Lecturers
Carniello, Brian
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005 – Medieval History
Office: 2511 Dunford
Email: bcarniel@utk.edu
Brian R. Carniello is a lecturer in World and Western Civilization. His research focuses on medieval notaries, the medieval Italian city-states, and mendicant rivalry and heresy in the thirteenth century. He received a Fulbright Fellowship in 2001-2002 for his research on medieval Bolognese notaries. His publications include “The Rise of an Administrative Elite in Medieval Bologna: Notaries and Popular Government, 1282-1292” (Journal of Medieval History, 2002) and “Gerardo Segarelli as the Anti-Francis: Mendicant Rivalry and Heresy in Medieval Italy, 1260-1300” (Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 2006). He is currently revising his dissertation on medieval notaries and is working on an article entitled “Mendicants, Heretics and the Laity: Lay Support and Heresy in Medieval Bologna, 1270-1310.
Hendrix, Julian
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2007 - Medieval History
Office: 2514 Dunford
Email: jhendr12@utk.edu
Julian Hendrix is a lecturer in European history. His research focuses on early medieval European history with an emphasis on cultural and intellectual history. Current research projects include the early history of liturgical book production and the monastic origins of medieval commemorative practices.
Jefferson, Ann
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts/Amherst, 2000 – Latin American History
Office: 2610 Dunford Hall
Email: ajeffer7@utk.edu
Before coming to the University of Tennessee, Ann Jefferson taught at Universidad Mariano Gálvez in Guatemala City, the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, and Colorado State University. Her special interests lie in the areas of resistance, rebellion and revolution in Latin America, and U.S.—Latin American relations. She is currently finishing a book on daily life in colonial Latin America for Greenwood Press.
Kazmier, Lisa
PhD, Rutgers University 2005 -- Modern Britain/Gender/World
Office: 2509 Dunford
Email: lkazmier@utk.edu
Lisa Kazmier teaches Western Civ. surveys and European history. Her interests have centered upon the emergence of a "modern cremation." movement in Britain since the latter 19th century. Her upcoming article, "'Leading the World': The role of Britian and the First World War in the 'Modern Cremation' Movement" will appear in the Journal of Social History in the spring of 2009.
Keaton, Anglea
Angela Keaton teaches Twentieth Century United States history. Her research interests include the social and cultural dimensions of post-WWII gun culture in America. She has received several awards for her work, including a University of Tennessee Chancellor’s Citation for Extraordinary Professional Promise, the Peter C. Rollins Award from the Popular Culture and American Culture Association’s Annual Southwest/Texas Regional Conference, a Yates Dissertation Fellowship, and the Phi Alpha Theta John Pine Award.
Maccari, Marina
Office: 2512 Dunford
Email: mmaccari@utk.edu
Marina Maccari teaches Modern European history. Her current research focuses on Italian migration to Argentina, Belgium, Canada, and the United States in the transition between the first and second era of globalization. She has received numerous awards for her work, including a Social Science Research Council dissertation fellowship, a Truman Library dissertation fellowship, and two Tinker grants for research in Latin America. She has published two articles, an encyclopedia entry, and several book reviews.
Mariner, Rosemary
M.S. National War College 1997 - National Security Strategy
Office: 213 Hoskins
E-mail: rmariner@utk.edu
Captain Mariner is a Visiting Fellow with the Center for the Study of War and Society and teaches an upper division course on U.S. military history. Her current research focuses on the relationship between military service and republican citizenship. A nationally recognized expert on gender integration in the armed forces, her network appearances include PBS’s NewsHour, ABC's Nightline, and C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. Her articles and commentaries have been published in major newspapers and magazines, including The Washington Post. Her extensive media experience includes working as a military consultant for ABC News and numerous interviews on NPR.
Roney, Scott
Ph.D., University of Tennessee 2002 -
Modern Britain
Office: 2510 Dunford
E-mail: sroney@utk.edu
Scott Roney teaches European history. His research interests include modern Britain and the history of public health. He is a past recipient of the Susan Becker Award and has been nominated for the National Alumni Association Award and the Chancellor's Award for excellence in teaching.
Salzer, Kathryn
M.S.L., Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies 1996 - Medieval Studies
Office: F101 Melrose Hall
E-mail: ksalzer@utk.edu
Schurr, Nancy
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 2004
Office: 2645 Dunford
Email: nschurr@utk.edu
Nancy Schurr teaches American history classes, including the first half of the survey and upper-division courses on the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Jacksonian eras and a one-semester survey of U.S. Women's history. She is currently revising her dissertation, "Inside the Confederate Hospital: Community and Conflict during the Civil War."
Song, Jaeyoon
Ph.D.,Harvard University, 2007 - Chinese History
Office: 2644 Dunford
Email: jsong11@utk.edu
Jaeyoon Song teaches Chinese history, the history of Chinese Political Thought, and World History. His research focuses on mid-period Chinese intellectual history and political thought. Through various writings Song has illuminated shifting paradigms in medieval Chinese statecraft thinkers' views of good government reflected classical commentaries, histories, and diverse forms of public philosophy. Current research projects include the reconstruction of Southern Song (1127-1279) discourses on government based on close analysis of Ma Duanlin's (1245-1322) Comprehensive Studies of Literary Remains.
White, John Howard
Office: 2545 Dunford
Email: jwhite81@utk.edu
John Howard White is a lecturer in Modern Latin American history. His research focuses on the study of gender and labor in Brazil and the Southern Cone, with a focus on the military period during the twentieth century.