Our Graduate Students

PhD in World History

Ayah Aboelela is a Ph.D. student in World History at Northeastern University. She earned her M.A. in World History and Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities from Northeastern in 2023 and her B.S. in Computer Science and minor in Arabic Studies f…

PhD in World History

Emily graduated from the American University in Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2020, where she received a BA in History with a minor in Art History. She then attended and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2022, receiving a MA in Museum Stud…

PhD in World History

Rhiannon is a PhD student in World History at Northeastern University where she has worked as a research assistant for Professor Ángel Nieves for the 2020-2021 academic year. In this position, she has been privileged to contribute to Apartheid Herit…

PhD in World History

Mark Capansky Jr. graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in History and received a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University in 2018. His research interests include the influence of various interpreta…

PhD in World History

Allison Chapin is a PhD candidate with a BA in history from Colgate University, and an MA in public history from Northeastern. Allison’s dissertation focuses on how people in the 19th and 20th century British metropole portrayed the empire to t…

PhD in World History

Victoria earned her B.A. in French and International Relations from the University of Rochester in 2021 and began the World History doctoral program at Northeastern University the following semester.  Victoria’s research interests include the i…

PhD in World History

Janika graduated with honors from Brigham Young University (BYU) with a BA in Communications and a minor in German. Her honors thesis, Female Arguments: An Examination of the Utah Woman’s Suffrage Debates of 1880 and 1895, was accepted to the annual …

PhD in World History

Benjamin is in his fourth year of the World History PhD program at Northeastern University. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 2018 with a BA in both History and Philosophy, later earning his MA in History at Northeastern in 2022. While i…

PhD in World History

Halima Haruna is a first-year PhD student in World History at Northeastern University. Her research interests are at the intersection of the decolonization of knowledge through spiritual practice. Her creative practice begins with cultural theory bas…

PhD in World History

Sayyara is a first-year Ph.D. student at Northeastern University, enrolled in the World History program. Her research interests revolve around the origins of cultural and political inequities in Azerbaijani museums following the collapse of the Sovie…

PhD in World History

James Ikeda is a PhD student in World History at Northeastern University. He holds an MA in History and an M.Ed. in Learning and Instruction from Northeastern, as well as an MA in History from Tufts University, and a BS in Social Studies Education fr…

PhD in World History

Hüseyin Kurt is a World History doctoral candidate at Northeastern University. Hüseyin is interested in state-religion relations in imperial settings and nation-states. Currently, he is working on his dissertation project: “Strategies of Survival: Nu…

PhD in World History

Jeff is a PhD candidate in World History and holds an MA in education from the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the history of technology as it relates to 20th century police reform in the United States and the world. His dissertat…

PhD in World History

Claire Lavarreda is a World History Ph.D. student at Northeastern University, focusing on Indigenous history, archives, memory, and material culture. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2021, where she majored i…

PhD in World History

Liam MacLean graduated with a BA in Journalism from Boston University in 2018 and an MA in History from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2019. Liam’s previous research was focused on interrogating the British Left’s response to the Ruh…

PhD in World History

Chris McNulty graduated with an MSc in the History of International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2016, having earned a BA in History from the same university in 2015. Before joining Northeastern, he worked as…

PhD in World History

Hunter Moskowitz is a doctoral candidate in World History at Northeastern with a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. His dissertation focuses on the movement of labor and technology in the early 19th century textile indust…

PhD in World History

Colleen is a PhD student in World History at Northeastern University, continuing after earning her MA from Northeastern in 2019. She completed her BA in History and Political Science from Union College in 2016. She has graduate certificates in Digita…

PhD in World History

Kasya O’Connor Grant earned her B.A. in American Studies with a concentration in Education Policy from Kenyon College in 2016. She went on to spend several years as an educator before returning to school. Kasya’s research interests includ…

PhD in World History

Alicia is a doctoral student in World History at Northeastern University. She completed her M.A. in Public History at Northeastern in 2021. She has a B.A. in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies from Brown University and a M.Arch. from the University of …

PhD in World History

Cassie Tanks is a first year World History Ph.D. student at Northeastern University. During the course of her studies, Cassie aims to deepen her engagement with public facing historical and archival work, as well as explore the histories of the Cold …

PhD in World History

Adam Tomasi is a second-year PhD student specializing in the trans-Atlantic Left in the twentieth century, with a special focus on the underground press and intellectual history. He is also interested in public history and digital history, pursuing p…

PhD in World History

Vanessa (She/Her/Ella) is a second year World History Ph.D. student and 2021-2023 HASTAC Scholar at Northeastern University. As a graduate research assistant, she has been involved in “Reckonings: A Local History Platform for the Community-Archivist,…

PhD in World History

Claire Tratnyek earned her BA in Anthropology and European History prior to graduating from Northeastern with MA degrees in World History and Teaching. After being an educator for nearly a decade in Boston schools, she became especially interested in…

MA in World History

Will Hodgkinson earned his BA in Politics with a Minor in History at Brandeis University and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2021. He has worked as Project Manager at HarborSide Films, assisting with research and development of multiple historical docum…

MA in Public History

Emma graduated with a BA in Linguistics & English from Northeastern University in 2018. She did her undergraduate co-op in visitor services at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which sparked an interest in all that occurs behind the sc…

MA in Public History

Chuck grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. A graduate of Northeastern University (BA History, ’91), Chuck moved to New York in 1992 to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AOS, ’94) for acting and was a member of the American Academy Company (…

MA in Public History

Danielle graduated from Niagara University with a BA in History. As an undergraduate, Danielle interned with the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village and began work on digitizing the museum’s archived materials. Danielle was an active member of Nia…

MA in Public History

Samantha Frost graduated summa cum laude from Framingham State University in December 2021 with a BA in history and minors in anthropology and museum studies. Her undergraduate honors thesis, “‘Not all the Gems that Sparkle in the Mine, C…

MA in Public History

Sarah Heavren graduated from Providence College with a BA in history, mathematics, and American studies.  She wrote her honors history thesis on the American chestnut tree, and one of her chapters placed first in the Phillips Memorial Library Craft o…

MA in Public History

Tom spent the last three and a half years serving as an Armor Officer in the United States Army, based out of Fort Hood, TX. Prior to commissioning he attended Clark University in Worcester, MA where he graduated Cum Laude in 2017, with a B.A in Amer…

MA in Public History

Originally from Austin, Texas, Alyssa Machajewski graduated from Trinity University in 2021 with a BA in Anthropology. Alyssa interned with the Massachusetts Historical Society transcribing John Quincy Adams’ diary and writing blog posts. Alyss…

MA in Public History

Originally from Newport, Rhode Island, Grace Rooney graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University with a BA in History and Political Science in 2023. As an undergraduate, Grace worked as an intern at the Museum of Jewish Heritage- A Living Memori…

MA in Public History

Morgan Richards graduated from Boston University in 2019 with a BA in the History of Art and Architecture and a minor in French. Since graduation, she has worked in both contemporary art gallery and advisory settings with a focus on archival work and…

MA in Public History

Laurel Schlegel is a Public History M.A. student at Northeastern University. She graduated from the University of Denver in 2021 with a bachelor’s in history and minors in Spanish and critical race and ethnic studies. Her research interests include o…

MA in Public History

Catarina graduated with honors from Texas A&M University in December of 2020 with a BA in History and minors in French and Museum Studies. As an undergraduate, Catarina interned with the National Museum of American History, Gettysburg National Mi…