History Department Faculty:
- Laura Woodworth-Ney, Ph.D., (Department Chair) U.S. West, Women, Native American history
- Allan Christelow, Ph.D., Middle East
- Stephanie Mooers Christelow, Ph.D., Medieval Social and Economic
- Thomas F. Hale, Ph.D., England, Ancient Europe
- Ronald L. Hatzenbuehler, Ph.D., Early U.S.
- Sarah Hinman, Ph.D., Historical Geography,
GIS, Public Health
- Erika Kuhlman, Ph.D., Gender , U.S. Progressive era social and cultural, American Studies
- Kevin Marsh, Ph.D., Environmental history, modern U.S., U.S. West, Idaho
- J. B. "Jack" Owens, Ph.D., Spain, Renaissance and Reformation
- Darrell Reinke, Ph.D., Early Modern Europe
Adjunct Faculty:
- Scott Emfield, M.A., HIST 118
- Barry Maheras, M.A., HIST 118
- Henry Stamm, Ph.D., Native American History
Laura Woodworth-Ney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History and Department Chair
Teaching Responsibilities:
- HIST 118 U.S. History and Culture
- HIST g421 Federal Indian Relations
- HIST g423 Idaho History
- HIST g425 Women in the North American West
- HIST g427 North American West
- HIST g439 Women in History
- WS 201 Introduction to Women's Studies
Research Interests:
Federal Indian policy, federal reclamation policy, women, irrigation ideology, and irrigated settlement in the American West.
Representative Publications:
- Women in the American West. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2008.
- Mapping Identity: The Creation of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation, 1805-1902. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2004.
- "Negotiating Boundaries of Territory and 'Civilization': The Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation Agreement Councils, 1873-1889." Pacific Northwest Quarterly 94, no. 1 (Winter 2002/2003): 27-39.
- "Water, Culture, and Progressive Politics: Albin C. and Elizabeth DeMary and the Struggle for Local Control of the Minidoka Reclamation Project, 1905-1920.” In United States Bureau of Reclamation, A Century of Water for the West, 1902-2002 (Denver: U.S. Department of the Interior, 2002).
Allan Christelow, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Teaching Responsibilities:
- HIST 254 Middle Eastern Civilization
- HIST 255 African History and Culture
- HIST g435 Colonial Frontiers in America and Africa
- HIST g474 Islam and Nationalism in the Modern World
- HIST g478 Imperialism and Progressivism
- HIST g491 Seminar
Representative Publications:
- Thus Ruled Emir Abbas : Selected Cases from the Records of the Emir of Kano's Judicial Council
- Muslim Law Courts and the French Colonial State in Algeria
Stephanie Christelow, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Teaching Responsibilities:
- HIST 101 -- Foundations of Europe
- HIST 291 -- The Historian's Craft
- HIST g437 -- Familes in Former Times
- HIST g438 -- Women in Pre-Industrial Europe
- HIST g441 -- The Viking Age
- HIST g446 -- Social and Economic History
of Greece and Rome - HIST g448 -- Medieval Social and Economic History
Research Interests:
Anglo-Norman England; medieval social history; Greece and Rome.
Representative Publications:
- Royal Patronage and Social Rank in Anglo-Norman England (under consideration)
- An Annotated Translation of the Pipe Roll of 1130 (in preparation)
- "Names and Ethnicity in Anglo-Norman England," in Names and Naming Patterns, edited by Joel Rosenthal (SUNY Stony Brook) and David Postles (University of Leicester, UK) Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University.
- "Chancellors and Curial Bishops: Ecclesiastical Promotions and Power in Anglo-Norman England," Anglo-Norman Studies, XXII (2000): 49-69.
- "The Royal Love in Anglo-Norman England: Fiscal or Courtly Concept," The Haskins Society Journal (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998), 37-52.
- "A Moveable Feast? Itineration and the Centralization of Government under Henry I." Albion 28 (Summer 1996): 187-228.
- "A Reevaluation of Royal Justice under Henry I of England." American Historical Review 93 (April 1988): 340-358.
Ronald L. Hatzenbuehler, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Teaching Responsibilities:
- HIST 118 U.S. History and Culture
- HIST 291 The Historian's Craft
- HIST 307 Early North America
- HIST g418 U.S. History for Teachers
- HIST g491 Seminar
Research Interests:
Early U.S., Thomas Jefferson, Idaho demographics and politics
Representative Publications:
- I Tremble for My Country: Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Gentry. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2006.
- "'Answering the Call:' The First Inaugural Addresses of Thomas Jefferson and William Jefferson Clinton." In The Romance of History: Essays in Honor of Lawrence S. Kaplan, eds. Scott L. Bills and E. Timothy Smith, 53-67. Kent State University Press, 1997.
- "Assessing the Meaning of Massacre: Boston (1770) and Kent State (1970)." Peace and Change 21 (Apr. 1996): 208-20.
Sarah Hinman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Glenn E. Tyler Collection
Teaching Responsibilities:
- HIST g490 Cartography: History and Design
- HIST 642 Presentation of Projects
- HIST 249 World Regional Geography
- Disease and U.S. Public Health
- GIS for Social Sciences
Research Interests:
Historical geography and historical GIS; public health and medical geography; and urban environment interaction.
Representative Publications:
- S.E. Hinman, J.K. Blackburn, and A. Curtis. 2006. "Spatial and temporal structure of typhoid outbreaks in Washington, D.C., 1906-1909: evaluating local clustering with the /G_i */ statistic." International Journal of Health Geographics 5:13.
Erika Kuhlman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History
Director, Women Studies Program
Teaching Responsibilities:
- HIST 118 U.S. History and Culture
- HIST 308 Industrialization and Reform in the United States
- HIST g418 U.S. History for Teachers
- HIST g439 Women in History
Research Interests:
Reconciliation processes between the United States and Germany following World War I, with specific focus on women's roles in peacemaking.
Representative Publications:
- Reconstructing Patriarchy after the Great War: Women, Gender, and Postwar Reconciliation Between Nations (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008)
- "American Doughboys and German Fräuleins: Sexuality, Patriarchy, and Privilege in the American-Occupied Rhineland, 1918-1923," Journal of Military History 71 (October 2007): 1077-1106
- Petticoats and White Feathers: Gender Conformity, Race, the Progressive Peace Movement, and the Debate Over War, 1895-1919 (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997).
- A to Z of Women in World History(New York:Facts on File)
Kevin Marsh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
Graduate Program Director
Editor, Idaho Yesterdays
Teaching Responsibilities:
- HIST 118 U.S. History and Culture
- HIST 309 Modern United States
- HIST g423 Idaho History
- HIST g430 Global Environmental History
- HIST g491 Seminar
- HIST 600 Proseminar
Research Interests:
Debates over public resources in the American West. Currently my work focuses on the Snake River Aquifer.
Representative publications:
- "'Save French Pete': Evolution of Wilderness Protests in
Oregon."
In Natural Protests: Essays on the History of American
Environmentalism, eds. Michael Egan and Jeff Crane, 223-44. New York:
Routledge, 2009.
- Drawing Lines in the Forest: Creating Wilderness Areas in the Pacific Northwest. Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books, ed. William Cronon. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 2007. Publisher's webpage for the book.
- Idaho: The Heroic
Journey
(Boise: Idaho State Historical Society, 2006). Co-author with Katherine
Aiken and Laura Woodworth-Ney.
- “The Ups and Downs of Mountain Life: Historical Patterns of Adaptation in the Cascade Mountains,” Western Historical Quarterly 25, no. 2 (Summer 2004): 193-213.
- "'This is Just the First Round': Designating Wilderness in the Oregon Cascades, 1950-1964.” Oregon Historical Quarterly 103, no. 2 (Summer 2002): 210-233.
J. B. " Jack" Owens, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Teaching Responsibilities:
- HIST101 Foundation of Western Civilization
- HIST251 Latin America
- HIST g453 Renaissance Creativity
- HIST g460 The Global Hispanic Monarchy
- HIST g450 Golden Age Castile
- HIST g490 Cartography: History and Design
- HIST 610 GIS in Historical Studies
Research Interests:
My research focuses on early globalization (1400-1800), organized crime, sacred sites and religious devotions, political institutions and the exercise of public authority, Geographic Information Systems and the visualization of historical processes, and Spain.
Representative Publications:
- "By My Absolute Royal Authority": Justice and the Castilian Commonwealth at the Beginning of the First Global Age Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2005.
- Rebellion, Monarchy, and the Murcian Oligarchy in the Age of Charles V [in Spanish]. Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, 1980.
- "An Introduction to the Glenn E. Tyler Collection (History and Philosophy of Medicine and Science)." In Trent Stephens (ed.), Science and Society, a special issue of Rendezvous: Idaho State University Journal of Arts and Letters; 25,1 (Fall 1989): 38-66.
- "Spanish Communist Poster Politics in the Transition to Democracy." In B. F. Taggie, R. W. Clement, and J. E. Caraway (eds.), Mediterranean Studies; 4 (Kirksville, MO: Thomas Jefferson University Press, 1994): 183-214 [illustrated].
- "Routes: Teaching About Connections in World History." History Computer Review; 19 (Spring 2003): 69-73.
Barry Maheras, M.A.

TIG Grant Director
Teaching Responsibilities:
- HIST118 US History and Culture
Grant Responsibilities:
- Oversight of Budget
- Purchase of Technical Equipment
- Oversight of Program development
- Implementation of IT programs
Adjunct Faculty:
Scott Emfield, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Henry Stamm, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Darrell Reinke, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Reinke is also responsible for advising History students in Idaho Falls.
