edu
Murray-Miller, Gavin
Adjunct instructor, Europe
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 200
gmurraymille@vcu.edu
Moitt, Bernard
Professor, Africa and the Caribbean
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 203
(804) 828-9675
bmoitt@vcu.edu
Munro, George E.
Professor, Russia
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 301
(804) 828-2211
gmunro@vcu.edu
Newman, Brooke
Assistant Professor, early modern Britain, the British West Indies,
Atlantic History
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 202A
(804) 828-9670
bnewman@vcu.edu
Powers, John C.
Assistant to the Chair
Collateral Assistant Professor, STS and Europe
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 205
(804) 828-9714
Milhiser House, 916 W. Franklin St., 2nd floor
(804) 828-1736
jcpowers@vcu.edu
Rader, Karen
Associate Professor, STS and twentieth-century United States
Milhiser House, 916 W. Franklin St., 2nd floor
(804) 828-9642
karader@vcu.edu
Raymond, Emilie
Associate Professor, twentieth-century United States
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 103
(804) 828-9809
eeraymond@vcu.edu
Smith, Ryan K.
Associate Professor, America
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 106
(804) 828-9932
rksmith3@vcu.edu
Smithers, Gregory
Visiting Associate Professor, America, native Americans, Indian slavery
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 205
(804) 828-4386
gdsmithers@vcu.edu
Stone, Peter
Assistant Professor, ancient Greek history and archaeology
Faculty advisor for undergraduate studies
813 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 206
(804) 828-8577
pjstone@vcu.edu
Thurber, Timothy N.
Associate Professor, twentieth-century United States
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 206
(804) 828-4760
tnthurber@vcu.edu
Watkinson, James W.
Adjunct instructor, America
Millhiser House, 916 W. Franklin Street, 2nd floor
(804) 828-1736
jdwatkinson@vcu.edu
Whitworth, William
Adjunct instructor, America and Europe
811 S. Cathedral Pl., Room 200
(804) 828-1635
wmwhitwo@vcu.edu
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