Editorial Board

Claire Ellis

Claire is a senior from northern New Jersey and studies History. She spent the 2022-23 year abroad at Oxford University, where she focused primarily on modern transregional social history. Outside of THR, she enjoys playing squash, listening to music, and traveling on trains where possible.

Gabriel Gonzales

Gabriel is a senior from Marblehead, Massachusetts majoring in International Relations and Political Science. His historical areas of interest include World War II and the Cold War. Outside of THR, Gabriel enjoys hiking and is a part of Jumbocast.

Stewart James

Stewart is a senior from Oakland, California majoring in History, Economics, and Middle Eastern Studies. He is interested in comparative economic history with particular attention to the expansion of Anglo-American commerce and finance in colonial contexts. In his spare time Stewart can be found hiking, cooking, or reading philosophy.

Reya Kumar

Reya is a senior from Los Gatos, California. She is majoring in History, Psychology, and Political Science, and is currently writing a Senior Honors Thesis on Indian Women in the Second World War. Besides THR, she is also Co-President of Tufts Historical Society and Deputy Opinion Editor at the Tufts Daily!

Ilan Werblow

Ilan is a senior from southern Oregon majoring in History and Classics. He is particularly interested in agricultural history and agronomy’s intersection with politics. He is also interested in American 20th-century political history with a focus on the New Deal and the role of the Vice Presidency. Outside of THR, Ilan is the President of the Tufts History Society and enjoys hiking and kayaking.

Guillem Colom

Guillem is a junior from East Lyme, CT majoring in Political Science and minoring in History. His historical areas of interest include the development of conservative political parties in the United States and Europe during the 20th century, the Weimar Republic, and political propaganda in authoritarian regimes. In his free time, Guillem loves to play tennis, explore Boston with his friends, and read Tocqueville!

Madison Bradford

Madison is a sophomore from Texas planning on majoring in International Relations and minoring in Philosophy and French. Outside of the THR, Madison is part of Tufts Women in IR and works as a writing fellow here at Tufts!

Susannah Brandt

Susannah is a sophomore from London, England who is majoring in History and Biology (maybe). She is particularly interested in the history of medicine and ships. She also is part of women’s club rugby, so you will often find her in the hospital!

Robert Bush

Robert is a sophomore from Wantage, North New Jersey and is studying physics and math, with a possible minor in Spanish. He is interested in a mix of scientific/physics, discoveries/history, and colonial/revolutionary American history of the 18th century. Other than THR, Robert is a TA for Physics 12, participates in solar physics research and is an active member of SPS. In his free time Robert enjoys watching movies, playing video games and biking/exercising.

Noa Cutler

Noa is a sophomore from Wynnewood, Pennsylvania majoring in Archaeology and minoring in Cultural Anthropology with a particular interest in early American material culture. Outside of THR, Noa is a percussionist in the Tufts Symphony Orchestra, and a stand-up comic and writer for TFL comedy.

Layla Hoffman

Layla is a sophomore from Westchester, NY. She is currently undecided on a major but she is very interested in history. Layla enjoys learning about anything historical, but right now she is particularly interested in South Asian history. Other than THR, Layla is a member of Tufts’ oldest all-femme a capella group, The Jackson Jills!

Sara Walters

Sara is a sophomore from the suburbs of Chicago majoring in History. Her interests include the history of science and the environment. Outside of THR, she enjoys crafting and making jewelry.

Julia Zipoli

Julia is a sophomore from Concord, Massachusetts majoring in Political Science and History. She is very interested in United States history (especially the parts that took place in her hometown) from its conception to the modern time. Julia is a member of the Tufts Women’s Rowing team so you can usually find her on the water!

Lula Duda

Lula is a freshman thinking about majoring in history and religion. She is from New Jersey and her historical areas of interest are Pre-Christian and Medieval Europe. She also loves ancient history, especially the lesser known civilizations that surrounded Ancient Greece. Her hobbies include reading, running and making candles.

Noah Kaufman

Noah is a freshman from the Chicago suburbs. They plan to major in History and potentially minor in Anthropology, and is interested in historiography and European history. Outside of THR, Noah likes to play video games and do graphic design.

Georgia Richards

Georgia is a freshman from New York City. She is currently undecided on a major but is leaning towards History or Economics. She is particularly interested in monarchical history, fashion history, as well as Greco-Roman history. She is a part of Tufts Cheerleading, History Society, and the Tufts Daily.

Stanley Spence

Stanley is a freshman from New York City who is interested in majoring in Political Science and Art History. He is a member of the rowing team and is particularly interested in ancient Roman history.

Dylan Tanouye

Dylan is a first year from the Los Angeles area. He is studying quantitative economics but has a particular interest in American political history. He is also on the Quiz Bowl team and writes for the Tufts Daily.

Evan Wang

Evan Wang is a freshman from Chicago possibly majoring in History and Biology. He is interested in modern history.