Faculty
Leonardo Barleta, PhD
Assistant Professor
Latin American History, Spatial History, Digital Humanities
lbarleta@unomaha.edu
Danielle Battisti, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Associate Professor
U.S. Immigration & Ethnic History, U.S. Foreign Relations, Modern America
dbattisti@unomaha.edu
Mark Boxell, Ph.D.
Mark Celinscak, Ph.D.
Louis & Frances Blumkin Professor of Holocaust & Genocide Studies
Executive Director, Sam & Frances Fried Holocaust & Genocide Academy
Modern Europe, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, War and Culture Studies
mcelinscak@unomaha.edu
Susana Grajales Geliga, Ph.D.
Charles W. and Mary C. Martin Professor of Western American History
Assistant Professor
Native American History, Great Plains Tribes
sgeliga@unomaha.edu
John Grigg, Ph.D.
Charles King, Ph.D.
David Korostyshevsky, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Early America, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Legal History, History of Alcohol and Drugs
dkorostyshevsky@unomaha.edu
Jeanne Reames, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Greece & Alexander the Great, Ancient Near East, Early Church
mreames@unomaha.edu
Martina Saltamacchia, Ph.D.
Distinguished Associate Professor
Director, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Graduate Program Chair
Medieval History, Economic History, Social & Religious History
msaltamacchia@unomaha.edu
Mark Scherer, Ph.D.
Professor
Director/Advisor, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor
Legal & Constitutional, Native American Legal History, Nebraska & Great Plains
mscherer@unomaha.eduAdjunct Faculty
Anthony Aftonomos, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
aaftonomos@unomaha.edu
Jeremiah Bauer, Ph.D. Candidate
Adjunct Faculty
jbauer@unomaha.edu
Joshua Bivins, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty
jbivins@unomaha.edu
James D. Clark, Ph.D.
Charles Klinetobe, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
cjklinetobe@unomaha.edu
Kenny Kolander, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
kkolander@unomaha.edu
David Robertson, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty
drobertson@unomaha.edu
Pamela Bennett, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
ssagui@unomaha.edu
Dan Weis, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty
dweis@unomaha.edu
Katherine Welchans, M.A.
Teaching Assistants and Fellows
Cassandra Mendoza
Jeffrey Preston
Alexis Ritterbush
Md Robiul Alam Roni
Treygan Russell
Tyler Gillis
Emeritus Faculty
Maria Arbelaez, PhD
Harl Dalstrom
Professor Emeritus
Bruce Garver
Lorraine M. Gesick, PhD
Professor Emerita
Richard Overfield, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Oliver B. Pollak, PhD
Professor Emeritus
William C. Pratt, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Jerold Simmons, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Dennis J. Smith, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Native American History, Federal Indian Policy, Plains Tribes
dennissmith@unomaha.edu
Michael L. Tate, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Tommy Thompson, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Sharon E. Wood, Ph.D.
In Memoriam
JoAnn Carrigan, PhD (In Memoriam, 1933-2018)
Professor Emerita
Moshe Gershovich, PhD (In Memoriam, 1959-2017)
Professor
Director, Natan & Hannah Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Studies
Israel & Palestine, Modern Middle East, Moroccan Politics
Jo Headrick (In Memoriam, 1955-2022)
June Mecham, PhD (In Memoriam, 1974-2009)
Assistant Professor
Medieval History, Women's History
Marian P. Nelson, PhD (In Memoriam, 1939-2021)
Professor Emerita
William Petrowski, PhD (In Memoriam, 1932-2020)
Professor Emeritus
Jacqueline St. John, PhD (In Memoriam, 1934-2018)
Professor Emerita