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The Faculty
The Department of History faculty is an accomplished group of teacher-scholars with a wide range of historical interests. Our jobs fall into three parts: teaching and advising, doing research and writing scholarly works, and providing service to the College and profession. In alphabetical order, we are:
Arden K. Bucholz Dr. Bucholz holds the rank of distinguished teaching professor, the highest in the SUNY system. His PhD is from the University of Chicago. A specialist on German military history, particularly in the late 19th century, his most recent book was published in 2001. He teaches Ancient World, and upper-level courses on European history and military history.
Katherine Clark Dr. Clark is an assistant professor, and received her PhD from Indiana University. A specialist on medieval Europe, especially Germany, she is preparing a book manuscript on the ideology and practice of pious widowhood in Europe up to the 1400s. She teaches the Ancient World survey and upper-level courses on medieval Europe, medieval women, ancient Rome and early Christianity.
John P. Daly Dr. Daly is an associate professor, and received his PhD from Rice University in Texas. A specialist on 19th century US history, in 2002 he published a book on pro-slavery arguments in the antebellum South. He teaches US survey courses, and upper-level courses on slavery, religion and US film history.
Carl Davila Dr. Davila is a Visiting Assistant Professor and Presidential Fellow in the departments of History and Anthropology. He received his PhD from Yale University in Arabic Studies, having worked on the historical and sociolinguistic aspects of the Moroccan Andalusian music tradition. He teaches on the Arab and Islamic worlds and is currently researching the role of artiste slaves in the production of elite music in the Islamic Mediterranean world of the 9th to11th centuries.
Owen S. Ireland Dr. Ireland holds the rank of distinguished teaching professor, the highest in the SUNY system, and earned his PhD at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1995 he published a book on Pennsylvania in the era of the American Revolution, and is now researching the development of American identity in two foreign-born Pennsylvanians of the revolutionary period. He teaches Early America, and upper-level courses on the American Revolution and on women’s history in the revolutionary period.
Kathleen Kutolowski Dr. Kutolowski is associate professor of history, and earned her PhD at the University of Rochester. A specialist on the history of the US early republic, she is currently completing a book manuscript on processes of political democratization in that period in Genesee County. She teaches Early America, and upper-level courses on the Early Republic and New York state history.
W. Bruce Leslie Dr. Leslie is professor of history, and earned his PhD at Johns Hopkins University. A historian of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century United States, he has published a book on the social history of higher education, and is collaborating with Dr. O’Brien on a history of the College. He teaches Modern America, and upper-level courses on US foreign relations, history of education, and America 1877-1929.
Jennifer M. Lloyd Dr. Lloyd, an associate professor, earned her PhD at the University of Rochester. A specialist on British women’s history, she has published her research in several journals, and is now researching the history of women preachers in 19th century British evangelical sects. She teaches Modern World, and upper-level courses on European history and women’s history.
Anne S. Macpherson Dr. Macpherson, an associate professor, earned her PhD at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. A specialist on Caribbean women’s history, she has published articles on the Garveyite movement and on Puerto Rico, and her book on women’s activism in the struggle for Belizean national independence is forthcoming. She teaches Modern World, and upper-level courses on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Morag Martin Dr. Martin, an assistant professor, earned her PhD at the University of California-Irvine. A specialist on the histories of gender, consumerism, and advertising in 18th and 19th century France, she has published articles in the field and is at work on a book manuscript. She teaches Modern World and upper-level courses on early modern Europe, the French Revolution, the history of drugs and imperialism.
Salahuddin Malik Dr. Malik, a professor of history, earned his PhD at McGill University in Montreal. He is a widely-published specialist on 19th century British India and Islam. Born in British India, he became a citizen of Pakistan at the moment of independence and partition in 1947. He teaches Ancient World and upper-level courses on Islam and South Asia.
Paul B. Moyer Dr. Moyer, an assistant professor, earned his PhD at the College of William and Mary. A specialist on late 18th and 19th century US history, he is preparing a book manuscript on the frontier in Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary period. He teaches Early America and upper-level courses on Native American history and Colonial US history.
Takashi Nishiyama Dr. Nishiyama, an assistant professor, earned his PhD at the Ohio State University. A specialist on 20th century Japanese history, especially the history of technology, he has published articles in the field. He is preparing a book manuscript on the cultural histories of kamikaze aircraft technology and high-speed rail service from 1918 to 1964. He teaches Modern World and upper-level classes on China and Japan.
Kenneth P. O’Brien Dr. O’Brien, an associate professor, earned his PhD at Northwestern University in Illinois. A specialist on 20th century US history, especially the histories of race relations and of film, he is currently preparing a book on the history of the College. He teaches Modern America and upper-level courses on the US since 1929, among others.
Alison M. Parker Dr. Parker, an associate professor, earned her PhD at Johns Hopkins University. A specialist on 19th and early 20th century US women’s history, she has published a book on women’s pro-censorship activism at the turn of the twentieth century, has edited two anthologies, and is at work on a second monograph. She teaches US surveys, and upper-level classes on US gender and race, family and legal history.
Meredith L. Roman Dr. Roman, an assistant professor, earned her PhD at Michigan State University. A specialist on twentieth-century Soviet history, she is preparing a book manuscript on Soviet discourse about racism in the US and purported racelessness in the USSR in the 1928-39 period. She teaches Modern World and upper-level classes on the USSR, Europe, and the Cold War.
James A. Spiller Dr. Spiller, an assistant professor, earned his PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A specialist on 20th century US history, he is preparing a book manuscript on the cultural and political histories of the US Space program and Antarctic research program. He teaches Modern America, and upper-level courses on US cultural, environmental, and science and technology history.
Wanda E. Wakefield Dr. Wakefield, an associate professor, is cross-appointed with Delta College and earned her PhD at the University of Buffalo. A specialist on 20th century US history, she has published on the history of sport and is currently doing research on the cultural history of NASCAR. She teaches Modern America and upper-level courses on culture and sport, among others.
