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Here at the top of the page, you will find a simple listing of our full-time faculty members, with their teaching/research interests, followed by a list of our emeritus and adjunct faculty. More information, such as contact details and links to websites, can be found below in alphabetical order.

Full-time Faculty

Girish Bhat, Professor

(Russia, legal history, Soviet Union)

Danielle Candelora, Assistant Professor

       (ancient history, Egyptian history)

Evan Faulkenbury, Associate Professor

       (public history, U.S. history)

Laura Gathagan, Associate Professor

(Medieval Europe, gender, and Anglo-Norman history)

Jared McBrady, Assistant Professor

       (scholarship of teaching and learning, social studies education)

Scott Moranda, Professor

(Germany, central Europe, environmental history)

Gigi A. Peterson, Associate Professor

(civil rights, U.S.-Latin American relations, social studies education)

Anisha Saxena, Assistant Professor

       (South Asia, East Asia, religion, contested sacred geographies)

Amy Schutt, Associate Professor

(Native Americans, history of children/youth, social studies education)

Kevin B. Sheets, Professor and Chair

(American cultural history, 19th century U.S.)

Randi Storch, Distinguished Teaching Professor

(American labor history, 20th century U.S.)

Bekeh Ukelina, Associate Professor

       (modern Africa, world history)

Emeritus Faculty

Sanford Gutman

John Shedd

Judith Van Buskirk

Donald Wright

Luo Xu

*Check out a collection of oral history interviews with some of our emeritus faculty members.

Adjunct Faculty

Kevin Kreiner

James Miller

Ute Ritz-Deutch

Arleen de Vera

Thomas Wirth

Melyssa Wrisley

Faculty/Staff

Randi Storch (she/her/hers)

Randi Storch (she/her/hers)
607-753-2054 (Office Phone)
Email Randi Storch (she/her/hers) (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Distinguished Teaching Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Additional Info:

Patricia A Augostini

Patricia A Augostini

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department

Girish Bhat

Girish Bhat
607-753-2059 (Office Phone)
Email Girish Bhat (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Danielle Candelora

Danielle Candelora

Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Arleen De Vera

Arleen De Vera
607-753-2459 (Office Phone)
Email Arleen De Vera (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Lecturer (10 Month)

Department(s):

  • History Department

Dr. Evan Faulkenbury

Dr. Evan Faulkenbury
607-753-2035 (Office Phone)
Email Dr. Evan Faulkenbury (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Associate Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Additional Info:

  • Website
  • Email: evan.faulkenbury@cortland.edu

Bryan A Frank

Bryan A Frank

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department

Laura Gathagan

Laura Gathagan
607-753-5622 (Office Phone)
Email Laura Gathagan (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Associate Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Additional Info:

Christine A. Gregory

Christine A. Gregory
607-591-5103 (Cell Phone)
Email Christine A. Gregory (Work Email)
Email Christine A. Gregory (Personal Email)

Title(s):

  • Academic Advisor / Red Dragon Football Team
  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • Athletics Department
  • History Department

Corrina Harvey

Corrina Harvey
607-753-2723 (Office Phone)
Email Corrina Harvey (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Administrative Assistant 1

Department(s):

  • History Department

Kevin Kreiner

Kevin Kreiner
607-753-5483 (Office Phone)
Email Kevin Kreiner (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department

Jared McBrady

Jared McBrady
607-753-2758 (Office Phone)
Email Jared McBrady (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

James Miller

James Miller
607-753-2723 (Office Phone)
Email James Miller (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department
  • Advisement and Transition

Additional Info:

  • Bio info: I taught Social Studies in the Syracuse City Schools from 1972-2004 and have been working with Social Studies candidates at Cortland since.

Scott Moranda

Scott Moranda
607-753-2052 (Office Phone)
Email Scott Moranda (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Additional Info:

Gigi A. Peterson

Gigi A. Peterson
607-753-2051 (Office Phone)
Email Gigi A. Peterson (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Associate Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Additional Info:

Richard J. Rocco

Richard J. Rocco

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department

Michael E Root

Michael E Root

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department

Philip Ruggiero

Philip Ruggiero

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department

Anisha Saxena (She/her)

Anisha Saxena (She/her)

Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Amy Schutt

Amy Schutt
607-753-2055 (Office Phone)
Email Amy Schutt (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Associate Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Additional Info:

Kevin B. Sheets

Kevin B. Sheets
607-753-2060 (Office Phone)
Email Kevin B. Sheets (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Chair
  • Professor

Department(s):

  • History Department

Additional Info:

Charlene Siegelberg

Charlene Siegelberg

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department

Prof. Bekeh Ukelina (He, him)

Prof. Bekeh Ukelina (He, him)
607-753-5482 (Office Phone)
Email Prof. Bekeh Ukelina (He, him) (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Director, Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies
  • Professor

Department(s):

  • Africana Studies Department
  • Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS)
  • History Department

Additional Info:

Dr Susan Vickers

Dr Susan Vickers

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department

Thomas Wirth

Thomas Wirth
Email Thomas Wirth (Work Email)

Title(s):

  • Lecturer

Department(s):

  • History Department