Department of History

Graduate Faculty

The Department of History features a distinguished graduate faculty of research scholars whose fields of expertise cover all geographic regions and a wide variety of topical specialties. Many of our professors have won national or international fellowships and awards. Locally, our professors are active in the intellectual, political, and social life of Boise and southwest Idaho.

Peter Buhler
African, South Asian, and religious
208-426-3538
pbuhler@boisestate.edu

1103 Grant St.
Leslie Madsen-Brooks
Public & American
208-426-4035
lesliemadsen-brooks@boisestate.edu
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Barton Barbour, Department Chair
American West, Early America, Indian History
208-426-1124
bbarbour@boisestate.edu

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Lisa McClain
Renaissance & Reformation Europe, Religion, Women’s Studies
208-426-1985
lmcclain@boisestate.edu
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John BieterDirector of Basque Studies
208-426-5332
johnbieter@boisestate.edu

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Nick Miller
European
208-426-3902
nmiller@boisestate.edu
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Lisa Brady
Environmental, American
208-426-4309
lisabrady@boisestate.edu

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Katherine Huntley                                            Ancient and medieval
208-426-3220
kvhuntley@boisestate.edu  
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Todd Shallat, Director – Center for the Study of Idaho History and Politics
American and public, history of technology
208-426-3701
tshalla@boisestate.edu
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Jill Gill
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
American, religious, race
208-426-1316
jgill@boisestate.edu

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Robert Sims, Emeritus
American
208-426-3777
rsims@boisestate.edu

1105 Grant St.
Errol Jones, Emeritus
Internship Coordinator Latin American, American
208-426-3569
edjones@boisestate.edu

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David Walker
American, diplomatic, military
208-426-2992

davidwalker2@boisestate.edu

1105 Grant St.
Joanne Klein
Modern European comparative
208-426-3248
jklein@boisestate.edu

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Shelton Woods
Assistant Dean College of SSPA
East and Southeast Asian
208-426-1368
swoods@boisestate.edu

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Lynn Lubamersky
Early modern Europe, family, women’s studies
208-426-3358
llubame@boisestate.edu

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Michael Zirinsky
Middle Eastern and European
208-426-3529
mzirins@boisestate.edu

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