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Graduate Students

Please note that inclusion in this directory is voluntary and this is therefore not a comprehensive list of all graduate students in our program. There are approximately 90 graduate students in our program.

Name Primary Field Email Address* Status in Program
Antony Adler History of Science adlerant@uw.edu PhD student

I am interested in Pacific World history, maritime history, and the history of science. I am particularly interested in the history of exploration and the cultural repercussions that voyages of exploration had in Europe and the United States. www.students.washington.edu/adlerant
Elina Galperin Russia   PhC

I look at the interactions and intersections between the Ottoman and Russian Empires. I focus on the late 18th and early 19th century on the steppe north of the Black and Caspian Seas.

Chris Grorud Modern Asia cjgrorud@uw.edu PhD student

I study Indonesia during the periods of the Japanese occupation (1942-5) and its Revolution for independence (1945-9).

Mary Anne Henderson United States mhender2@uw.edu PhC

My research focuses on the private and public actors involved in tuberculosis control in Seattle during the Progressive Era. I am interested in the ways public health volunteers contributed to the physical and ideological development of the state.

Devon McCurdy United States mccurdyd@uw.edu PhC

I study the modern United States and the American West. My dissertation considers the relationship between Portland, Oregon and its rural hinterland.
Kevin McKenna United States kmcken13@uw.edu PhD student

Social, cultural and political history of twentieth-century US; postmodern cultural history; queer communities and identities; Seattle gay community

Mei Feng Mok Modern Asia meifeng@uw.edu PhD student

Socio-cultural approach to the Chinese community in Vietnam during the Republic of Vietnam.

Alyson Roy Ancient Rome alysor@uw.edu PhC

I study architecture, warfare, and imperialism in the Roman Republic. My dissertation is currently entitled "Engineering Power: the Roman Triumph and Triumphal Architecture"

Sarah M. Zaides Russia and Eastern Europe szaides@uw.edu PhD student

Social, cultural, intellectual history of 20th century Russia, modern European Jewish history.

*Unless otherwise noted, all email addresses are @uw.edu