Faculty & Staff Directory
Faculty within the Department of History are knowledgeable, respected, passionate and, above all, dedicated to your success. UNI’s smaller class sizes lead to more opportunities to get to know your professors and work closely with them. Whether you need help preparing for your next paper or exam, grad school recommendations or career advice ... your professor will be there to support you.

Cordelia Martin
Secretary III
cordelia.martin@uni.edu
(319) 273-2097

Kenneth R. Atkinson
Professor of History
kenneth.atkinson@uni.edu
(319) 273-6990

Gregory L. Bruess
Associate Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor of History
gregory.bruess@uni.edu
(319) 273-2752

Fernando Calderón
Associate Professor of History and Graduate Coordinator
fernando.calderon@uni.edu
(319) 273-7057

Barbara Cutter
Professor of History
barbara.cutter@uni.edu
(319) 273-5909

Louis E. Fenech
Professor of History
lou.fenech@uni.edu
(319) 273-2268

Wallace A. Hettle
Professor of History
wallace.hettle@uni.edu
(319) 273-2942

Charles W. Holcombe
Professor of History
charles.holcombe@uni.edu
(319) 273-5907

Emily A. Machen
Professor of History
emily.machen@uni.edu
(319) 273-3184

Brian Roberts
Professor of History
brian.roberts@uni.edu
(319) 273-3161

Heather M. Schaffner
Instructor of History
schaffnh@uni.edu
(319) 273-2933