Faculty
Choi Chatterjee, Professor
Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington
Field: Modern Europe, Russia & Soviet Union
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 11:20 pm to 12:00 pm and by appointment.
Office: KH B4022 - (323) 343-2023
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/dr-choi-chatterjee
Timothy Doran, Professor
Ph.D. University of California - Berkeley
Field: Ancient Greek and Roman History
Fall 2025 Office Hours: TBA; HIST 5100- Thursdays 2-4 PM In Person or by appointment.
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 2025 Office Hours: Not Teaching
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 2025 Office Hours: HIST 2020- Zoom office hours Mondays 6-7 PM and Wednesdays 4-5 PM or by appointment.
HIST 4960 & 5650- Mondays 3:30-5:30 and Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 PM
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 2025 Office Hours: By appointment in person or Zoom (not drop in): Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2:55-3:25PM and Wednesdays 8:45-9:15 PM
Office: KH C4033 - (323) 343-2244
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/kittiya-lee
Afshin Matin, Professor
Ph.D.
Field: Middle East, Religious Studies
Fall 2025 Office Hours: HIST 1020-02: Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30-6:00 PM; HIST 3080 & 4450: Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30-5:45 PM
Office: KH A4026 - (323) 343-2025
Email: [email protected]
Enrique Ochoa, Professor
Ph.D. UCLA
Field: Modern Latin America, Mexico
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30-12:00 PM; Mondays 5:00-6:00 PM; and by appt.
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 2025 Office Hours: Thursdays 3:30-5:30 pm (In-person and via Zoom or by appointment.)
Office: KH B4024 - (323) 343-2032
Web: /faculty/birte-pfleger
Sara Pugach, Professor
Ph.D.
Field: Modern Africa, South Africa, Germany
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Not Teaching
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 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday 3:15pm-4:15pm (In-person) or appointment; Thursdays 6:00pm-7:00pm (Online) Zoom ID: 894 2669 1975 or appointment
Office: KH A4025 - (323) 343-2223
Email: [email protected]
Angela Vergara, Professor
Ph.D. UCSD
Field: Modern Latin America, Labor Studies, Chile
Fall 2025 Office Hours: HIST 1020-03: Friday 11:00am-12:00pm (online)
HIST 3050 & 4010: Monday, 3:00pm-4:20pm (In-person); Friday 11:00am-12:00pm (online) Extra office hours available online by appointment.
Office: KH B4021
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/ángela-vergara
Scott Wells, Professor (retired)
Ph.D. New York University
Field: Medieval Europe, Early Modern World, Religious Studies
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/scott-wells
Mark Wild, Professor
Ph.D. UCSD
Field: Modern U.S., Urban Studies
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Mondays 1:30-2:30pm; Thursdays 11:00am-12:00pm
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 2025 Office Hours: Not Teaching
Office: KH B4022 - (323) 343-2023
Email: [email protected]
Web: /faculty/ping-yao
Lamont Yeakey, Associate Professor
Ph.D.
Field: Modern U.S., Civil Rights, Political Movements
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Not Teaching
Office: KH A4027 - (323) 343-2026
Email: [email protected]
Lecturers
Thomas Alvarez, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: U.S. History, Race & Ethnicity, Politics
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Zoom Office Hours- Mondays 2:00-3:00 PM and Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 PM
Office: KH B4022 - (323) 343-2020
Email: [email protected]
Gregory Beirich, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: Medieval Europe, U.S. and World History
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesdays, 9:00-9:25 AM, 12:05-1:00 PM, Thursdays, 12:05-1:00 PM, and by appointment.
Office: KH C3100B - (323) 343-2244
Email: [email protected]
Judy Corey, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: California, U.S. West, Women's & Gender History
Fall 2025 Office Hours: Not Teaching
Office: Canvas Online
Email: [email protected]
Dawn Dennis, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: U.S. History, Race & Ethnicity
Fall 2025 Office Hours: In-person Tuesdays at 5PM, Thursdays 12-1 PM, and by Zoom appointment. Zoom office hours TBA
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 2025 Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00am-12:00pm or by appointment
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 2025 Office Hours: Not Teaching
Office: Online
Email: [email protected]
Timothy Paynich, Lecturer
Field: Russia, Europe, World History
Fall 2025 Office Hours: In Person Tuesdays 9:30-10:30 am, and Wednesdays 12:30-1:30 pm; Friday 10:30-11:30 am (Online), and by appt.
Office: KH C3100B - (323) 343-2244
Email: [email protected]
Emeritus
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]
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 Emirata
Field: Modern U.S., Labor History, Gender & Women's History
Email: [email protected]
Lilian Taiz, Professor Emirata, and CFA Board of Director
Field: U.S. Social & Cultural History
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]