Faculty
Mary T. Duarte, Chair
Assistant Professor, History
(414) 410-4541
mtduarte@stritch.edu
Education:
- Marquette University, Ph.D. in History
- Marquette University, M.A. in History
Areas of Interest: Modern European, Women’s and Diplomatic History
Professional Activity:
- April 21, 2007; MPS History Seminar, Topic: Women in the 1930s – 1950s; the Birth of 20th Century Feminism and the Civil Rights Movement
- February – March 2007; World History book reviewer for McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group, The Human Journey
- January 15, 2007; Elmbrook Historical Society, Topic: Uncommon Lives of Common Women; a Study of Women’s Contribution to Wisconsin History
- June 19-21, 2006; Progressive Era/Gilded Age Workshop for Milwaukee Public School Teachers Content specialist
- Part of the Teaching American History Grant from the Gilder Lehrman Institution of American History in partnership with the Milwaukee Public School System
- June 2, 2006 – 2nd biennial Women and Gender History Conference of the Midwest, Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri, Emilie Louise de Beauharnais de Lavalette, the ‘Heroine of Conjugal Love’
- April 16, 2005 – Women’s Studies Conference, University of Wisconsin –Madison, A Heroine in Europe: The Consequences of One Woman’s Bravery in Post-Revolutionary France
Grants:
- Teacher quality Improvement Grant in conjunction with the College of Education and Leadership
- Bachelor of Arts Completion Grant in Early Childhood in conjunction with the College of Education and Leadership
William J. Dahlk
Adjunct Instructor, History
(414) 410-4540
wjdahlk@stritch.edu
Education:
- UW-Milwaukee, M. A. in History
- UW-Madison, B.S. in Political Science
Areas of Interest: All of American history, with emphasis on race and education, Civil War, and 20th century
Professional Activities:
- Against the Wind, Milwaukee African-Americans and Education, 1963-2002. Marquette University Press.
Honors/Awards:
- Stritch Adjunct Teacher of the Year award, 2003-04
Other Activities, Experience:
- Taught secondary level education in New York City, 1966-1969
- Taught 27 years secondary level in Milwaukee Public Schools
Elizabeth T. Janairo 
Assistant Professor, Political Science
(414) 410-4573
etjanairo@stritch.edu
Education:
- Loyola University Chicago, Ph.D. in Political Science
- Northern Illinois University, M.A. in Political Science
- Marquette University, B.A. in Political Science
Areas of Interest: Political philosophy, ancient Greek political thought, political rhetoric, politics and the media/Internet, comparative politics, Supreme Court
Professional Activity:
- “Tyrants, Tramps and Traitors: Xenophon’s Inadequate Defense of Socrates in Memorabilia 1.1-2,” Northeast Political Science Association, Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 2008.
- “Contemplating the Complexity of Political Virtue: Xenophon’s Biographical Style in the Cyropaedia,” Midwest Political Science Association, Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 1998
- Editorial Assistant, History of Political Ideas: Religion and the Rise of Modernity (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin), edited by James Wiser, University of Missouri Press, 1998.
- “The Wages of Friendship: Socrates’ Conversation with Theodote in Xenophon’s Memorabilia,” American Political Science Association, Annual Conference, New York, New York, 1994
- “Question Order Effects and Public Understanding of Probability,” Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 1994
Honors and Awards: Earhart Fellowship, University Teaching Fellowship
Other Activities, Experience:
- Communications and Writing Consultant
- Data Analyst for the International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy

Justine Peter, OSF
Professor, History
(414) 410-4190
jpeter@stritch.edu
Education:
- Loyola University, Chicago, M.A. and Ph.D. in History
- St. Clare College, Ph.B. in English
Areas of Interest: European History, Church History, China, Russia
Honors and Awards:
- Fulbright Scholarship
- Teacher Excellence and Campus Leadership Award
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Peacemaker Award
- St. Francis Award
Other Activities, Experience:
- Academic Dean
- NEH Summer Seminar Grants
- Chautauqua Short Courses at Harvard University, San Francisco University, Temple University
Daryl A. Webb
Assistant Professor, History
(414) 410- 4818
dawebb@stritch.edu
Education:
- Marquette University, Ph.D. in History
- St. Cloud State University, M.A. in History
- Northern State University, B.A. in History
Areas of Interest: United States Gilded Age to World War II, Children’s History, United States History, World Civilization, and Asian Civilization
Recent Publications:
- “Race and Ethnicity,” Milwaukee Stories [Select Articles from the Milwaukee County Historical Society’s Journals] (Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2005), 193-196.
- “Native American Milwaukee,” Milwaukee Stories [Select Articles from the Milwaukee County Historical Society’s Journals] (Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2005), 13-14.
- Review of Wayne Aspinal and the Shaping of the American West by Steven C. Schulte, Annals of Wyoming Volume 76 (Autumn 2004), 30-31.
- “Ending Toy Starvation: The Milwaukee Toy Loan Project,” Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 87, Number 4 (Summer 2004), 2-13.
- “Education,” Encyclopedia of the Great Depression. New York, NY: Macmillan Reference, 2004, 269-272.
Honors and Awards: Casper Teaching Fellowship, Smith Research Fellowship
Other Activities, Experience:
- Curator of Exhibits, Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneers, Grand Island, NE
- Executive Director, Aberdeen Arts Council, Aberdeen, SD
- Curator Of Exhibits, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD