Recent Placement of History Students and Alumni

Congratulations to the following students and recent alum who have accepted academic positions beginning Autumn 2008. Unless otherwise noted, positions are at the tenure-track Assistant Professor level.

ABD

Pablo Ben, Latin American History
Committee: Dain Borges (co-chair), George Chauncey (co-chair), José Moya
University of Northern Iowa

Michael Brillman, British History
Committee: Emmet Larkin (chair), Ralph Austen, Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, Lloyd Rudolph
University of Mary

Roman Hoyos, United States History
Committee: William Novak (chair), Kathleen Conzen, Amy Stanley, Daniel Hamilton
Duke Law School, Visiting Asst Professor

Cecilia (Miranda) Johnson, International History
Committee: Dipesh Chakrabarty (chair), William Novak, Jessica Cattelino, Bain Attwood
Society of Fellows at the University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Alexander (Ari) Joskowicz, Modern European History
Committee: Paul Mendes-Flohr (co-chair), Michael Geyer (co-chair), Leora Auslander, Bernard Wasserstein
University of Mississippi

Susan Longfield Karr, Early Modern European History
Committee: Constantin Fasolt (chair), Tamar Herzog, Michael Geyer, William Novak, James Hankins
Max Weber Programme and the Department of History and  Civilization. European University Institute, Florence, Italy, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Jonathan Levy, United States History
Committee: Amy Stanley (co-chair), Thomas Holt (co-chair), Kathleen Conzen, William Sewell
Princeton University

Rebekah Mergenthal, United States History
Committee: Kathleen Conzen (chair), Julie Saville, Claudio Lomnitz
Pacific Lutheran University

Mie Nakachi, Russian History
Committee: Sheila Fitzpatrick (chair), Richard Hellie, Susan Gal, David Ransel
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Arissa Oh, United States History
Committee: Mae Ngai (chair), Thomas Holt, Leora Auslander
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Asian American Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship

Andrew Oppenheimer, Modern European History
Committee: Michael Geyer (chair), John Boyer, Andreas Glaeser
Mount Holyoke College, Visiting Asst Prof

Stephen Porter, United States History
Committee: William Novak (chair), Mae Ngai, Michael Geyer
University of Cincinnati

Sarah Potter, United States History
Committee: George Chauncey (chair), Amy Stanley, James Sparrow
University of Memphis

Gautham Rao, United States History
Committee: William Novak (chair), Kathleen Conzen, Amy Stanley, Richard John
Library Company of Philadelphia (One-year postdoc in the Program in Early American Economy and Society)

Ann Schneider, Latin American History
Committee: Dain Borges (chair), Emilio Kouri, Michael Geyer
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Visiting Asst Professor

Andrew Sloin, Modern Jewish History/ Jewish Studies Joint Degree
Committee: Leora Auslander (co-chair), Richard Hellie (co-chair), Sheila Fitzpatrick, Moishe Postone, Bernard Wasserstein
Earlham College (Richmond, IN), Visiting Asst Professor

Tara (Red) Vaughan Tremmel, United States History
Committee: George Chauncey (chair), Amy Stanley, Lauren Berlant
Evergreen College, Visiting Asst Professor

James Vaughn, British History
Committee: Steven Pincus (chair), Ralph Austen, Adrian Johns, Robert Brenner, P.J. Marshall
University of Texas at Austin

Mikael Wolfe, Latin American History
Committee: Emilio Kouri (chair), Claudio Lomnitz, Dain Borges, Christopher Boyer
The Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Notre Dame, Postdoctoral Fellowship


RECENT ALUMNI

Marie Baxter, Early Modern European History, 2008
Committee: Constantin Fasolt (chair), Michael Geyer, Robert Bireley
Albion College, Visiting Asst Professor

Alan Barenberg, Russian History, 2007
Committee: Sheila Fitzpatrick (chair), Richard Hellie, Ronald Suny, Michael Geyer
Columbus State University, Visiting Asst Professor

Annika Culver, Japanese History, 2007
Committee: James Ketelaar (chair), Norma Field, James Lastra
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Naomi Davidson, Modern European History, 2007
Committee: Leora Auslander (chair), Katherine Taylor, Michael Geyer
University of Ottawa

Cameron Hawkins, Ancient History, 2006
Committee: Richard Saller (chair), Walter Scheidel, Jonathan Hall, Campbell Gray
University of Chicago

Viren Murthy, Chinese History, 2007
Committee: Prasenjit Duara (chair), Guy Alitto, William Sewell
University of Ottawa

Matthew Perry, Ancient History, 2007
Committee: Richard Saller (chair), Jonathan Hall, David Wray, Campbell Gray
John Jay College, The City University of New York

Christian Raffensperger, Russian History, 2006
Committee: Richard Hellie (chair), Walter Kaegi, Sheila Fitzpatrick
Wittenberg University

Ibrahim (Kaya) Sahin, Middle Eastern History, 2007
Committee: Cornell Fleischer (chair), Robert Dankoff, Constantin Fasolt, Fred Donner
Tulane University

Stephen Sawyer, Modern European History , 2008
Committee: Jan Goldstein (chair), William Sewell, William Novak, Pierre Rosanvallon
American University of Paris