Faculty
Heike C. Alberts, Associate Professor
Department of Geography and Urban Planning
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2003
Contact Information:
Office: Sage 4471
Phone: 424-7109
Email: alberts@uwosh.edu
Website: http://www.uwosh.edu/facstaff/alberts
Research Interests:
Urban geography, migration, Berlin
European Studies Courses:
Geography 331: Europe
Franca Barricelli, Professor
Department of History
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994
Contact Information:
Office: NE 104
Phone: 424-0389
E-mail: barricel@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Early Modern Europe, Renaissance Italy
European Studies Courses:
History 102: Modern Civilization
History 308: European Renaissance
History 316: Romanticism and Revolution in Europe
History 322: European Absolutism
History 323: Old Regime, French Revolution, and Napoleon
History 329: Culture and Society in 18th-Century Europe
History 412: European History Seminar
Andrzej Dziedzic, Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Ph.D., Northwestern University, French Literature, 1995
Contact Information
Office: Radford 301
Phone: 424-7277
Email: dziedzic@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Sixteenth-century French literature, early modern culture, historical linguistics.
European Studies Courses:
French 315: Survey of French Literature I (Medieval to 18th-century)
French 318: Survey of French Literature II (19th-21st century)
David Gómez-Torres, Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Ph. D., University of Tennessee, 1994
Contact Information:
Office: 325 Radford Hall
Phone: 424-7292
Email: gomez@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Golden Age and Contemporary Spanish Narrative
European Studies Courses
Spanish 332: Spanish Civilization
Spanish 315: Survey of Spanish Literature I
Monika Hohbein-Deegen, Associate Professor of German
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2003 
Contact Information
Office: Radford 318
Phone: 424-7278
email: deegen@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Contemporary German literature and culture,
East German history and literature,
German Separation and Unification
European Studies Courses:
German 308: Introduction to German Literature
German 321: Survey of German Literature III
German 323: Multicultural Germany
Margaret Hostetler
Department of English
Ph.D., University of Washington
Contact Information:
Office: Radford 221
Phone: 424-7281
Email: hostetle@uwosh.edu
Website: http://www.english.uwosh.edu/hostetler/
Research Interests:
Medieval literature
European Studies Courses:
English 210: Classical and Medieval Literature
English 351: Medieval Literature: Optional Content
Alan Lareau, Professor of German
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Madison, 1990
Contact Information:
Office: Radford Hall 314
Phone: 424-4015
Email: lareau@uwosh.edu
Website: http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/lareau
Research Interests:
20th-century German culture and literature, Weimar Republic
European Studies Courses:
German 308: Introduction to German Literature
German 325: German Mass Media and Current Events
Karl Loewenstein, Associate Professor
Department of History
Ph.D., Duke University, 1999
Contact Information:
Office: Sage 3613
Phone: 424-2462
Email: loewenst@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Modern Russian Cultural History
European Studies Courses:
History 101: Early Civilization
History 350: Modern East Europe
History 370: Early Russian History
History 371: Modern Russian History
History 412: European History Seminar
Susan Maxwell, Associate Professor
Art Department
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Contact Information:
Office: A/C 510
Phone: 424-7064
Email: maxwells@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Renaissance and Baroque Art and the History of Graphic Arts
European Studies Courses:
Art 310: Ancient Art
Art 311: Medieval Art & Architecture
Art 312: Gothic Art & Architecture
Art 313: Italian Renaissance Art
Art 314: Northern Renaissance Art
Art 315: Baroque Art and Architecture
Michelle Mouton, Associate Professor
Department of History
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1997
Contact Information:
Office: Sage 3621
Phone: 424-7157
Email: mouton@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Twentieth century Germany, family policy in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany
European Studies Courses:
History 102: Modern Civilization
History 319: Europe Since 1914
History 331: Germany from Unification to Reunification
History 332: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
History 334: European Women's History
History 412: European History Seminar
Kimberly Rivers, Professor
Department of History
Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1995
Contact Information:
Office: Sage 3628
Phone: 424-2451
E-mail: rivers@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Late-medieval intellectual history; memory and mnemonics in late-medieval preaching and religious devotion.
European Studies Courses:
History 101: Early Civilization
History 304: The Early Middle Ages
History 305: The Late Middle Ages
History 306: The Crusades
History 310: Reformation Europe
History 372: Medieval Britain to 1485
History 412: European History Seminar
Michael Rutz, Associate Professor
Department of History
Ph.D., Washington University, 2002
Contact Information:
Office: Sage 3622
Phone: 424-7178
E-mail: rutz@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
19th and 20th Century Great Britain and Empire: religion and politics; history of Christian Missions; Cross-Cultural exchange in the British Empire
European Studies Courses
History 102: Modern Civilization
History 318: Modernism and Nationalism
History 373: Britain 1485-1714
History 374: Britain 1714-1914
History 412: European History Seminar
Tracy H. Slagter, Assistant Professor
Political Science Department
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2006
Contact Information:
Office: Clow Faculty 421
Phone: 424-7161
Email: slagtert@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Comparative Politics/Western Europe and International Relations
European Studies Courses:
Political Science 301: European Union Politics
Political Science 309: Comparative West European Politics
Elizabeth Wade-Sirabian, Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995
Contact Information:
Office: Radford Hall 316
Phone: 424-0909
email: wade@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Late-Medieval German literature and culture, late medieval codicology and paleography, early print culture, magic and late-medieval culture.
European Studies Courses:
German 308 Introduction to German Literature
German 314 German Phonetics
German 315 Survey of German Literature I
German 330 German Civilization
Kazimierz J. Zaniewski, Associate Professor
Department of Geography and Urban Planning
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 1987
Contact Information:
Office: Sage 4465
Phone: 424-7112
E-mail: zaniewsk@uwosh.edu
Research Interests:
Population geography
European Studies Courses:
Geography 331: Europe
Geography 338: Russian Realm (not currently taught)
