Faculty

Leonardo Barleta, PhD
Assistant Professor
Latin American History, Spatial History, Digital Humanities
lbarleta@unomaha.edu
Danielle Battisti, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Associate Professor
U.S. Immigration & Ethnic History, U.S. Foreign Relations, Modern America
dbattisti@unomaha.edu
Mark Boxell, Ph.D.

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, 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, Ph.D.

Jennifer Harbour, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
jharbour@unomaha.edu
Charles King, Ph.D.

Jeanne Reames, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Greece & Alexander the Great, Ancient Near East, Early Church
mreames@unomaha.edu
Martina Saltamacchia, Ph.D.
Distinguished Associate Professor
Director, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Graduate Program Chair
Medieval History, Economic History, Social & Religious History
msaltamacchia@unomaha.eduAdjunct Faculty

Anthony Aftonomos, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
aaftonomos@unomaha.edu
Jeremiah Bauer, Ph.D. Candidate
Adjunct Faculty
jbauer@unomaha.edu
Joshua Bivins, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty
jbivins@unomaha.edu
James D. Clark, Ph.D.

Charles Klinetobe, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
cjklinetobe@unomaha.edu
Kenny Kolander, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
kkolander@unomaha.edu
David Robertson, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty
drobertson@unomaha.edu
Dan Weis, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty
dweis@unomaha.eduStaff

Katherine Welchans, M.A.
Office Associate
kwelchans@unomaha.eduTeaching Assistants and Fellows

Cassandra Mendoza

Md Robiul Alam Roni

Katie Dykstra
Emeritus Faculty

Maria Arbelaez, PhD

Harl Dalstrom
Professor Emeritus

Bruce Garver

Lorraine M. Gesick, PhD
Professor Emerita

Richard Overfield, PhD
Professor Emeritus

Oliver B. Pollak, PhD
Professor Emeritus

William C. Pratt, PhD
Professor Emeritus

Mark Scherer, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Legal & Constitutional, Native American Legal History, Nebraska & Great Plains
mscherer@unomaha.edu
Jerold Simmons, PhD
Professor Emeritus

Dennis J. Smith, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Native American History, Federal Indian Policy, Plains Tribes
dennissmith@unomaha.edu
Michael L. Tate, PhD
Professor Emeritus

Tommy Thompson, PhD
Professor Emeritus

Sharon E. Wood, Ph.D.
In Memoriam

JoAnn Carrigan, PhD (In Memoriam, 1933-2018)
Professor Emerita

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 (In Memoriam, 1955-2022)

June Mecham, PhD (In Memoriam, 1974-2009)
Assistant Professor
Medieval History, Women's History

Marian P. Nelson, PhD (In Memoriam, 1939-2021)
Professor Emerita

William Petrowski, PhD (In Memoriam, 1932-2020)
Professor Emeritus
Jacqueline St. John, PhD (In Memoriam, 1934-2018)
Professor Emerita