Faculty in the Department of History
Department Chair
Kyle G. Volk Associate Professor of History; Chair of the Department of History
Office: LA 252Email: kyle.volk@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Spring 2021: Mondays, 3:30-5pm; and by appointment. All office-hour meetings will be conducted via Zoom (use this link to enter the "waiting room").
Field of Study:United States History; Democracy, Capitalism, & the American State; Political, Intellectual, Social & Legal History; Public Policy & Political Economy; Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
Professors
Claire Rydell Arcenas Assistant Professor of History; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Office: LA 261Email: claire.arcenas@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Spring 2021, via Zoom!
Please e-mail me for an appointment.
Field of Study:American History; Intellectual History; History of Political Thought and Politics; History of Education; History of the Atlantic World; Historiography; Digital Humanities.
Scott Arcenas Assistant Professor
Office: LA 263Email: scott.arcenas@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
Wednesdays, 2-4, and by appointment
Field of Study:European History; Political, Economic, and Social History of the Ancient Mediterranean; Digital History; Ancient Historiography; Greek and Latin Literature
Richard Drake Lucile Speer Research Chair in Politics and History
Office: University Hall 314Email: richard.drake@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
MWF 10-10:50 and by appointment:
Join Zoom Meeting link Spring semester 2021
https://umontana.zoom.us/j/98825074740?pwd=TEdZVFB0VCsyMzlrZE90S0RxZ1VWUT09
Field of Study:Modern European Social, Cultural, and Intellectual History; Italian History; Terrorism; Contemporary Europe; Historiography; Modern American Foreign Policy
John Eglin Professor of History
Office: LA 255Email: john.eglin@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
On Sabbatical, 2020-21
Field of Study:Early Modern European History, particularly Great Britain; Cultural History
Robert H. Greene Associate Professor of History
Office Hours:
Field of Study:
Cultural, Political, and Social History of Russia and the Soviet Union; Religious History
Anya Jabour Regents Professor of History
Office: LA 254Email: anya.jabour@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesdays, 1-2pm and by appointment. All office-hour meetings will be conducted via Zoom (use this link to enter the "waiting room").
Field of Study:U.S. Social, Political, and Cultural History; Women, Family, Gender, and Sexuality; The American South; Progressive Era and New Deal
Mehrdad Kia Professor of History; Director, Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center
Office: Stone Hall 303CEmail: mehrdad.kia@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30-5pm and by appointment
Field of Study:Middle Eastern History; Central Asia; North Africa; Islamic Civilization
Nathaniel B. Levtow Associate Professor of History; Acting Director, Global Humanities and Religions
Office: LA 150Email: nathaniel.levtow@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-5:00 & by appointment.
Field of Study:Ancient history; history of religion; biblical studies
Michael Mayer Professor of History
Office: LA 253Email: michael.mayer@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
MWF 3:00-4:00
Field of Study:United States since 1945; History of American Law; U.S. Civil Rights Movement; Post-World War II American Culture
Jody Pavilack Associate Professor of History; Director of Graduate Studies
Office: LA 265Email: jody.pavilack@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
SPRING 2021 OFFICE HOURS
Tues & Thurs, 12:30-1:30, via Zoom at this link: Professor Pavilack office hours & meetings
I am also happy to meet by appointment; please email me to set up a time.
Modern Latin American History; Social, Cultural, and Political History; Labor; Historical Memory
Tobin Miller Shearer Professor of History; Director of African-American Studies
Office: LA 262Email: tobin.shearer@umontana.edu
Office Hours:
Spring Semester 2021
Wednesdays, 1-3:00 p.m.
Please use this Zoom link: https://umontana.zoom.us/j/93500992746
No appointment required but advance notice always appreciated.
And gladly by appointment.
Field of Study:African-American History; Race; Religious History; Children's History; Anabaptist History; Civil Rights movement History; social movement history;
Jeff Wiltse Professor of History
Office: LA 251Email: jeff.wiltse@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
All office hours for the Fall 2020 semester will be conducted via Zoom.
Tuesdays: 2:00-3:00 pm (use this link to enter the "waiting room" for this time)
Thursdays: 10:00-11:00 pm (use this link to enter the "waiting room for this time)
Field of Study:
Modern American Social and Cultural History; Public Space and Public Life; Montana History
Visiting Faculty
Leif Fredrickson Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Office: LA 260Email: leif.fredrickson@umconnect.umt.edu
Office Hours:
9am-11am (Thursday) or by appointment. *Remote via Zoom for 2020 and 2021. Click to enter waiting room.
Field of Study:Modern US History; Urban and Environmental History; Public History
Gillian Glaes Visiting Associate Professor of History
Office: LA 259Email: gillian.glaes@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours:
T/TH 12:30-1:30 p.m. & by appointment (via Zoom / Please email me for the link.)
Field of Study:Modern Transnational and Global History; Europe, Africa, and Latin America; Postcolonialism and the State
James Koch Visiting Professor of History
Office: 240 Keith AvenueEmail: jkoch@odu.edu
Office Hours:
Wednesday 2-4 p.m. and by appointment. We will meet in the UC.
Field of Study:American Military History; World War II
Research Faculty
Ted Catton
Associate Research Professor
Office: homeEmail: ted.catton@umontana.edu
Field of Study:
History of conservation, Indians and the environment, the fur trade, National Park Service organizational history
Diane Krahe
Faculty Affiliate
Office: homeEmail: dianekrahe@gmail.com
Field of Study:
Environmental History, Indian History, Public History, Wilderness
Steven I. Levine
Senior Fellow, Chinese History and Politics, and U.S.-China Relations
Email: steven.levine@mso.umt.eduAffiliated Faculty
David Beck
Professor
Office: NAC 203D (closed) No in-person meetings, please e-mailEmail: dave.beck@mso.umt.edu
Wade Davies
Professor
Office: NAC 203AEmail: wade.davies@mso.umt.edu
Field of Study:
Navajo health and healing, Native American sports and games
Ardeshir Kia
Associate Director, Central and Southwest Asia Program
Office: Stone Hall 303BEmail: ardi.kia@mso.umt.edu
Adrea Lawrence
Dean & Professor, Phyllis J. Washington College of Education
Office: ED 321CEmail: adrea.lawrence@mso.umt.edu
Field of Study:
History of Education; American Indian History
