Peter Staudenmaier

Peter Staudenmaier is an Associate Professor of History in the Department of History at Marquette University's College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in modern European history with emphases on Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, environmental history, and the history of racial thought. He joined Marquette in 2011 after completing his PhD at Cornell University.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in History from Cornell University (2010)

Dr. Staudenmaier's research program systematically investigates intersections between environmental movements, racial ideology, and extremist politics in 20th-century Europe. Key projects include archival studies of ecological tendencies during the Nazi era, analyses of Julius Evola's influence on radical right movements across decades, and a longitudinal examination of racial thought from Enlightenment philosophy to contemporary genomics, revealing persistent patterns of pseudoscientific racism.

His publication trajectory demonstrates evolving scholarly focus from occultism's political entanglements (Between Occultism and Nazism, 2014) to environmental politics across ideological spectra (Ecology Contested, 2021), now culminating in specialized studies of Nazi environmentalism and transnational fascist intellectual networks that expose how ecological ideals were weaponized for racist agendas.

Dr. Staudenmaier has earned significant institutional recognition:

• Way-Klingler Young Scholar Award (2014)
• College of Arts and Sciences Teacher of the Year Award (2019)
• Gettel Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence (2019)
• Way Klingler Sabbatical Fellowship Award (2024)

While specific graduate student advising details remain undisclosed, his active research agenda—including multiple book projects based on international archival work—implies substantial mentorship responsibilities and competitive grant acquisition, particularly for projects requiring travel to European archives. His teaching portfolio covering Nazi Germany, environmental history, and racial thought directly informs these research trajectories.

No dedicated laboratories or formal research teams are documented in available materials, though his work involves collaborative archival research networks across Germany and Italy.