Faculty

Michael W. Heil joined the history faculty at UA Little Rock in fall 2015. He previously held a visiting position at Hendrix College. Michael is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in New York in 2013. His research focuses on law, legal practice, and judicial institutions in early medieval Europe. Among his … Michael W. Heil

  Thomas E. Kaiser has been a member of the UA Little Rock faculty since 1976 and a History Professor since 1994. Dr. Kaiser is a specialist in the history of eighteenth-century France, currently working on a book entitled “Devious Ally: Marie-Antoinette and the Austrian Plot,” and  has won grants and fellowships from the National … Thomas E. Kaiser

Kristin Dutcher Mann, a faculty member since January 2003, is a specialist in the history of Colonial Latin America and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. She teaches courses in Latin American History, History of the U.S. West, U.S.-Latin American Relations, History and Globalization of the Drug Trade, History with Objects, and the world and U.S. History survey … Kristin Dutcher Mann

James Ross has a Ph.D. from Auburn University and is a specialist in the interaction of race, class, and religion in 20th century United States history. He also spends much of his time investigating Arkansas history. He is a former high school teacher and serves as assistant coordinator of the secondary social studies education program. … James D. Ross