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Graduate 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. Program
- Americas
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Name |
Major Advisor |
Dissertation Title |
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Sofia Almeida |
P. Levy |
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Ronald Arbisi |
D. Johnson |
"A Consumers' Insurgency: Consumer Culture, Counterinsurgency, and the Failure of the War on Drugs." |
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Tollie Banker |
E. Mauldin |
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Douglas Benner |
B. Connolly |
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Morgan Greig |
Francis |
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Sahir Hismiogullari |
P. Levy |
Hybrid Epistemology and the Re-Enchantment of Nature in the American Enlightenment |
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Patrick Horan |
F. Ottanelli |
The American Friends of Irish Neutrality and the American Irish Defense Association: The Last Irish American Committees |
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Zachary Kuntz |
A. Novoa |
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Ummul Muhseneen |
P. Levy |
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Bernadette Mustacchio |
D. Johnson |
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Alissa Roy |
P. Levy |
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Rachel Sanderson |
F. Ramos |
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Alaina Scapicchio |
P. Levy |
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Michael Steimle |
D. Johnson |
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Sara White |
P. Levy |
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Wesley White |
D. Johnson |
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Kimberly Woodward |
B. Connolly |
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April Young |
D. Johnson |
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Gabriela Zaicaner |
B. Connolly |
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- World History to 1500
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Name |
Major Advisor |
Dissertation Title |
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Angela Costello |
D. Tanasi |
"Vestitus Auctoritate: Visual Representations of Power in Late Antique Sicily". |
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Kevin Gallagher |
D. Tanasi |
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Sarah Hassam |
D. Tanasi |
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Ryan Hom |
D. Tanasi |
A Σικελία Way of War: The Cultural Development of Warfare and Militarized Landscapes in Greek Sicily from 800 to 238 BCE. |
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Madeleine Kraft |
D. Tanasi |
"Religious Syncretism and Co-Production: Novel Methods for Exploring the Catacombs of Roman Sicily and Malta, 3rd-6th Centuries CE" |
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Bronte |
D. Tanasi |
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Lisa Shorts |
D. Tanasi |
- World History since 1500
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First |
Major Advisor |
Dissertation Title |
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Ann Abney |
J. Knight |
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Sean Carlson |
K. Boterbloem |
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Gregory Celestan |
K. Boterbloem |
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Kiley Fuller |
K. Boterbloem |
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Mohammad Shafayet Habib Khan |
B. Carnaghi |
British imperialism in India and Indian society and politics under British rule |
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Rachel Stanton |
K. Boterbloem |
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M.A. Program
- Americas
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Name |
Major Advisor |
Thesis Title |
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Yoel Benhabib |
F. Ramos |
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Logan Cappuccilli |
B. Connolly |
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Michael Charles |
P. Levy |
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Tami Davis |
C. Yacovazzi |
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Rachel Justice |
P. Levy |
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Ryan McGahan |
B. Connolly |
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Erin McQueary |
B. Connolly |
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Dennis Moore |
E. Mauldin |
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Holden Rasmussen |
B. Connolly |
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Hannah Rice |
K. Burke |
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Jordan Saunders |
F. Ramos |
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Adis Silva |
P. Levy |
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Danielle Thurston |
P. Levy |
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Jonathan Zarzuela |
K. Burke |
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- World History to 1500
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Name |
Major Advisor |
Thesis Title |
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Amanda Aklan |
D. Tanasi |
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Glorya Blair |
D. Tanasi |
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Emelia Brzakala |
D. Tanasi |
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Madison Fidler |
D. Tanasi |
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Alexander Iwicki |
D. Tanasi |
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Elissia Laporte |
D. Tanasi |
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Donald Wiant |
D. Tanasi |
- World History since 1500
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Name |
Major Advisor |
Thesis Title |
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Justin Christenson |
K. Boterbloem |
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Jason Giese |
K. Boterbloem |
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Cristian Gonzalez |
M. King |
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Ian McKinney |
K. Boterbloem |
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Caitlyn Seibert |
K. Boterbloem |
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Updated Fall 2025