The History Department is located in Washington-Franklin Hall.
Department of History
History Department Chair

Anne R. Throckmorton
Associate Professor
Education
- Ph.D., History, University of Virginia
- M.A., History, University of Virginia
- M.A., Mass Communications, Emerson College
- B.A., Communication Studies, University of Virginia
Phone: (804) 752-7269
Email: AnneThrockmorton@rmc.edu
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History Department Faculty
Dewen Zhang
Associate Professor
Education
- Ph.D., History, SUNY University at Stony Brook
- M.A., History, University of Maryland: Baltimore County
- B.A., History, Fudan University
Phone: (804) 752-3159
Email: DewenZhang@rmc.edu
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Donelle Boose
Assistant Professor
Education
- Ph.D., History, American University
- M.P.S., Africana Studies, Cornell University
- B.A., African American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jill Horohoe
Visiting Assistant Professor
Education
- Ph.D., History, Arizona State University
- M.A., History, University at Buffalo
- B.A., History, Canisius College
Mark G. Malvasi
The Issac Newton Vaughan Professor of History
Education
- Ph.D., History, University of Rochester
- M.A., History, University of Chicago
- B.A., History, Hiram College
Phone: (804) 752-4732
Email: mmalvasi@rmc.edu
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Mathias D. Bergmann
Professor
Education
- Ph.D., History, Washington State University
- M.A., History, Washington State University
- B.S., History, Washington State University
Phone: (804) 412-1373
Email: mbergmann@rmc.edu
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Michael R. Fischbach
Professor
Education
- Ph.D., History, Georgetown University
- M.A., Arab Studies, Georgetown University
- B.A., History, Northwestern University
Phone: (804) 752-7234
Email: mfischba@rmc.edu
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