Ph.D. in World History

PhD in World History

Ayah Aboelela is a World History Ph.D. student at Northeastern University. She researches the Hajj in the late Ottoman period through the eyes of Muslim travel writers who journeyed through Egypt, Palestine, and the Hijaz. Her work explores patterns …

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 Johns Hopkins University where she received a MA in Museum Studies in December 202…

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 Isakson Dillon is a Ph.D. student in World History at Northeastern University researching women enslavers in New England during Early America. Using the tools of public history and digital humanities, she has presented papers at the National C…

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 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 based on Yorub…

PhD in World History

Sayyara is a second-year Ph.D. student in the World History program at Northeastern University. Her research interest is women’s history of education, equity in museums, and cultural forms of education. She examines these topics from the late imperia…

PhD in World History

James Ikeda is a PhD candidate in World History at Northeastern University. His dissertation concerns the ‘afterlives’ of the US Third World Left from 1973 to 2003, specifically the various different ways American leftists of color unders…

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 Surviv…

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 specializing in Indigenous Studies and Book History. She is the recipient of two Rare Book School scholarships, is currently interning for the Association on American Indian…

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 is a fifth year PhD candidate. His research focuses on the American military presence in Britain during the Second World War, particularly the place of military justice and criminal law in the Anglo-American ‘special relationship.’ …

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

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…