
History Adjunct Faculty


Aaron Bell Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Aaron is an adjunct professor in History and American Studies. His research interests include 20th century US History, US-Latin American relations, Latin American immigration, and transnational conser…

Donald Collins Adjunct Professorial Lect
Donald Earl Collins is a freelance writer and historian who has written on the topics of multiculturalism, education reform, race, and the history of African American and American identity for more th…

Matthew Costello Adjunct Professorial Lect
Matthew is the Assistant Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History for the White House Historical Association in Washington, D.C. He earned his PhD and MA from Marque…

Rebecca DeWolf Adjunct Professorial Lect
Rebecca DeWolf is a historian with a Ph.D. in history from American University. Her research has achieved recognition through several fellowships and grants, including the Dirksen Center Congressional…

Lauren Duval Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Lauren Duval is a historian of early North American women and gender. Her research examines British-occupied cities during the American Revolution through the lens of the household. Lauren's work has …


Jordan Grant Adjunct Instructor
Jordan Grant is a candidate for the Ph.D. in U.S. history at American University. His research focuses on the entwined histories of slavery and the state, and his dissertation, "Catchers and Kidnapper…



Anita Kondoyanidi CAS - Dean's Office
Anita Kondoyanidi is a professor, journalist, and international project manager. She specializes on the history of cultural diplomacy, Russian-Western foreign and cultural relations. She holds a Ph.D.…



Erica Munkwitz Adjunct Professorial Lect CAS - History
Erica Munkwitz is a historian of modern British and European history. Her research focuses on gender, sport and empire in modern Britain, specifically women’s involvement in equestrianism. She receive…

Trevor Owens Public Historian in Residence
Trevor Owens works on digital strategy for cultural heritage organizations. He is currently the Head of Digital Content Management at the Library of Congress. Previously, he lead a 30 million dollar i…

Matthew Pembleton Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Matthew R. Pembleton is an award-winning historian of 20th century America. His research revolves around government, U.S. public health and safety, and the relationships between politics and culture, …


Allen Pietrobon Adjunct Professorial Lect
Since 2011, I have served as an Assistant Director of Research at American University’s Nuclear Studies Institute and have traveled to Hiroshima, Nagasaki and even gone into the “exclusion zone” at Ch…

Joseph Roisman Adjunct Professorial Lect
Prof. Roisman recently retired from Colby College, where he several times chaired the Department of Classics. He teaches a wide range of courses on Greek and Roman history and culture and ancient mili…


Katharine White Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
As a historian of modern German history, my research interests include topics in transnational history, youth culture, human rights, environment and peace activism, and the history of capitalism, soci…