{"id":7,"date":"2012-06-22T12:25:06","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T12:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/history\/faculty-and-administration\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T08:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:11:53","slug":"faculty-and-administration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/history\/faculty-and-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty &amp; Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter&#8217;s faculty members are scholars and expert teachers. They are interested in preparing students for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global society.<\/p>\n<h3>Full-Time Faculty<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"block-grid one-up mobile-one-up\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/269\/files\/2019\/08\/Michael-DeGruccio-1_540x830_acf_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Michael Degruccio\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Michael deGruccio<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Associate Professor<br \/>\nChair of the History Department<\/strong><br \/>\nPh.D., University of Notre Dame; 19th century U. S. American; Latino American history<br \/>\nOffice: Hilsdorf Hall Rm 303<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mdegruccio@saintpeters.edu\">mdegruccio@saintpeters.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: (201) 761-6174<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"faculty-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/faculty\/members\/michael-degruccio\/\">Prof. deGruccio&#8217;s Biography <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Research Interest: U.S. cultural history<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"block-grid one-up mobile-one-up\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/269\/files\/2019\/04\/David-Gerlach_540x830_acf_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"photo of David Gerlach\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>David W. Gerlach<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Professor of History<\/strong><br \/>\nB.A., Boston College; M.A. , Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh<br \/>\nOffice: Hilsdorf Hall Rm 303<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dgerlach@saintpeters.edu\">dgerlach@saintpeters.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: (201) 761-6172<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"faculty-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/faculty\/members\/david-gerlach\/\">Prof. Gerlach&#8217;s Biography <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Research Interest: central and eastern Europe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<p><!--<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/269\/files\/2019\/08\/Michael-DeGruccio-1_540x830_acf_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Michael Degruccio\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" \/>--><\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/37\/files\/2024\/08\/M-Americo-work-office-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Americo\" width=\"160\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-490 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/37\/files\/2024\/08\/M-Americo-work-office-photo.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/37\/files\/2024\/08\/M-Americo-work-office-photo-96x120.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>Maria Americo<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor of History<\/strong><br \/>\nB.A., Hunter College; M.A., Ph.D, New York University<br \/>\nOffice: Hilsdorf Hall Rm 303<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mamerico@saintpeters.edu\">mamerico@saintpeters.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: (201) 761-6175<\/p>\n<p><!--<a class=\"faculty-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/faculty\/members\/michael-degruccio\/\">Prof. Degruccio's Biography <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n<\/a>\n--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Research Interest: Ancient Mediterranean, Classical studies, and Islamic studies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/269\/files\/2019\/01\/John-Johnson-Jr_540x830_acf_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"photo of John Johnson\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>John Johnson, Jr.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Associate Professor of History<\/strong><br \/>\nM.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University, Newark<br \/>\nOffice: Hilsdorf Hall, Room 303<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jjohnson5@saintpeters.edu\">jjohnson5@saintpeters.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: (201) 761-6177<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"faculty-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/faculty\/members\/john-johnson-jr\/\">Prof. Johnson&#8217;s Biography <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Research Interests: <span>U.S. History (post Civil War), race, immigration, the history of music, public history and more.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Adjunct Lecturers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Patrick R. 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