#  Administrative Team 

 



**Who runs History & Literature?**

The Director of Studies, Associate Directors of Studies, and Assistant Directors of Studies teach in History & Literature. We hold open office hours for current and prospective concentrators Monday through Thursday 1-4 pm.

The Department Administrator and Staff Assistant oversee the office and the program as a whole. Visit our offices in Barker 122 to say hello!



 

 



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  [### Angela S. Allan

 ](/people/angela-allan) <allan@fas.harvard.edu>Associate Director of Studies

Lecturer on History &amp; Literature

 

 

PhD, English (Brown University)  
American literature and culture; 1865-present



 

 

      ![Angela S. Allan](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/Allan%282%29.jpg?h=c4bc86bf&itok=Iq3LFZVx) 

 

 

 

   [### Raphael Allison

 ](/people/raphael-allison) <rcallison@fas.harvard.edu>Associate Director of Studies

Lecturer on History &amp; Literature

 

 

PhD, English (New York University)  
American literature; 20th century-present



 

 

      ![Raphael Allison](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/histlit/files/raphael_allison.jpeg?itok=Zjh2yBuF) 

 

 

 

   [### Nicholas F. Bloom

 ](/people/nicholas-f-bloom) <nicholasbloom@fas.harvard.edu>Assistant Director of Studies

Lecturer on History &amp; Literature

 

 

PhD, American Studies (University of Texas at Austin)  
American cultural history &amp; political thought; 18th Century-present



 

 

      ![Nicholas Bloom](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/histlit/files/nick_profile_academic_-_nicholas_bloom.jpg?itok=J5Y3T6-U) 

 

 

 

   [### Emily Laase

 ](/people/emily-laase) <laase@fas.harvard.edu>Undergraduate Program Coordinator

 

 

 

      ![Laase](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/histlit/files/laase_picture.jpeg?itok=fJvtXcNT) 

 

 

 

   [### Jessica Shires

 ](/people/jessica-shires) <shires@fas.harvard.edu>Department Administrator

 

 

 

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   [### Emmet von Stackelberg

 ](/people/emmet-von-stackelberg) <emmetvonstackelberg@fas.harvard.edu>Assistant Director of Studies

Lecturer on History &amp; Literature

 

 

PhD, History (Rutgers University)  
American history; Late-19th and 20th century



 

 

      ![Emmet von Stackelberg](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/Emmet.jpg?itok=5RIBLb6J)