Student Contacts

The following individuals will be happy to answer any questions you might have about the program. The contacts are separated by area, and list the major area, minor area (when applicable), major professor, and email. If you are not sure which area you are interested in feel free to contact any individual or the members of HGSA. When you email us please reference "Purdue HGSA" in the subject line so we know you are not junk mail.

American

Megan Birk, 4th year PhD
Major Professor: Dr. Doug Hurt
Major Field: 19th century agriculture and rural
Minor Field: American women with Dr. Gabin
Email: mbirk@purdue.edu

Micah Childress, 1st year PhD
Advisor: Dr. Frank Lambert
Area of Study: American History
Area of Interest: Late Colonial and Early American Republic
E-mail: mdchildr@purdue.edu

Adam Criblez, 4th  year PhD and member of HGSA
Major Professor: Dr. John Larson
Major Field: 19th Century American Social History
Minor Field: American Women's History
E-mail: acriblez@purdue.edu

Cori Derifield, 3rd year PhD
Major Professor: Dr. Nancy Gabin
Major Field: Labor and Working Class History
Minor Field: 20th Century Rural Social History
Email: cderifie@purdue.edu

Eric Hall, 2nd year PhD and member of HGSA
Major Professor: Dr. Randy Roberts
Major Field: Twentieth Century, areas of interest: Masculinity, race and sport, physical culture, American politics post 1945
Minor Field: African American History
Email: hall40@purdue.edu

Carla Hostetler, 4th year PhD and member of HGSA
Major Professor: Dr. Nancy Gabin
Major Field: U.S. Social History after 1865
Minor Field: Modern Japan with Dr. Sally Hastings
Email: chostetl@purdue.edu

Tyler Johnson, 45th year PhD
Major Professor: Dr. Robert May
Major field: U.S. Western Expansion, 1783-1861
Minor field: 19th Century Latin America and Mexico
Email: tylervjohnson@hotmail.com

Kara Kvaran, 2nd year PhD and member of HGSA
Major Professor: Dr. Nancy Gabin
Major Field: 20th Century US
Minor Field: Social History
Email: geeblegee@yahoo.com

Sara Morris, 4th year PhD and member of HGSA
Major Professor: Dr. Doug Hurt
Major Field: 20th Century Rural Social History
Minor Field: Women's History with Dr. Nancy Gabin
Email: semorris@purdue.edu

Scott Randolph, PhD and member of HGSA
Major Professor: John Larson
Major: Business and Economic History: A Cultural Approach
Minor: American Social History
Email: srandolp@purdue.edu

Johnny Smith, 2nd year PhD
Advisor: Dr. Randy Roberts
Areas of Study: Twentieth Century U.S., African American, and Sport
Email: smith600@purdue.edu

Dustin Walker, 2nd year MA
Major Professor: Dr. Frank Lambert
Major Area: Colonial America and Early Republic
Email: drwalker@purdue.edu

European

Elise Dermineur, 3rd year PhD
Major Professor: Dr. James Farr
Major Field: Early Modern Europe
Minor: transnational modern women's history with Dr. Nancy Gabin
Email: edermine@purdue.edu

Jessica Nelson, 2nd year PhD
Major Professor: Dr. James Farr
Major field: Early Modern Europe (France)
Minor field: Art History from the Renaissance to the Present
Email: jessjnelson@hotmail.com

Karen Sonnelitter, 2nd year PhD
Major Professor: Dr. Melinda Zook
Major Field: Early Modern Europe/Britain
Minor Field: Early American history
E-mail: either ksonneli@purdue.edu or ksonnel1@yahoo.com

Global

Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoue, 2nd year MA
Major Professors: Dr. Dumett, Dr. Dorsey
Major: East African History: Modern Day Sudan
Minor: American History: African American experience
Email: krypton_35@yahoo.com

Garrett Washington, 4th  year PhD and member of HGSA
Major Professor: Dr. Sally Hastings
Major Field: Modern Japan
Minor Field: Sociology of Religion with Dr. Tithi Bhattacharya
Email: washington_garrett@yahoo.com

Adrianna Lozano, 2nd year MA and member of HGSA
Major Field: Globalist focusing on Human Rights Movements and Gender
Minor field: American 1900-1980 social movements
Email: adrianna137@yahoo.com