Geographic Research Areas

Research Areas in the Department of History

Africa

East Asia
Chiang Head

Howard Chiang

  • Associate Professor
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Kyu Hyun Kim

  • Associate Professor
Europe
Ian Campbell Portrait

Ian Campbell

  • Acting Chair (Fall 2026), Vice-Chair & Undergraduate Program Chair (Winter and Spring 2027), and Associate Professor
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Sally McKee

  • Professor Emerita
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Joshua Shanes

  • Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History
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Adam Zientek

  • Associate Professor
Latin America
Andres Resendez Portrait

Andrés Reséndez

  • Undergraduate Program Chair (Fall 2026) and Professor
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Rachel St John

  • Chair, Graduate Program Committee (GPC) and Associate Professor
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Charles Walker

  • Distinguished Professor
Middle East and South Asia
Portrait of UC Davis History Professor Stacy Fahrenthold, seated and wearing a black sweater, with a stained glass window and white curtains behind.

Stacy Fahrenthold

  • Professor of History and Middle East/South Asia Studies
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Sudipta Sen

  • Professor of History and Middle East/South Asia Studies
North America
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Ari Kelman

  • Professor
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Eric Rauchway

  • Distinguished Professor
Andres Resendez Portrait

Andrés Reséndez

  • Undergraduate Program Chair (Fall 2026) and Professor
Rachel St John Portrait

Rachel St John

  • Chair, Graduate Program Committee (GPC) and Associate Professor
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Cecilia Tsu

  • Associate Professor
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Louis Warren

  • W. Turrentine Jackson Distinguished Professor of U.S. Western History
World
Chiang Head

Howard Chiang

  • Associate Professor
Portrait of UC Davis History Professor Stacy Fahrenthold, seated and wearing a black sweater, with a stained glass window and white curtains behind.

Stacy Fahrenthold

  • Professor of History and Middle East/South Asia Studies
Eric Rauchway Portrait

Eric Rauchway

  • Distinguished Professor