The History faculty at Collin College represent a diverse group of educators and scholars who teach across all campuses. Their expertise spans American, European, and global history, as well as thematic areas such as social, political, and cultural history. This page provides contact information, office locations, and areas of study for each faculty member, organized by campus.
Faculty Listing
Melody Miyamoto Walters
Office: A070M
972.548.6685
mmiyamoto@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: American West
Joe Jaynes
Office: A070D
972.553.1158
jjaynes@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: The Presidency, American Revolution, 1960s
Brett Adams
Office: 108G
972.377.1604
badams@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Progressive Era, Environmental History, American West
David J. Latona
Office: 113-D
972.549.6463
dlatona@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: American Civil War, FDR and the New Deal, The Cold War
Thomas L. Pickens Jr.
Office: J211
972.548.6781
tpickens@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: American Environmental History, Old South, Texas
Monica S. Gallamore, Ph.D.
Office: F162
469.365.1849
mgallamore@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Women, Urban, Popular Culture, LGBTQ+
Jason Morgan
Office: J219
972.377.1573
jmmorgan@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Southern Africa, Imperialism and Decolonization, Diplomatic/International History
Clint Starr, Ph.D.
Office: J245
972.377.1703
cstarr@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Intellectual History, Popular Culture
David Boozer
Office: U117
972.377.1790
dboozer@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Early America, Early American Religion, Slavery
Chris Redgraves
Office: L225
469.365.1946
credgraves@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: African American Soldiers, American Imperialism, Early America, Modern America
Jessica Betik
Office: J217
jbetik@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Early Modern Europe, Women’s History
Mark D. Popowski
Office: J217
972.377.1601
mpopowski@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Not listed
Melissa Johnson
972.378.8508
msjohnson@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Nineteenth Century America, Industrialization
Matt K. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Office: C201B
214.491.6258
mkhamilton@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: American Civil War and Reconstruction, Nineteenth-Century America, Antebellum U.S. South
Monica Cubberly
Office: E209
972.549.6403
mcubberly@collin.edu
Cathleen Akers
Office: LA209
972.549.6364
cakers@collin.edu
Robert Whitaker
Office: B233
972.549.6349
bdwhitaker@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Modern America; Early Modern and Modern Europe; Empire; Crime and Policing; Security; Cybersecurity; Video Games
John P. Williams, Ph.D.
Office: B331
jpwilliams@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Immigration to America, Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, World War I and the Lost Generation
Adrienne Caughfield, Ph.D.
Office: B117
972.578.5576
acaughfield@collin.edu
John Hoenig, Ph.D.
Office: B119
972.881.5427
jhoenig@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: American Food, Consumer Culture, Environmental, Technology
Rachel Gunter, Ph.D.
Office: B116
972.881.5421
rgunter@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: U.S. Women and Gender; Suffrage; Voting Rights; Citizenship; Social Movements
Samuel K. Tullock, Ph.D.
Office: D223
972.881.5737
stullock@collin.edu
Keith Volanto, Ph.D.
Office: L206
972.578.5531
kvolanto@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: New Deal, Early 20th Century U.S., Texas History, African American History
Roger Ward, ABD
Office: B115A
972.516.5026
rward@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: Nineteenth Century America, African American History, Early Republic
David Weiland, Ph.D.
Office: L214
972.881.5948
dweiland@collin.edu
Kyle Wilkison, Ph.D.
Office: L269
972.881.5834
kwilkison@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: 20th Century U.S., U.S. South, Working Class History
Nicole Donawho
Collegiate Academy
ndonawho@collin.edu
Ryan S. Pettengill, Ph.D.
Office: SC 233
972.378.8289
rpettengill@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: 20th Century, Labor and Working-Class History, Social Activism
Krystal Humphreys
Office: SC 238
972.378.8441
kahumphreys@collin.edu
Areas of expertise: 20th Century U.S., Gender and Women’s History