Department of History

The Department Office is located on the 4th Floor of the Student and Faculty Services building, Room 442

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Dept Phone: (510) 885-3207

Faculty

Professors

Dee E. Andrews, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Bridget Ford, Ph.D. University of California, Davis

Richard A. Garcia, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine

Nancy M. Thompson, Ph.D. Stanford University

Jessica Weiss, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Associate Professors

Vahid Fozdar, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Linda Ivey (Chair), Ph.D. Georgetown University

Robert A. Phelps, Ph.D. University of California, Riverside

Assistant Professors

Anna Alexander, Ph.D. University of Arizona

Elizabeth McGuire, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Kevin Kaatz, Ph.D. Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia)

Graduate Coordinator: Khal Schneider

Department Statement

The History programs at Cal State East Bay seek to present the study of History as an enjoyable and fruitful endeavor incorporating the essential elements of liberal learning. The programs focus on students’ acquisition of knowledge, cultivation of perspective, and development of skills in written and oral communication and in critical thinking. We aim to develop students’ concern for enduring human values and appreciation of diverse peoples and traditions, as well as to engage students in a rigorous and compelling understanding of how the past informs the present.