Department of History Committees AY2025-26
Executive Committee
Chair: Ahmet Karamustafa
Associate Chair: Melinda Baldwin
Director of Graduate Studies: Saverio Giovacchini
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Mircea Raianu
Elected Faculty Members (staggered 2 year terms)
Professors: Richard Bell (5/26), Karin Rosemblatt (5/27)
Associate Professors: Janna Bianchini (5/26), Sarah Cameron (5/26)
Assistant Professor(s): Deokhyo Choi (12/25)
Professional Track Faculty: Julie Taddeo (5/27)
Graduate Student Representative: Ally Ruch & Emma Downing
Graduate Committee
Chair: Saverio Giovacchini
Ex Officio Member: Ahmet Karamustafa
Faculty Members:
Professors: Marsha Rozenblit (5/26), Hayim Lapin (5/28)
Associate Professors: David Freund (5/26), Shay Hazkani (5/27)
Assistant Professors: Patrick Chung (5/26), Erin Mosely (5/28)
Graduate Coordinator: Jodi Hall
Graduate Student Representatives: Kaya Wilske, Conor McCadden
Undergraduate Committee
Chair | Director of Undergraduate Studies: Mircea Raianu
Ex Officio Member | Department Chair: Ahmet Karamustafa
Ex Officio Member | Associate Chair: Melinda Baldwin
Ex Officio Member | Honors Director: Clare Lyons
Ex Officio Member | Program Management Specialist: Courtney Dahlke
Faculty Members:
Professors: Paul Landau (5/26), Richard Bell (5/28)
Associate Professors: Janna Bianchini (5/28), Bernard Cooperman (5/28)
Assistant Professors: Leigh Soares (5/28)
HUA/Internship Director/Professional Track Faculty: Julie Taddeo
Assistant Director Undergraduate Studies: Katarina Keane
Graduate Student Representative: Miranda Rose Christy (5/27)
Undergraduate Representative: Alan Rosales-Morales (5/27)
Salary Committee
Chair: Stefano Villani (5/27)
Faculty Members:
Alejandro Cañeque (5/27)
Antoine Borrut (5/26)
Mikhail Dolbilov (5/27)
Erin Mosely (5/26)
Standing Nominating Committee
Thomas Zeller (5/26)
Ting Zhang (5/27)
TBA (5/26)
Campus Senate
Mircea Raianu (2026)
Peter Wien (2027)
ARHU Collegiate Council
Madeline Hsu (2026)
APT Committee
All tenured and non-tenured full-time faculty
Caucus Conveners
United States: Michael Ross
Europe: Piotr Kosicki
Global and International Exchange: Patrick Chung
Jewish: Bernard Cooperman
Latin America: Alejandro Cañeque
Middle East: Shay Hazkani
Technology, Science, and Environment: Zachary Dorner
Asia: Ting Zhang
Department Assembly
Graduate Student Representatives: Kaya Wilske and Conor McCadden
Center for Historical Studies Board
Director: Christopher Bonner
Ex Officio: Ahmet Karamustafa
Faculty:
Janna Bianchini
Zachary Dorner
Mircea Raianu
David Sartorius
Melinda Baldwin
Graduate Student Representative: James Schruefer