Elliot Y. Neaman

Elliot Y. Neaman is a Professor of History at the University of San Francisco, where he has taught since 1993. He served as President of the USF Faculty Association from 2005 to 2018. His research focuses on Modern European and global intellectual history, modern Germany, military history, and the history of espionage and pandemics. Neaman holds a PhD in History from the University of California, Berkeley (1992), alongside degrees from the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of British Columbia.

His academic contributions include notable works such as A German Officer in Occupied Paris (2018) and Free Radicals (2016), which explore WWII military dynamics and Cold War-era youth rebellions. His current projects include a book on the Counter-Culture and Cold War in post-WWII Germany and a textbook on modern intellectual history. Neaman has received prestigious awards, including the USF Distinguished Research Award (1999) and a Best Book honor for Free Radicals (2016).

His scholarly interests span interdisciplinary topics, blending historical analysis with cultural theory and diplomatic studies. Though no specific grants or advising details are listed, his work reflects sustained engagement with complex historical narratives and their contemporary implications.