Jonathan Gienapp
Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Law · School of Humanities and Sciences · Stanford University
Quick answer: Jonathan Gienapp is Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of Law at Stanford University. Jonathan Gienapp shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ Gienapp is accepting graduate students to the Ph.D. program in History who are interested in working on all aspects of early American history and U.S. constitutional and legal history, including those students interested in Stanford's J.D./Ph.D. program in law and history.
Research interests
Constitutional, political, legal, and intellectual history of the early United States; origins and development of the U.S. Constitution; Founding-era constitutionalism; constitutional originalism; popular sovereignty; nationhood
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2026] The Constitution and Historical Rupture; [2025] Constitutionalism, Then and Now: Response to McConnell, Stoner, TerBeek, and Thomas; [2024] History, Law, and Constitutional Rupture; [2024] Removal and the Changing Debate over Executive Power at the Founding; [2024] Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique (Yale University Press); [2023] Representing the Nation: Gouverneur Morris's Nationalist Constitutionalism
Frequently asked questions
Is Jonathan Gienapp hiring PhD students at Stanford University?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Jonathan Gienapp's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Gienapp is accepting graduate students to the Ph.D. program in History who are interested in working on all aspects of early American history and U.S. constitutional and legal history, including those.
What does Jonathan Gienapp research?
Constitutional, political, legal, and intellectual history of the early United States; origins and development of the U.S. Constitution; Founding-era constitutionalism; constitutional originalism; popular sovereignty; nationhood
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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