Current Students

The History Department is proudly home to cohorts of Ph.D. and M.A. students who specialize in an array of historical topics. Information about these students, their focuses, and faculty advisers can be found below. Please note that students opted into displaying their information on this page, so it does not represent a complete list of USF history graduate students. Want to get involved in our fantastic community of graduate students? Check out the History Department Graduate Student Organization.

Ph.D. Students

Name	Focus	Advisor(s)
Adkins, Christopher David CV	20th Century US History, Dogs	Connolly, Brian
Arbisi, Ronald	America Post-1877	Johnson, David
Benner, Douglas	America Pre-1877	Connolly, Brian
Brittman, Edward	America Post-1877	Irwin, Julia
Chaves, Lina	America Post-1877	Johnson, David
Corbett, Joseph	America Pre-1877	Levy, Philip
Costello, Angela CV	Digital Humanities/Public History; Ancient and Medieval History; Material Culture and Dress History	Tanasi, Davide
Davison, Michelle	Early America, Digital Pedagogy	Levy, Philip
Donahue-Farrell, Bridget CV	Early America, New England History, Public History, Memory	Levy, Philip
Ferro, Ryan C. CV	Global Communism, Modern China, Sino-Soviet Relations.	Boterbloem, Kees
Garis, Bishoy	Medieval History, The Fatimid Caliphate	Decker, Michael King, Matt
Harris, Charles B. CV	19th and 20th Century US History, Naval History, Gilded Age/Progressive Era, Gender and Militarization	Irwin, Julia
Hassam, Stephan CV	Roman Sicily; Digital Archaeology	Tanasi, Davide
Jünke, Sarah	Early America	Levy, Philip
Kingsland, Kaitlyn CV	Digital Humanities; Digital Archaeology; Mediterranean Archaeology	Tanasi, Davide
Lipsey, Hanna CV	20th Century U.S. History; Animal History	Irwin, Julia Prince, K. Stephen
LoSasso, Michael A. CV	20th Century US History, Cold War, Film/Media History	Johnson, David
Malerk, Tamala CV	Modern Europe	Boterbloem, Kees
Miller, Scott CV	20th Century American History, The Cold War	Irwin, Julia
Old, Jason	Modern Latin America	Irwin, Julia Novoa, Adriana
Pack, Paula	20th Century US History, History of Children and Youth	Irwin, Julia Fontaine, Darcie Johnson, David
Ponticos, Douglas	19th and 20th Century US, Environmental History, Florida History	Prince, K. Stephen
Rasmussen, William	Europe	Fontaine, Darcie
Strawbridge, Michael	Late Antiquity, Donatism, Roman North Africa	Decker, Michael King, Matt
Swierczynski, Michael	Early Modern	Boterbloem, Kees
Thieryung, Lisa Morgan	American History, Reconstruction	Prince, K. Stephen
White, Wesley CV	20th Century U.S. History; Space Race	Irwin, Julia
Youngberg, Kevin R.	19th Century US Political, Religious, and Southern History; American Civil War and Reconstruction	Prince, K. Stephen
Zimmerman, Jr., Don	US History Pre-1877	Mauldin, Erin Prince, K. Stephen

M.A. Students

Name	Focus	Advisor(s)
Balkom, Chandler CV	Russian and Soviet History	Boterbloem, Kees
Burstein, Cheryl CV	19th and Early 20th Century US History, Women's History, Voluntarism and Philanthropy	Yacovazzi, Cassandra
Davis, Tami	Post-Civil War, Reconstruction Era American History	Prince, K. Stephen
Glover, Raymond	Russian and Soviet History
Gore, Samuel "Dale"	US History from 1877-2001, US War and Society from 1890-2001, Navalism and American Foreign Policy	Irwin, Julia Prince, K. Stephen
Horan, Patrick J. CV	Modern European History, Irish History, Transatlantic History	Fontaine, Darcie Knight, Jennifer
Kraft, Madeleine	Digital Archaeology and Roman Empire	Tanasi, Davide
Rasmussen, Holden CV	19th Century American Diplomatic History	Connnolly, Brian
Rodriguez, Daniel A.	Church History	King, Matt
Rose, Daniel	Greek and Roman Warfare, Greek and Roman History and Archaeology	Murray, William
Ryan, Lindsay CV	Classical Art and Archaeology, Museum Studies, Digital Archaeology	Tanasi, Davide
Scapicchio, Alaina CV	Early America, Public History	Levy, Philip
Silva, Adiel CV	Modern Latin America; 20th Century Cuba	Novoa, Adriana
Vernon, Reagan CV	Medieval History	King, Matt
Whittingslow, Juliana CV	Ancient Greek and Roman Archaeology and Digital Archaeology	Tanasi, Davide