Biography

Dr. Andrew Behrendt is a historian of modern East Central Europe, with specialization in the cultures and societies of the Habsburg Empire, Hungary, and Austria. However, his teaching — and personal interests– have taken him farther afield, into food history and video games as a historiographical medium.

Originally from Chicagoland, Dr. Behrendt has been teaching at S&T since 2018. Before that, he was Academic Advisor at the Center for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and Program Coordinator/NewsNet Editor for the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES).

Academic Interests

nationalism, tourism, moviegoing and cinema, cuisine, video games

Awards & Honors

• Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2025)
• Faculty Achievement Award for teaching and service (2024)
• Dept. of History & Political Science Service Award (2023)
• Innovative Teaching Award (2023)
• Outstanding Teaching Award (2019, 2020)

Education

• 2016 – PhD in History, University of Pittsburgh
• 2008 – MA in Social Sciences, University of Chicago
• 2006 – BA in History, Grinnell College