HISTORY DEPARTMENT FACULTY
Department Secretary
Tai Lucas
224 Warner Hall
(203) 837-8484
email: lucast@wcsu.edu
Full-time Faculty
(Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2004)
Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Gender and Sexuality, Film
214 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8482
Email: alloccok@wcsu.edu
(Ph.D., New York University, 2008)
Modern U.S., Ethnicity, Urban and Suburban History, Irish-American History
224 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8484
Email: duffyj@wcsu.edu
Kevin R. C. Gutzman
(Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1999; J.D. University of Texas School of Law, 1990)
Early America/Early National Period
222 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8455
email: gutzmank@wcsu.edu
Leslie Lindenauer
(Ph.D., NYU, 1997)
Early America, Women, History of the Body, Public History, History of Religion
212 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-9046
Martha May
Modern United States, Women and Gender
220 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8481
email: maym@wcsu.edu
Michael E. Nolan (Graduate Coordinator)
(Ph.D., Brandeis University, 2001)
Modern France and Germany
223 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8483
email: nolanm@wcsu.edu
Burton W. Peretti
(Department Chair)
(Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1989)
Modern United States, Cultural & Social History
221 Warner Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8309
email: perettib@wcsu.edu
(Ph.D., Columbia University, 2001)
Latin America (especially Colombia)
216 Warner Hall
Phone: (203)
837-8449
email: rosenthalj@wcsu.edu
Abubaker Saad
(Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, 1987)
Middle East/Non-Western Cultures
Phone: (203) 837-8480
email: saada@wcsu.edu
Wynn
Gadkar-Wilcox
(Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002)
Asia (especially Vietnam and China), Historiography, Intellectual History
218 Warner
Hall
Phone: (203) 837-8565
email: wilcoxw@wcsu.edu
Faculty Emeriti
Part-time Faculty
All part-time faculty members can be reached at: (203) 837-8484. See the Department Secretary for office locations.
Alan Blau
Sveinn Bragason
Ron Carizzo
George Coleman
Shannon Doherty
Courses Taught: American History, Ancient/Medieval Europe
Steven Flanagan
Frank Gillespie
Stanley Mersand
B.A., M.A.
(w/honors), Long Island University
C.A.S. SUNY @ New Paltz
e-mail: Mersands@WCSU.Edu
Courses taught: American Perspectives, America II (US since 1877)
I have taught at Dutchess Community College, Ulster Community College,
and Marist College.
Areas of interest and hobbies include: Teddy Roosevelt, The Progressive
Era,
Thomes E. Dewey, American Presidential elections.
John Palencsar
Ph.D. Candidate, State University of New York, Albany
M.A., Western Connecticut State University
Courses Taught: American Perspectives, United States History from 1877 to Present
Email: JohnPal@Bestweb.net
Interests/Community Activities: Cultural and Intellectual History; Financial Planner for 28 years; Golfer.
Terri Stramiello
M.A., Western Connecticut State University
Courses Taught: American Perspectives, Summer German Studies Exchange Course on American History or topics of special interest to the students, such as slavery, the death penalty, immigration, etc.
Email: stramiellot@wcsu.edu
Interests/Community Activities: Founder, Danbury Railway Museum; researching a manuscript entitled "Women and the Railroad;" relaxation activities include gardening, needlework, reading.
John Sutich
MALS, Wesleyan University
B.A., The Catholic University of America
Courses Taught: American Perspectives
Email: jpsutich@yahoo.com
Rosemary Sutich
MALS Wesleyan University
B.A., Mount St. Mary's College
Courses Taught: Europe: Ancient & Medieval
John Szablewicz
M.A., History, Western Connecticut State University, 1993
M.A., Education, Fairfield University, 1976
B.A., Anthropology, SUNY at New Paltz, 1970
Courses Taught: United States History to 1877
United States History from 1877 to Present
Chinese History and Culture
Email: szablew@ct.charter.com
Tim Tuttle
Peter Vermilyea
(BA, Gettysburg College; MA, WCSU; CAGS, Southern Connecticut State)
Courses Taught: American Perspectives, US History
Interests and Community Activities: American Military History, The Battle of Gettysburg, Running, Kayaking, Guitar, Baseball
Email: pvermily@yahoo.com
Susann Walens
