Faculty
![Leonardo Barleta, PhD](barleta-headshot.jpg)
Leonardo Barleta, PhD
Assistant Professor
Latin American History, Spatial History, Digital Humanities
lbarleta@unomaha.edu![Danielle Battisti](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/dbattisti-headshot_for-web.jpg)
Danielle Battisti, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Associate Professor
U.S. Immigration & Ethnic History, U.S. Foreign Relations, Modern America
dbattisti@unomaha.edu![Mark Boxell](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/boxell.jpg)
Mark Boxell, Ph.D.
![Mark Celinscak](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/Celinscak - Headshot.jpg)
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](faculty/susana-geliga.jpg)
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](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/grigg.jpg)
John Grigg, Ph.D.
![Charles King](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/charles-king.jpg)
Charles King, Ph.D.
![Jeanne Reames](faculty/cropped_jeanne-reames_04.jpg)
Jeanne Reames, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Greece & Alexander the Great, Ancient Near East, Early Church
mreames@unomaha.edu![Martina Saltamacchia](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/ms2.png)
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](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/scherer.jpg)
Mark Scherer, Ph.D.
Professor
Director/Advisor, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor
Legal & Constitutional, Native American Legal History, Nebraska & Great Plains
mscherer@unomaha.edu![Sharon E. Wood](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/wood.jpg)
Sharon E. Wood, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
![Anthony Aftonomos, PhD](adjunct/athens.resized.gif)
Anthony Aftonomos, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
aaftonomos@unomaha.edu![Jeremiah Bauer](../../_files/images/headshots/adjunct headshots/bauer.jpg)
Jeremiah Bauer, PhD Candidate
Adjunct Faculty
jbauer@unomaha.edu![Joshua Bivins, MA](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Joshua Bivins, MA
Adjunct Faculty
jbivins@unomaha.edu![James D. Clark, Ph.D.](../../_files/images/headshots/adjunct headshots/James-Clark.jpg)
James D. Clark, Ph.D.
![Charles Klinetobe](../../_files/images/headshots/adjunct headshots/charles-klinetobe.jpg)
Charles Klinetobe, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
cjklinetobe@unomaha.edu![Kenny Kolander, PhD](../../_files/images/headshots/adjunct headshots/kenny-kolander.jpg)
Kenny Kolander, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
kkolander@unomaha.edu![David Robertson, MA](adjunct/David Robertson.jpg)
David Robertson, MA
Adjunct Faculty
drobertson@unomaha.edu![Tim Royers, MA, MS](../../_files/images/headshots/adjunct headshots/tim-royers.jpg)
Tim Royers, MA, MS
Adjunct Faculty
troyers@unomaha.edu![Samantha Sagui, PhD](s.sagui-2023.jpg)
Samantha Sagui, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
ssagui@unomaha.edu![Sonya Stejskal, MA](../../_files/images/headshots/adjunct headshots/stejskal.jpg)
Sonya Stejskal, MA
Adjunct Faculty
ssstejskal@unomaha.edu![Dan Weis, MA](../../_files/images/headshots/adjunct headshots/dan-weis.jpg)
Dan Weis, MA
Adjunct Faculty
dweis@unomaha.edu![Katherine Welchans](../../_files/images/headshots/adjunct headshots/katie-welchans.jpg)
Katherine Welchans, MA
Teaching Assistants and Fellows
![Cassandra Mendoza](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Cassandra Mendoza
![Jeffrey Preston](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Jeffrey Preston
![Alexis Ritterbush](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Alexis Ritterbush
![Md Robiul Alam Roni](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Md Robiul Alam Roni
![Treygan Russell](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Treygan Russell
Emeritus Faculty
![Maria Arbelaez](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/arbelaez.jpg)
Maria Arbelaez, PhD
![Harl Dalstrom](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Harl Dalstrom
Professor Emeritus
![Bruce Garver](../../_files/images/headshots/emeritus/garver.jpg)
Bruce Garver
![Lorraine M. Gesick, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Lorraine M. Gesick, PhD
Professor Emerita
![Richard Overfield, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Richard Overfield, PhD
Professor Emeritus
![Oliver B. Pollak, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Oliver B. Pollak, PhD
Professor Emeritus
![William C. Pratt, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
William C. Pratt, PhD
Professor Emeritus
![Jerold Simmons, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Jerold Simmons, PhD
Professor Emeritus
![Dennis Smith](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/DennySmith.jpg)
Dennis J. Smith, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Native American History, Federal Indian Policy, Plains Tribes
dennissmith@unomaha.edu![Michael L. Tate, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Michael L. Tate, PhD
Professor Emeritus
![Tommy Thompson, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Tommy Thompson, PhD
Professor Emeritus
In Memoriam
![JoAnn Carrigan, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
JoAnn Carrigan, PhD (In Memoriam, 1933-2018)
Professor Emerita
![Moshe Gershovich](../../_files/images/headshots/faculty headshots/gershovich.jpg)
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](../../_files/images/headshots/InMemoriam/jo-headrick.jpg)
Jo Headrick (In Memoriam, 1955-2022)
![June Mecham](june-mecham.jpg)
June Mecham, PhD (In Memoriam, 1974-2009)
Assistant Professor
Medieval History, Women's History
![Marian Nelson, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
Marian P. Nelson, PhD (In Memoriam, 1939-2021)
Professor Emerita
![William Petrowski](https://www.unomaha.edu/_files/images/bio-icon.png)
William Petrowski, PhD (In Memoriam, 1932-2020)
Professor Emeritus
Jacqueline St. John, PhD (In Memoriam, 1934-2018)
Professor Emerita