Sinke, Suzanne M. (1959-) | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Suzanne M. Sinke earned her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.  Before becoming associate professor of history at Florida State University in 2002, she taught at Clemson University and briefly as a Fulbright professor at the University of Tampere in Finland.  Since 2013 Dr. Sinke serves as the Director of Graduate Studies in the History Department. Her specialty is in migration and gender studies and is currently researching marriage and international migration in U.S. history.

Sinke is also a prolific writer, she has published the book, Dutch Immigrant Women in the United States, 1880-1920 in 2002. She has also written for International Migration Review, OAH Magazine, Gender Issues, Journal of American Ethnic History, and Immigrants and Minorities. She has served as book review editor for the Journal of American Ethnic History. Sinke has been involved in many organizations such as being the co-chair for the AP U.S. History Curriculum Development Advisory Committee and president of the Association for the Advancement of Dutch American Studies. In 2013 Sinke received her second Fulbright scholarship to teach at the University of Salzburg in Austria.