Social Sciences and Business

History Faculty

Allison Hepler ~ Associate Professor of history, (Ph.D. Temple University).

Allison teaches U.S., Maine, Mexico, Latin American, Canada, Medicine and Women's History. 

Allison's office is located in the Roberts Learning Center, Room 108. Phone:  (207) 778-7415. E-Mail: ahepler@maine.edu

 

 

Ken Orosz ~ Associate Professor of history, (Ph.D. - Binghamton University). 

 

Ken specializes in Europe, Global, Colonial Africa, Imperialism and Comparative Revolutions. 

 

Ken's office is located in the Roberts Learning Center, Room 106.  Phone: (207) 778-7414. E-Mail: korosz@maine.edu

 

Walter Sargent

Walter Sargent ~ Assistant Professor of history, (Ph.D. - University of Minnesota).

 

Walter specializes in Early America, the American Revolution, the Early Republic, and the Civil War. Recent Publication: War and Society in the American Revolution (NIU Press, 2007)

Walter's office is located in the Roberts Learning Center, Room 104.  Phone: (207) 778-7456.E-Mail: walter.sargent@maine.edu

 

 

Christopher O'Brien ~ Assistant Professor of history, (Ph.D. - University of Kansas).

 

Chris is a specialist in the social and cultural history of the Cold War. His teaching and research interests unclude the history of children, education, foreign relations, the presidency and American politics. The author of peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and several book reviews, Dr O is completing a manuscript on the experiences of children in the early years of the Atomic Age. He is currently raising funds for his next project: a documentary film exploring religious practice in the modern U.S.  

Dr O's office is located in Roberts Learning Center, Room 102A. Phone: (207) 778-7585. E-Mail: christopher.obrien@maine.edu