Faculty by Themes
Cultural/Intellectual History

Devaney, Thomas C.
Associate Professor of History
Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
- Office Location
- 364 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; History of emotions; History of the senses; Urban History; Interfaith Relations; Popular culture

Lenoe, Matthew E.
Professor of History
Graduate Career Advisor
- Office Location
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

Pedersen, Jean
Professor of History
Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music
- Office Location
- 447 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3616
Interests: Modern European History; French History; Feminist Theory, Women's History, and Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Knowledge; History of Academic Disciplines

Rubin, Joan S.
Dexter Perkins Professor in History
Professor of History
- Office Location
- 363 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-9347
Interests: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century American Cultural and Intellectual History; The History of the Book

Smoller, Laura Ackerman
Professor of History
- Office Location
- 369A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Medieval and Renaissance Europe; Medieval Christianity; Early Science and Medicine; History of Astrology and Prophecy
Environmental History

Ball, Molly
Assistant Professor of History
- Office Location
- 449 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 276-7184
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Brazilian History; Latin American History; Economic History; Immigration History

Jarvis, Michael J.
Professor of History
Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project
- Office Location
- 455 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4558
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History

Mandala, Elias C.
Professor of History
- Office Location
- 439 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2058
Interests: Southern Africa since the 19th Century; Social History

Pierce, Morris
Adjunct Professor of History
- Office Location
- 401A Rush Rhees Library
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Early Modern Europe; History of Technology
Global Perspectives

Devaney, Thomas C.
Associate Professor of History
Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
- Office Location
- 364 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; History of emotions; History of the senses; Urban History; Interfaith Relations; Popular culture

Jarvis, Michael J.
Professor of History
Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project
- Office Location
- 455 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4558
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History

Lenoe, Matthew E.
Professor of History
Graduate Career Advisor
- Office Location
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

Mandala, Elias C.
Professor of History
- Office Location
- 439 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2058
Interests: Southern Africa since the 19th Century; Social History

Pedersen, Jean
Professor of History
Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music
- Office Location
- 447 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3616
Interests: Modern European History; French History; Feminist Theory, Women's History, and Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Knowledge; History of Academic Disciplines

Sierra Silva, Pablo M.
Associate Professor of History
- Office Location
- 461 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8354
Interests: African Diaspora, Latin American, Caribbean and Atlantic History

Smoller, Laura Ackerman
Professor of History
- Office Location
- 369A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Medieval and Renaissance Europe; Medieval Christianity; Early Science and Medicine; History of Astrology and Prophecy

Weaver, Stewart A.
Franklin W. And Gladys I. Clark Professor of History
Professor of History
- Office Location
- 368 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-9348
Interests: Modern British History; Himalayan History; Environmental History
Political History

Lenoe, Matthew E.
Professor of History
Graduate Career Advisor
- Office Location
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

Weaver, Stewart A.
Franklin W. And Gladys I. Clark Professor of History
Professor of History
- Office Location
- 368 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-9348
Interests: Modern British History; Himalayan History; Environmental History
Social History

Jarvis, Michael J.
Professor of History
Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project
- Office Location
- 455 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4558
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History

Lenoe, Matthew E.
Professor of History
Graduate Career Advisor
- Office Location
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

Mandala, Elias C.
Professor of History
- Office Location
- 439 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2058
Interests: Southern Africa since the 19th Century; Social History

Sierra Silva, Pablo M.
Associate Professor of History
- Office Location
- 461 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8354
Interests: African Diaspora, Latin American, Caribbean and Atlantic History
War and Revolution

Devaney, Thomas C.
Associate Professor of History
Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
- Office Location
- 364 Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; History of emotions; History of the senses; Urban History; Interfaith Relations; Popular culture

Lenoe, Matthew E.
Professor of History
Graduate Career Advisor
- Office Location
- 370A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

Pedersen, Jean
Professor of History
Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music
- Office Location
- 447 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3616
Interests: Modern European History; French History; Feminist Theory, Women's History, and Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Knowledge; History of Academic Disciplines
Maritime History

Jarvis, Michael J.
Professor of History
Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project
- Office Location
- 455 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4558
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History