Faculty & Staff

All of Roanoke's history faculty members have earned the highest degrees in their field. The department has an impressive 12 professorships. The average class size is 18, ensuring that students receive one-on-one attention and develop strong working relationships with faculty.

Professors

Dr. Mark F. Miller
540-375-2412
Professor and Chair
Colonial America, U.S. Civil War,
U.S. frontier
mmiller@roanoke.edu

Dr. Kirsten DeVries
540-375-4955
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ancient History
devries@roanoke.edu

Dr. Ann Genova
540-375-4954
Assistant Professor
African history
genova@roanoke.edu

Dr. Gary G. Gibbs
540-375-2202
Professor
Tudor-Stuart England, early
modern Europe, Renaissance
and Reformation
gibbs@roanoke.edu

Dr. Michael A. Hakkenberg
540-375-2379
Professor
Renaissance and Reformation, early
modern Europe, religious
hakkenbe@roanoke.edu

Dr. Mary J. Henold
540-375-5159
Assistant Professor
Women's studies and U.S. social history
henold@roanoke.edu

Ms. Torrie Hester
Visiting Assistant Professor
US, gender, and west
540-375-4952
hester@roanoke.edu

Dr. Jacob Lauinger
540-375-4955
Assistant Professor 
Ancient history
lauinger@roanoke.edu

Dr. Whitney A.M. Leeson
540-375-2541
Associate Professor
Medieval France, historical
anthropology, archaeology
wleeson@roanoke.edu

Dr. John G. Selby
540-375-2425
Professor
U.S. Civil War, modern U.S.,
diplomatic
selby@roanoke.edu

Dr. Myrna Ivonne Wallace Fuentes
540-375-4953
Assistant Professor
Latin America
wallacefuentes@roanoke.edu

Dr. Rob Willingham
540-375-2422
Assistant Professor
Modern Europe, Holocaust
willingham@roanoke.edu

Dr. Stella Xu
540-375-2078
Assistant Professor
China, Korea, Japan
sxu@roanoke.edu

Lecturers

Dr. Gary L. Dent
540-375-2410
Adjunct Associate Professor
Colonial and revolutionary America
gdent@roanoke.edu

Mr. John D. Long
540-375-2078
Senior Lecturer
Modern Europe, Germany
jlong@roanoke.edu

Mrs. Linda Angle Miller
Senior Lecturer
U.S. social, archives, 19th century
lmiller@roanoke.edu

Professors Emeriti

Dr. Susan Millinger
millinger@roanoke.edu

Dr. R. Dan Richardson
Modern Europe

Dr. Janice M. Saunders
Africa, environmental, world civilization
saunders@roanoke.edu

Geography Lecturers

Mr. Wayne Strickland
540-375-2410
Senior Lecturer
World and Introduction
strickla@roanoke.edu

Mr. Shane Sawyer
540-343-4417
Lecturer
North America
ssawyer@rvarc.org

Mr. Ben Tripp
Urban
btripp@roanoke.edu

Departmental Secretary

Mrs. Karen F. Harris
540-375-2421
harris@roanoke.edu

 
Student Researches Unmarked Graves

Student Researches Unmarked Graves

In 1871, the first person was buried and Salem residents are still permitted to be buried in East Hill Cemetary.

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