University of Southern Mississippi
Department Web Site:
Degrees Offered:
MA and PhD
Point of Contact:
Dr. Kyle F. Zelner
Department of History
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive, #5407
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
601-266-4333
kyle.zelner@usm.edu
Department of History
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive, #5407
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
601-266-4333
kyle.zelner@usm.edu
Center for the Study of War & Society Faculty
Andrew Wiest (PhD, University of Illinois-Chicago, 1990; Founding Director, CSW&S)
- Vietnam
- World War I
- Modern Military Tactics and Strategy
- Military History study abroad program in Britain
- Vietnam
- World War I
- Modern Military Tactics and Strategy
- Military History study abroad program in Britain
Kenneth M. Swope (PhD, University of Michigan, 2001; Fellow, CSW&S)
- Late Imperial China
- East Asian Diplomatic and Military History
- Comparative Military History in Asia
- World War II in Asia
- Late Imperial China
- East Asian Diplomatic and Military History
- Comparative Military History in Asia
- World War II in Asia
Susannah Ural (PhD, Kansas State University, 2002; Senior Fellow, CSW&S)
- U.S. Civil War Era
- Soldier Ideology and Motivation
- The Southern Way of War
- Ethnicity and War
- U.S. War & Society
- U.S. Civil War Era
- Soldier Ideology and Motivation
- The Southern Way of War
- Ethnicity and War
- U.S. War & Society
Kyle F. Zelner (PhD, The College of William and Mary, 2003; Senior Fellow, CSW&S)
- Colonial & Revolutionary America
- War & Society in Early America
- Militias & Militiamen
- Early American Soldiers
- War & American Communities
- Colonial & Revolutionary America
- War & Society in Early America
- Militias & Militiamen
- Early American Soldiers
- War & American Communities
Heather Stur (PhD, University of Wisconsin, 2008; Fellow, CSW&S)
- Vietnam War
- Cold War
- US Foreign Relations
- Women and War
- Gender and War
- Wartime Cultures
- Vietnam War
- Cold War
- US Foreign Relations
- Women and War
- Gender and War
- Wartime Cultures
Allison Abra (PhD, University of Michigan, 2009; Fellow, CSW&S)
- Modern British History
- Cultural History
- 20th-Century Home Fronts
- National Identity in Wartime
- Modern British History
- Cultural History
- 20th-Century Home Fronts
- National Identity in Wartime
Mao Lin (PhD, University of Georgia, 2010; Fellow, CSW&S)
- U.S. Foreign Relations
- History of International Relations
- Cold War
- Military History
- History of China
- U.S. Foreign Relations
- History of International Relations
- Cold War
- Military History
- History of China
Associated War & Society Faculty
Phyllis Jestice (PhD, Stanford University, 1989)
- Medieval World
- Pre-modern European Warfare
- Ancient and Medieval Naval War
- Crusading
- Medieval World
- Pre-modern European Warfare
- Ancient and Medieval Naval War
- Crusading
Andrew P. Haley (PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 2005)
- American Culture
- American Home Fronts
- American Labor During War
- American Culture
- American Home Fronts
- American Labor During War
Brian LaPierre (PhD, University of Chicago, 2006)
- Modern Russia/Soviet Union
- War and Social Change in Modern Russia
- World War Two: The Eastern Front
- Modern Russia/Soviet Union
- War and Social Change in Modern Russia
- World War Two: The Eastern Front
Jeff Bowersox (PhD, University of Toronto, 2008)
- Modern Germany
- Imperialism, Colonial Conflict, and Collaboration
- Youth and Propaganda
- Nazi Germany
- Modern Germany
- Imperialism, Colonial Conflict, and Collaboration
- Youth and Propaganda
- Nazi Germany
Matthew Casey (PhD, University of Pittsburg, 2012)
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- United States Imperialism in Latin America
- Haiti and Fears of Race War in Latin America
- Military Veterans, Race and Citizenship
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- United States Imperialism in Latin America
- Haiti and Fears of Race War in Latin America
- Military Veterans, Race and Citizenship
Faculty Exchange with Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Every few years the USM history deparment undertakes a faculty exchange with the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. This exchange allows USM students a varied learning experience from leading figures in European Military History. Past participants have included G.D. Sheffield, Paul Harris, Stephen Badsey, and Sean McKnight. The areas of specialization of exchange participants are quite varied, ranging from World War I to Soviet Operational Art to War & the Media.
Every few years the USM history deparment undertakes a faculty exchange with the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. This exchange allows USM students a varied learning experience from leading figures in European Military History. Past participants have included G.D. Sheffield, Paul Harris, Stephen Badsey, and Sean McKnight. The areas of specialization of exchange participants are quite varied, ranging from World War I to Soviet Operational Art to War & the Media.
Updated 12/12
