Meet Our Faculty

dull-lauraLaura Dull, Professor; Email: lauradull@delta.edu

Website: https://delta.academia.edu/LauraDull

Education: B.A.- Central Michigan University, Master’s in Theological Studies-Weston Jesuit School of Theology, M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval History-University of Notre Dame
Courses Taught: HIS 111 and 112 (Early and Later Western Civilization), HIS 240 (Renaissances and Reformations in Early Modern Europe)
Historical Areas of Interest: Late Medieval Europe, Gender History, Religious History, Comparative History
Pedagogical Styles: Informal lecture with ongoing question and answer, small and large group discussions, hands-on learning projects

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Mike EvansMichael Evans, Assistant Professor; Email: michaelevans@delta.edu

Website: https://delta.academia.edu/MichaelEvans

Education: B.A.- Reading University, M.A.–Reading University, Ph.D.–Nottingham University
Courses Taught: HIS 111 and 112 (Early and Later Western Civilization)
Historical Areas of Interest: Medieval Europe, especially the Crusades, monarch, gender, post-medieval views of the Middle Ages Books: The Death of Kings (Hambledon and London, 2003); Inventing Eleanor (Bloomsbury, 2014)
Pedagogical Styles: Informal lecture, small group discussions, source-based study, and structured in-class debates

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Dr. Amy French, Professor; Email: amyfrench@delta.edu

Bio: I’m a first-generation college student who proudly took her first degree from Delta College. Go Ducks! From there, I went to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where I double-majored in Communication and History. After I graduated, I decided to become a stockbroker and I had a fun career as a financial advisor for five years. But, in what would be the final year of my brokerage career, I started attending night classes for a Master’s Degree in History at Central Michigan. I quit my job and went to graduate school full-time to finish my M.A. Then, I enrolled at Wayne State University to study under Dr. Sandra VanBurkeo. I earned my Ph.D. from Wayne as a legal historian focusing on American labor and gender history.

I’m a Professor of History at Delta and also the head of the History Department. I enjoy creating and recording historical stories on marginalized voices for Historia—a radio program that airs on a local NPR affiliate, FM 90.1, on Tuesday mornings at 7:45 and 9:45. I’ve earned several professional honors for my work, including the MEA’s Maurine Wyatt Feminist and Gender Equity Award, Delta’s Humanities Learning Center’s Digital Scholar Award, the American Association of University Professor’s Governance Award from Delta’s chapter, and other awards for innovation in teaching and service to the community. Additionally, I serve on many boards and committees, including the Board of Directors for the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History.

I love teaching at Delta and I also love traveling. In fact, it’s a pretty safe bet that when I’m not teaching, I’m either traveling or planning travel. In 2015, I started my side gig–Roaming Historian–where I partner with travel companies around the world to encourage people to travel to historical sites. I created and blog to my website, Roaming Historian, and also create content for my social media platforms: YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, and other platforms. I encourage my readers to explore the past with me one place at a time. My favorite place to go is Italy. Although I’m not an ancient, medieval, or Renaissance historian, I love roaming around Rome and Florence. And I adore eating the cuisine! The best place to follow my travels is my Facebook page. I post blogs every couple of weeks on my RH website, which has links to my YouTube page and other channels.

That’s me in a nutshell. I hope you take one of my classes some day!

  • Education: A.A.-Delta College, B.A.-University of Michigan, M.A.-Central Michigan University, Ph.D.-Wayne State University
  • Courses I Teach Regularly: HIS 222 (Recent American History), HIS 215 (Recent African-American History), HIS 225 (History of Women in the US, HIS 237 (History of Michigan)
  • Teaching Style: Conversational with a great deal of student interaction
  • Historical Areas of Interest: Labor History, Women’s History, Gilded Age and Progressive Era in the United States, the long Civil Rights Era, Ancient Rome, Renaissance history, Italian history

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James Rodriguez, Adjunct Professor, Email: jamesrodriguez@delta.edu

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prof-pictureChristina Szilagyi, Adjunct Professor, Email: christinaszilagyi@delta.edu

Website: https://historywiththeszilagyis.wordpress.com/

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/HistoryWithTheSzilagyis
Education: B.A. History, University of Wyoming, 2005; M.A. History, Central Michigan University, 2009
Courses Taught: Western Civilization I & II, History of the United States I & II
Historical Areas of Interest: The Roman Revolution, Women’s History in the Western World, Colonial North America, the use of fiction in the teaching of History

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Jason Szilagyi, Adjunct Professor, Email: jasonszilagyi@delta.edu

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Matthew Thick, Adjunct Professor, Email: matthewthick@delta.edu

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Travis Faustin, Adjunct Professor, Email: travisfaustin@delta.edu

Christina Ehinger, Adjunct Professor, Email: christinaehinger@delta.edu