History

History Department Faculty

Meet the Faculty

Paul A. Flemer pflemer@stmarys-ca.edu

Carl Guarneri

Charles Hilken chilken@stmarys-ca.edu 9258781333

Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo, Emeritus glemke@stmarys-ca.edu

Katherine S. Roper kroper@stmarys-ca.edu

Myrna Santiago msantiag@stmarys-ca.edu

Aeleah Soine ahs3@stmarys-ca.edu

E. Elena Songster ees4@stmarys-ca.edu

Amanda Tewes aet10@stmarys-ca.edu 925-631-4593

Faculty Publications

Abiding Courage

Abiding Courage

Book by Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo

German Encounters with Modernity

German Encounters with Modernity

Book by Katherine Roper

Lincoln's Informer

Lincoln's Informer

Book by Carl J Guarneri

Memory and Community in Medieval Southern Italy

Memory and Community in Medieval Southern Italy

Book by Charles Hilken

Panda Nation

Panda Nation

Book by E. Elena Songster

The Ecology of Oil

The Ecology of Oil: Environment, Labor, and the Mexican Revolution, 1900–1938

Book by Myrna I. Santiago

America's Utopian Moment

America's Utopian Moment

Book by Carl J Guarneri

In the News

Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo

Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo Selected as SMC’s Professor of the Year for 2024–25

This history educator experienced many of life’s ups and downs before landing at Saint Mary’s. Her...

NEH Grant 2023 Webpage

Lisa Manter’s 2023 NEH Award: A Win for Public History and a Win for Students

A previous NEH grant helped Saint Mary’s create one of the only undergraduate Public History...

Panda Nation Book Cover

Panda Nation: New Book Looks at China’s Modern Icon

The giant panda has become an internationally beloved creature—and a symbol for the...

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