Leadership
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Executive Committee
Michelle Tusan
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
President
Michael de Nie
University of West Georgia
Executive Secretary
Amanda Perry
NACBS
Executive Director
Brian Lewis
McGill University
Vice President
Jennifer Purcell
Saint Michael's College
Treasurer
Amy Milne-Smith
Wilfrid Laurier University
Associate Executive Secretary
Deborah Valenze
Barnard College
Immediate Past President
Elected and Voting Members of the Council
Christopher Frank
University of Manitoba
Elected Fall 2023; first meeting attendance Fall 2024; last meeting attendance Fall 2027; replacement to be elected Fall 2027
Jennifer Wells
George Washington University
Elected Fall 2023; first meeting attendance Fall 2024; last meeting attendance Fall 2027; replacement to be elected Fall 2027
Stefanie Shackleton
University of Texas at Austin
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair
Esther Cuenca
University of Houston-Victoria
Elected Fall 2023; first meeting attendance Fall 2024; last meeting attendance Fall 2027; replacement to be elected Fall 2027
Magdalene Klassen
Johns Hopkins University
Graduate student representative, first meeting attendance Fall 2023; last meeting attendance Fall 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
Jason Kelly
Indiana University–Purdue
Elected Fall 2021; first meeting attendance Fall 2022; last meeting attendance Fall 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
Priya Satia
Stanford University
Elected Fall 2021; first meeting attendance Fall 2022; last meeting attendance Fall 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
Regional Conference Presidents
Western Conference
Kyle Thompson
Pittsburg State University
Northeast Conference
Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre
Trinity College
Southern Conference
Jill Bender
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Midwest Conference
Martin Greig
Toronto Metropolitan University
Pacific Coast Conference
Erika Rappaport
University of California, Santa Barbara
Mid-Atlantic Conference
Katie Hindmarch-Watson
Johns Hopkins University
Non-Voting Members of the Council
Ashley Buchanan
Associate Director of Fellowships
Folger Shakespeare Library
Nadja Durbach
Editor, Journal of British Studies
University of Utah
Michelle D. Brock
Chair, Program Committee
Washington and Lee University
Vanessa Wilkie
William A. Moffett Curator of Medieval Manuscripts and British History
The Huntington Library
Claire Langhamer
Director
Institute of Historical Research
Kenetta Hammond Perry
Associate Professor of African American Studies
Northwestern
Onni Gust
Book Review Editor, Journal of British Studies
University of Nottingham
David Gehring
Book Review Editor, Journal of British Studies
University of Nottingham
Amanda Perry
Executive Director. NACBS
Independent
Tammy Proctor
Editor, Journal of British Studies
Utah State University
Nominating Committeee
Jessica Hanser
University of British Columbia
Elected Fall 2022; will serve through Fall election 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
Alex Chase-Levenson
Binghamton University
Elected Fall 2023; will serve through Fall election 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2025
Craig Gallagher
New England College
Elected Fall 2022; will serve through Fall election 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
Ren Pepitone
New York University
Elected Fall 2023; will serve through Fall election 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2025
Tiraana Bains
Brown University
Elected Fall 2023; will serve through Fall election 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2025
Graduate and Early Career Caucus
Rachel Monsey
Boston University
Michael Vernon
Florida State University
Conference Program Committee
Kathy Grenier
The Citadel
Bright Alozie
Portland State University
Elizabeth Elbourne
McGill University
Hilary Bogert-Winkler
Sewanee
Christienna Fryar
Independent Scholar
Ted McCormick
Concordia University
Louisa Foroughi
Lafayette
Tehila Sasson
Emory University
Michelle D. Brock
Washington and Lee University
Advisory Board
Center for British Studies, University of California at Berkeley, Mark Bevir
Centre for Modern British Studies, Birmingham University, David Gange
Centre for Research on the English-speaking World, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Emmanuelle Avril
Centre for the Study of International Slavery, University of Liverpool, Laura Sandy and Richard Benjamin
Folger Institute, Ashley Buchanan
Royal Historical Society, Emma Griffin
Huntington Library, Vanessa Wilkie
Institute for Historical Research, Claire Langhamer
Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Durham University, Ita MacCarthy
Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Kingsley Abbott
Keogh-McNaughton Center for Irish Studies, Notre Dame University, Patrick Griffin
Legacies of Slavery Research Center, University College London, Matthew J. Smith
Nicholson Center for British Studies, University of Chicago, Josephine McDonagh
Program in British, Irish and Empire Studies, University of Texas-Austin, J.K. Barrett
Raphael Samuel Centre, London, Julia Laite and Nadia Valman
Research Centre for Scottish Studies, Simon Fraser University, Leith Davis
Rutgers Center for British Studies, Seth Koven
Stephen Lawrence Research Center, DeMontfort University, Lisa Palmer
Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull, Trevor Burnard
Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick, John Gilmore