Faculty
Choi Chatterjee, Professor (retired)
Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington
Field: Modern Europe, Russia & Soviet Union
Spring 2026 Office Hours: N/A
Office: KH B4022 - (323) 343-2023
Email: cchatte@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/dr-choi-chatterjee
Timothy Doran, Professor
Ph.D. University of California - Berkeley
Field: Ancient Greek and Roman History
Spring 2026 Office Hours: On sabbatical in Spring 2026
Office: KH A4025 - (323) 343-2223
Email: tdoran2@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/dr-timothy-doran-professor-history
Christopher Endy, Professor and Chair
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Field: Modern U.S., International Relations, Globalization
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Not Teaching. Email Dr. Endy to set up an appointment
Office: KH C4076A - (323) 343-2046
Email: cendy@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/christopher-endy
Eileen Ford, Professor
Ph.D. University of Illinois
Field: Modern Latin America, Mexico
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays 5:45-6:45 pm, Thursdays 12:30-1:30 pm and
(online only for Hist 2020-Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 and Thursdays 3-4; link on Canvas)
Office: KH C4034 - (323) 343-2045
Email: eford@exchange.calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/eileen-ford
Kittiya Lee, Professor
Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
Field: Colonial Latin America, Brazil
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:55-3:25pm; Mondays 8:45-9:15pm (office only); and Fridays, 11:30-12pm (Zoom only)
Office: KH C4033 - (323) 343-2244
Email: Klee40@exchange.calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/kittiya-lee
Afshin Matin, Professor
Ph.D.
Field: Middle East, Religious Studies
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Not Teaching
Office: KH A4026 - (323) 343-2025
Email: amatina@calstatela.edu
Enrique Ochoa, Professor
Ph.D. UCLA
Field: Modern Latin America, Mexico
Spring 2026 Office Hours: MW 11:00-12:00 and 3:30-4:00
Office: KH C4077A
Email: eochoa3@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/enrique-c-ochoa
Birte Pfleger, Professor
Ph.D. UC Irvine
Field: Colonial British North America, Early Republic, Ethnicity
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-5:00pm or by appointment
Office: KH B4024 - (323) 343-2032
Email: bpflege@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/birte-pfleger
Sara Pugach, Professor
Ph.D.
Field: Modern Africa, South Africa, Germany
Spring 2026 Office Hours: MW 12:00-2:00 PM on Zoom
Office: KH A4028 - (323) 343-2027
Email: spugach@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/sara-pugach-professor
Travis Shutz, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Binghamton University (SUNY)
Field: Early Modern Maritime Asia
Spring 2026 Office Hours: In-person Office Hours: Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 or by appointment
Online Office Hours: Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 or by appointment
Zoom Meeting ID: 883 4315 4417
Passcode: HISTORY
Office: KH A4025 - (323) 343-2223
Email: jshutz@calstatela.edu
Angela Vergara, Professor
Ph.D. UCSD
Field: Modern Latin America, Labor Studies, Chile
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays 5–6 PM (office) and Wed. 5–6 PM (Zoom)
Online Appointments: Book time with Vergara, Angela
Office: KH B4021
Email: avergar@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/ángela-vergara
Scott Wells, Professor (retired)
Ph.D. New York University
Field: Medieval Europe, Early Modern World, Religious Studies
Email: swells2@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/scott-wells
Mark Wild, Professor
Ph.D. UCSD
Field: Modern U.S., Urban Studies
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Not Teaching
Office: KH C4034 - (323) 343-2045
Email: mwild@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/mark-wild-professor
Ping Yao, Professor
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Field: Asia, China, Women's & Gender History
Spring 2026 Office Hours: MW 12-1:30 via zoom
Office: KH B4022 - (323) 343-2023
Email: pyao@calstatela.edu
Web: /faculty/ping-yao
Lamont Yeakey, Associate Professor
Ph.D.
Field: Modern U.S., Civil Rights, Political Movements
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00-10:30 AM; 1:35- 2:15 PM; and by appointment
Office: KH A4027 - (323) 343-2026
Email: lyeakey@calstatela.edu
Lecturers
Thomas Alvarez, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: U.S. History, Race & Ethnicity, Politics
Spring 2026 Office Hours: TTH 5pm-6pm Zoom Link
Office: KH B4022 - (323) 343-2020
Email: Thomas.Alvarez16@calstatela.edu
Gregory Beirich, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: Medieval Europe, U.S. and World History
Spring 2026 Office Hours: TTH, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Office: KH C3100B - (323) 343-2244
Email: gbeiric@calstatela.edu
Judy Corey, Lecturer (retired)
Ph.D.
Field: California, U.S. West, Women's & Gender History
Email: jcorey@calstatela.edu
Dawn Dennis, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: U.S. History, Race & Ethnicity
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Monday, 2-3 PM. Wednesday, 8:30-9:30 AM and via student drop-in on Zoom. (Will provide Zoom information to each course)
Office: KH C4031 - (323) 343-2029
Email: ddennis3@calstatela.edu
John Donovan, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: 20th-century U.S., Diplomatic History, History of Religion
Spring 2026 Office Hours: MW 12:30 to 1:30, and TTh 2:30-3:00, or by appointment.
Office: KH C4031 - (323) 343-2029
Email: jdonova@calstatela.edu
Franz Metcalf, Lecturer (retired)
Ph.D.
Field: Religious Studies
Email: Franz.Metcalf@calstatela.edu
Jorge Muñoz, Lecturer
Ph.D.
Field: Religious Studies
Spring 2026 Office Hours: Not Teaching
Email: jorge.munoz28@calstatela.edu
Timothy Paynich, Lecturer
Field: Russia, Europe, World History
Spring 2026 Office Hours: MW 9:00- 10:00 AM and TH 2-3 PM via Zoom
Office: KH C3100B - (323) 343-2244
Email: tpaynic@calstatela.edu
Emeritus
Francisco Balderrama, Professor Emeritus
Field: Modern U.S.; American West; Chicano Studies
Email: fbalder@calstatela.edu
Stanley Burstein, Professor Emeritus
Field: Ancient World; Hellenistic Greece; Africa
Email: sburste@calstatela.edu
Daniel Crecelius, Professor Emeritus
Field: Near East; Islamic History
Email: dcrecel@calstatela.edu
Timothy F. Harding, Professor Emeritus
Field: Latin America; Brazil; Cuba
Email: hardingtim@earthlink.net
Yuen-Sang Leung, Professor Emeritus
Field: Modern China; Chinese Immigration; U.S.-Chinese Relations
Email: yuensleung@cuhk.edu.hk
Carole Srole, Professor Emirata
Field: Modern U.S., Labor History, Gender & Women's History
Email: csrole@calstatela.edu
Lilian Taiz, Professor Emirata, and CFA Board of Director
Field: U.S. Social & Cultural History
Email: ltaiz@calfac.org
Staff
Melody Singleton, Department Coordinator
Phone: (323) 343-2020
Email: msingle@cslanet.calstatela.edu
Jocelyne Martinez, Administrative Support Assistant
Phone: (323) 343-2020
Email: jmarti748@calstatela.edu