Department Staff

ChaeRan Yoo Freeze
ChaeRan Yoo Freeze
Frances and Max Elkon Chair in Modern Jewish History
781-736-2987 Lown Center for Judaica Studies, 312
Pronouns: she/her

Expertise: Jewish history, women's, gender and sexuality studies

Yuri Doolan
Yuri Doolan
Undergraduate Advising Head
Associate Professor of History, and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Chair, Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Program
781-736-2350 Olin-Sang American Civilization Center, 216
Pronouns: he/him

Expertise: Asian American studies, transnational U.S. history, modern Korea, women’s history, gender and sexuality, oral history, critical mixed race studies

Sabine von Mering
Sabine von Mering
Chair
Director, Center for German and European Studies (CGES)
781-736-3227 Shiffman Humanities Center, 209

Director of Graduate Studies (Fall 2025)

Expertise: Climate Activism, German Action on Climate Change, Antisemitism on Social Media, Jewish-German Dialogue, German as a Foreign Language, German and European Culture