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Graduate Faculty
Professor, History
iris@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4038
Office: KIPJ 265
Office Hours: MW 1:30-3:30 W 5:30-6:30
Iris H. W. Engstrand, PhD, is a native Californian. Engstrand’s academic honors include USD’s distinguished University Professorship; the Davies Award for Faculty Achievement; Awards of Merit from the San Diego, Southern California, and California Historical Societies, Western History Association, and Orange Coast College; fellowships from the Fulbright Commission, American Philosophical Society and Huntington Library; and the California Design Award in Historic Preservation. She is a trustee of the San Diego Natural History Museum and the San Diego Maritime Museum, past president of the American Historical Association Pacific Coast Branch and of the Western History Association. Engstrand has lived and traveled extensively in Spain and Mexico and lectures widely in both English and Spanish. She has degrees in history, with maors and minors in the fields of California, Mexico, Latin America and the Spanish Southwest history, biology and Spanish
Engstrand has recently been awarded the prestigious medal of the Order of Isabel la Católica (Isabel the Catholic -- ruler of Spain in 1492) by Juan Carlos, King of Spain, for outstanding contributions to the history of Spain in the Americas.
Associate Professor, History
colinf@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4039
Office: KIPJ 279
Office Hours: F 10:00-11:10/1:30-5:00
Colin Fisher, PhD, conducts research in the field of U.S. environmental history. He offers classes in environmental history, history of the American West, and public history.
Ali Gheissari, PhD, teaches a broad range of courses on modern world history and the Middle East. He has written extensively on the intellectual and political history of modern Iran.
Graduate Program Director
Associate Professor
michaelg@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4043
Office: KIPJ 269
Office Hours: W 10:00-3:00 R 10:00-12:00
Michael Gonzalez, PhD, began teaching at the University of San Diego in 1995. He currently is director of the History Masters program.
