Congratulations to Nicholas Breyfogle, Alcira Dueñas, and Robin Judd on their new appointments to full Professor of History!

Nicholas Breyfogle is a specialist in the history of Russia/Soviet Union and in global environmental and water history. Breyfogle has also worked extensively in the field of Public History. Since 2007, he has been co-editor of the online magazine/podcast/video channel Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective, A Well-Informed People, and most recently of Picturing Black History. In 2022, he was awarded The Herbert Feis Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public History from the American Historical Association. He also received the 2023 Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Alcira Dueñas is a specialist in Latin American History, Colonial Latin American literature and Women’s history. Dr. Dueñas's teaching and research interests include the history of colonialism and post colonialism in Latin America and the roles of Andeans, women, and other subordinate subjects in such processes. Her teaching includes courses on Colonial and Modern Latin America, Women's history of Latin America, and modern world history. Her research explores the cultural, intellectual, and social history of the marginalized groups in Latin America, particularly in the Andean region. 

Robin Judd is a specialist in Jewish, transnational, and gender history, with particular interests in Holocaust studies, the history of antisemitism, the history of religion, the history of leadership, and the history of migration. She is the author of the recently published "Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust" (University of North Carolina Press, 2023) and "Contested Rituals: Circumcision, Kosher Butchering, and German-Jewish Political Life in Germany, 1843-1933" (Cornell University Press). In recognition of her work in Holocaust studies, Governor Dewine appointed her to Ohio’s Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission in 2021. Professor Judd teaches courses on Holocaust studies, modern Jewish history, German history, gender history, and history of migration.