History at Gettysburg College

14 faculty and 30 courses in History at Gettysburg College.

Faculty

• Timothy J. Shannon, Distinguished Teaching Chair; Professor h-index 8
  Notable: “Dressing for Success on the Mohawk Frontier: Hendrick, William Johnson, and the Indian Fashion” (1996) · 76 citations
• Magdalena S. Sanchez, Professor h-index 8
  . Prerequisite: Two courses in history. Offered annually. HIST 311 Medieval Europe Survey of the period from the breakdown of Roman institutions in the West to the coming of the Black Death in 1347. Special emphasis is given to political, c
  Notable: “‘I would not feel the pain if I were with you’: Catalina Micaela and the Cycle of Pregnancy at the Court of Turin, 1585–1597” (2015) · 95 citations
• Michael J. Birkner, Professor h-index 6
  Notable: “Targeting the intestinal circadian clock by meal timing ameliorates gastrointestinal inflammation” (2024) · 54 citations
• Jim Downs, Gilder Lehrman NEH Chair of Civil War Era Studies and History h-index 4
  Notable: “Sexuality and Slavery: Reclaiming Intimate Histories in the Americas” (2018) · 46 citations
• Scott Hancock, Professor h-index 4
  Notable: “Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad” (2015) · 82 citations
• Abou B. Bamba, Professor h-index 4
  Es on post-1945 transnational histories of modernization, U.S.-Africa relations, migration/expatriation, and the search for the "good life". RECENT PUBLICATIONS Book African Miracle, African Mirage: Transnational Politics and the Paradox of
  Notable: “Nourishing nations during pandemics: why prioritize fish diets and aquatic foods in Africa” (2021) · 16 citations
• William D. Bowman, Professor h-index 3
  Notable: “Intrauterine fetal transfusions for erythroblastosis” (1967) · 21 citations
• Jill Ogline Titus, Associate Director CWI; Co-Chair Public History h-index 2
  Notable: “Living on the Frontlines: Black Teenagers on the Move to Freedom” (2009) · 1 citations
• Karim Samji, Associate Professor h-index 2
  Notable: “Studies in Arabic literary papyri” (2012) · 24 citations
• Dina Lowy, Chairperson/Associate Professor h-index 1
  Notable: “Love and Marriage: Ellen Key and Hiratsuka Raichō Explore Alternatives” (2004) · 8 citations
• Hannah Greenwald, Assistant Professor
• Ian Andrew Isherwood, Professor
  . Prerequisite: Two courses in history. Offered annually. IDS 216 Introduction to War Studies This course introduces students to the study of warfare from an interdisciplinary context. Students will approach the subject of war through five
• James Stephen Krysiek, Adjunct Associate Professor
• Justus Grant Hartzok, Adjunct Assistant Professor

Courses

• Europe Africa and Asia HIST-103
• The Age of Discovery HIST-105
• The Atlantic World HIST-106
• The Twentieth Century World HIST-110
• Topics in European History HIST-200
• Introduction to Public History HIST-201
• History of the British Isles HIST-203
• Spain and the New World HIST-206
• Islamic History 600-1500 HIST-208
• Women's History Since 1500 HIST-209
• History of Early Modern France HIST-210
• Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe HIST-211
• Narratives of Illness HIST-212
• History of Modern France HIST-215
• Modern Russia and the Soviet Union HIST-216
• Modern Germany HIST-218
• The Great War HIST-219
• History of East Asia to 1800 HIST-221
• History of East Asia 1800 to Present HIST-222
• Modern China HIST-223
• Modern Japan HIST-224
• The Native American-European Encounter in North America HIST-230
• United States to 1877 HIST-231
• U.S. since 1865 HIST-232
• African American History: A Survey HIST-238
• History of Democracy in the United States HIST-241
• American Military History HIST-244
• Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln HIST-246
• Gettysburg in History and Memory HIST-247
• Greek History HIST-251

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.