Faculty & Staff
Department of History Faculty
Address:
Department of History
6B Faculty Hall
Murray, KY 42071-3341
Phone Number:
(270) 809-2231
Department Chair:
- Dr. Kathy Callahan
- Department Chair
Associate Professor of History - Ph.D., Marquette University, 2005
M.A., Marquette University, 1995
M.S., Indiana State University
B.S., Indiana State University
- Teaching Interests: Modern European History, Renaissance, Reformation, Medieval Europe, Early Modern Europe, British History
- 6B-13, Faculty Hall
- kcallahan@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6580
Administrative Assistant:
- Victoria Herndon
- Administrative Assistant
- 6B-21, Faculty Hall
- vherndon3@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.2234
Faculty:
- Dr. J. Duane Bolin
- Professor of History
- Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1988
M.A., University of Kentucky, 1982
B.A., Belmont University 1978
- Teaching Interest: American History, Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Kentucky History
- 6B-17, Faculty Hall
- duane.bolin@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6578
- Dr. Brian Clardy
- Associate Professor of History
- Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1999
M.P.A., Murray State University, 1991
B.A., The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1988
- Teaching Interest: World Religions, American Politics, International Relations, U.S. Diplomatic History since 1900
- 6B-10, Faculty Hall
- bclardy@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6574
- Dr. Urmi Engineer
- Assistant Professor of History
- Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2010
M.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2005
B.A., Wake Forest University , 2002
- Teaching Interest: World History, Atlantic World, Environment and Disease, Ecology, Early Americas, South Asia
- 6B-09, Faculty Hall
- uengineer@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6588
- Dr. Jie (Selina) Gao
- Assistant Professor of History
- Ph.D., The University of Western Ontario, 2010
M.A., Beijing University, 2003
Double B.A., Beijing University, 2000
- Teaching Interests: Modern China, Intellectual and Cultural History, Sino-Foreign Relations, Women's Studies, East Asian History
- 6B-03 Faculty Hall
- jgao4@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6581
- Dr. Marjorie Hilton
- Associate Professor of History
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
M.A., University of South Alabama, 1996
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1984
- Teaching Interest: Revolutionary Russia, Soviet Union, Modern Europe, Consumer Culture, Gender, Film
- 6B-11, Faculty Hall
- mhilton@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6579
- Dr. James Humphreys
- Associate Professor of History
- Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 2005
M.A., North Carolina State University, 1989
B.S., Social Science, Campbell University, 1985
- Teaching Interests: African-American History, Early American History, Government, Modern Europe history, Southern US history
- 6B-18, Faculty Hall
- jhumphreys@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6573
- Dr. Aaron Irvin
- Assistant Professor of History
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2007
B.A., Western Washington University, 2005
- Teaching Interests: Greece, Rome, Ancient History
- 6B-04, Faculty Hall
- airvin1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6583
- Dr. Christine B. Lindner
- Assistant Professor of History
- Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 2009
M.A., Durham University, 2004
B.A., Gordon College, 2002
- Teaching Interests: Middle Eastern History, Ottoman History, Lebanon & Syria, Protestantism in the Middle East, Christianity in the Middle East, Women's History, Historic Cemeteries, Digital History
- 6B-05 Faculty Hall
- clindner1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6572
- Dr. William Mulligan Jr.
- Professor of History
- Ph.D., Clark University, 1982
M.A., Clark University, 1973
B.A., Assumption College, 1970
- Teaching Interests: Irish Diaspora, Early America, U.S. Social and Industrial History
- 6B-06, Faculty Hall
- bill.mulligan@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6571
- Dr. David Pizzo
- Associate Professor of History
- History Graduate Studies Coordinator
Faculty Coordinator, Office of Research and Creative Activity (ORCA)
Chairman, International Studies Advisory Council (ISAC) - Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2007
M.A., University of North Carolina, 2001
B.A., Duke University, 1999
- Teaching Interests: German History, Modern European History, African History, the World Wars, Imperialism, Genocide
- 6B-15, Faculty Hall
- dpizzo@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6584
- Taufiq Rashid
- Senior Lecturer of History
- Ph.D. ABD, Indiana University, 1987
M.S., Indiana University, 1985
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1978
- Teaching Interests: American Government, U.S. Foreign Policy, World Civilizations
- 6B-12, Faculty Hall
- trashid@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6586
- Dr. Eleanor Rivera
- Assistant Professor of History
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Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 2015M.A., The University of Chicago, 2007B.A., Smith College, 2004
- Teaching Interests: Modern Europe, Modern France, Childhood, History of Education, Empire, Religion, Gender, Material Culture
- 6B-21, Faculty Hall
- erivera@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6577
Professors Emeritus:
- Dr. Charlotte Beahan
- Professor Emeritus of History
- Ph.D., Columbia University, 1976
M.A., Columbia University, 1969
B.A., Michigan State University, 1967
- Teaching Interests: East Asia, Women's History, World Civilizations
- cbeahan@murraystate.edu
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- Dr. Kenneth Carstens
- Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Archaeology
- Ph.D., Washington University, 1980
M.A., Washington University-St. Louis, 1974
B.S., Central Michigan University, 1971
- Teaching Interest: Colonial and Frontier History of the Trans-Appalachian Region, George Rogers Clark's Fort Jefferson, Cultural Resource Management
- kcarstens@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6846
- Dr. William Schell, Jr.
- Professor Emeritus of History
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1992
M.A., University of North Carolina, 1985
B.A., University of North Carolina, 1982
- Teaching Interests: Mexican History, Latin-American History, Film, Foreign Relations
- wschell@murraystate.edu
Adjuncts:
- Samuel Baum, MA
- Instructor, Thoroughbred Academy
- M.A., Murray State University, 2016
B.A., Murray State University, 2013
- 6B-07, Faculty Hall
- sbaum@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6846
- Teaching Interests: World Civilizations I
- Rebecca E. Dames, MA
- Instructor
- M.A., Murray State University, 2016
B.A., Murray State University, 2010
- rdames@murraystate.edu
- Teaching Interests: World Civilizations I & II
- Dr. Sean (Jeff) McLaughlin
- Instructor
- Ph.D., The University of Western Ontario, 2010
M.A., University of Leeds, 2002
B.A., Carleton University, 2001
- Teaching Interests: Twentieth Century US, Twentieth Century World, American Foreign Relations, Cold War, Vietnam War, Sport History
- 6B-07, Faculty Hall
- smclaughlin1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6846
- Matthew Robertson
- Instructor
- Ph.D, Candidate, University of California-Santa Barbara (2017)
M.A., St. John's College-Santa Fe, 2009
B.S., Truman State University, 2005
- Teaching Interests: South Asian religious traditions, Ancient History, History of Science and Medicine, History of Christian Thought, Philosophy of Religion
- mrobertson13@murraystate.edu
- Erin Ragsdale, MA
- Instructor
- M.A., Murray State University, 2013
B.A., Murray State University, 2010
- eragsdale@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6846