Faculty
Timothy Doran, Professor
Ph.D. University of California - Berkeley
Field: Ancient Greek and Roman History
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH A4025 - (323) 343-2223
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/dr-timothy-doran-professor-history
Christopher Endy, Professor and Chair
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Field: Modern U.S., International Relations, Globalization
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Not Teaching. Email Dr. Endy to set up an appointment
Office: KH C4076A - (323) 343-2046
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/christopher-endy
Eileen Ford, Professor
Ph.D. University of Illinois
Field: Modern Latin America, Mexico
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH C4034 - (323) 343-2045
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/eileen-ford
Kittiya Lee, Professor
Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
Field: Colonial Latin America, Brazil
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH C4033 - (323) 343-2244
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/kittiya-lee
Afshin Matin, Professor
Ph.D.
Field: Middle East, Religious Studies
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH A4026 - (323) 343-2025
Email: [email protected]
Enrique Ochoa, Professor
Ph.D. UCLA
Field: Modern Latin America, Mexico
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH C4077A
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/enrique-c-ochoa
Birte Pfleger, Professor
Ph.D. UC Irvine
Field: Colonial British North America, Early Republic, Ethnicity
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH B4024 - (323) 343-2032
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/birte-pfleger
Sara Pugach, Professor
Ph.D.
Field: Modern Africa, South Africa, Germany
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH A4028 - (323) 343-2027
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/sara-pugach-professor
Travis Shutz, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Binghamton University (SUNY)
Field: Early Modern Maritime Asia
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Online Office Hours:
Zoom Meeting ID:
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Office: KH A4025 - (323) 343-2223
Email: [email protected]
Angela Vergara, Professor
Ph.D. UCSD
Field: Modern Latin America, Labor Studies, Chile
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays 5–6 PM (office) and Wed. 5–6 PM (Zoom)
Online Appointments: Book time with Vergara, Angela
Office: KH B4021
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/ángela-vergara
Mark Wild, Professor
Ph.D. UCSD
Field: Modern U.S., Urban Studies
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH C4034 - (323) 343-2045
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/mark-wild-professor
Ping Yao, Professor
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Field: Asia, China, Women's & Gender History
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Not teaching
Office: KH B4022 - (323) 343-2023
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/ping-yao
Lecturers
Thomas Alvarez, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: U.S. History, Race & Ethnicity, Politics
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Not teaching
Office: KH B4022 - (323) 343-2020
Email: [email protected]
Gregory Beirich, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: Medieval Europe, U.S. and World History
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Not teaching
Office: KH C3100B - (323) 343-2244
Email: [email protected]
Judy Corey, Lecturer (retired)
Ph.D.
Field: California, U.S. West, Women's & Gender History
Email: [email protected]
Dawn Dennis, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: U.S. History, Race & Ethnicity
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH C4031 - (323) 343-2029
Email: [email protected]
John Donovan, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: 20th-century U.S., Diplomatic History, History of Religion
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Not teaching
Office: KH C4031 - (323) 343-2029
Email: [email protected]
Franz Metcalf, Lecturer (retired)
Ph.D.
Field: Religious Studies
Email: [email protected]
Jorge Muñoz, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: Religious Studies
Fall 2026 Office Hours: Not Teaching
Email: [email protected]
Timothy Paynich, Lecturer
Field: Russia, Europe, World History
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Office: KH C3100B - (323) 343-2244
Email: [email protected]
Emeriti and Retired
Francisco Balderrama, Professor Emeritus
Field: Modern U.S.; American West; Chicano Studies
Email: [email protected]
Stanley Burstein, Professor Emeritus
Field: Ancient World; Hellenistic Greece; Africa
Email: [email protected]
Choi Chatterjee, Professor Emerita
Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington
Field: Modern Europe, Russia & Soviet Union
Office: KH B4022 - (323) 343-2023
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/dr-choi-chatterjee
Daniel Crecelius, Professor Emeritus
Field: Near East; Islamic History
Email: [email protected]
Timothy F. Harding, Professor Emeritus
Field: Latin America; Brazil; Cuba
Email: [email protected]
Yuen-Sang Leung, Professor Emeritus
Field: Modern China; Chinese Immigration; U.S.-Chinese Relations
Email: [email protected]
Carole Srole, Professor Emirita
Field: Modern U.S., Labor History, Gender & Women's History
Email: [email protected]
Lilian Taiz, Professor Emirita, and CFA Board of Directors
Field: U.S. Social & Cultural History
Email: [email protected]
Scott Wells, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. New York University
Field: Medieval Europe, Early Modern World, Religious Studies
Office: KH C4066
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/scott-wells
Lamont Yeakey, Associate Professor (retired)
Ph.D.
Field: Modern U.S., Civil Rights, Political Movements
Office: KH A4027 - (323) 343-2026
Email: [email protected]
Staff
Melody Singleton, Department Coordinator
Phone: (323) 343-2020
Email: [email protected]
Jocelyne Martinez, Administrative Support Assistant
Phone: (323) 343-2020
Email: [email protected]