History Department Staff
To reach a History Department staff member, please contact us by phone or email.
Phone: 617-495-2556
Email: history@fas.harvard.edu
Emily Claire (Claire) Adèle Adams
claireadams@fas.harvard.eduCatalogue, Curriculum, Events and SoHP Girl Friday
History Prize Instructor
She has extra snacks, the key to the office that always gets locked from the inside, and solutions to all your course catalogue curriculum, events and Science of the Human Past administrative problems. She's your Girl Friday. Claire defended her PhD in...
Dan Bertwell
bertwell@fas.harvard.eduGraduate Program Administrator
Responsibilities: coordinates all aspects of the History PhD program; primary departmental contact for graduate students. Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:45am - 3:45pm (In-person M, T, F and remote W, TH) Dan holds a weekly office hour on Wednesdays starting...
Michelle Cicerano
mcicerano@fas.harvard.eduDirector of Administration and Operations
As Director of Administration and Operations, Michelle is responsible for the overall strategic management of the administrative team that supports the History Department and Charles Warren Center’s research and teaching missions. She works closely with...
Carla Heelan
cmheelan@fas.harvard.eduAssistant Director of Undergraduate Studies
Lecturer on History
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 3–4:30pm, and Thursdays, 10:30am–noon. Sign up here: https://calendly.com/carlaheelan/adus-office-hours. Carla Heelan is a historian of modern Europe, with a particular focus on the cultural history of nineteenth- and twentieth...
Laura Johnson
lmjohns@fas.harvard.eduUndergraduate Program Coordinator
Responsibilities: handles day-to-day administrative functions and communications for the History Undergraduate Program. Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:15am - 4:15pm (In-person M, T, W and remote TH, F)
Taylor Maurice
tmaurice@fas.harvard.eduAssistant Director, Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History
Manager of Academic Affairs, Department of History
Taylor serves in a dual role as Assistant Director for the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History and Manager of Academic Affairs for the Department of History. In the Charles Warren Center, Taylor sets administrative direction for the...
Joshua Mejia
joshua_mejia@fas.harvard.eduDigital Technology and Graduate Coordinator
Josh joined the History Department in 2018. Originally from California, he studied history at the University of California, Los Angeles. During his time at UCLA, he lectured a history course on Vladimir Putin and worked on numerous digital history...
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Amy Simpson
amy_simpson@fas.harvard.eduAdministrative Coordinator, History and Charles Warren Center
Amy joined Harvard in January 2024 after seven years in the restaurant industry. As Administrative Coordinator for the History Department and the Charles Warren Center, she supports the History Department Chair, Warren Center leadership, and other History...