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Leadership
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Executive Committee
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Michelle Tusan
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
President
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Michael de Nie
University of West Georgia
Executive Secretary
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Amanda Perry
NACBS
Executive Director
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Brian Lewis
McGill University
Vice President
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Jennifer Purcell
Saint Michael's College
Treasurer
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Amy Milne-Smith
Wilfrid Laurier University
Associate Executive Secretary
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Deborah Valenze
Barnard College
Immediate Past President
Elected and Voting Members of the Council
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Christopher Frank
University of Manitoba
Elected Fall 2023; first meeting attendance Fall 2024; last meeting attendance Fall 2027; replacement to be elected Fall 2027
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Jennifer Wells
George Washington University
Elected Fall 2023; first meeting attendance Fall 2024; last meeting attendance Fall 2027; replacement to be elected Fall 2027
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Stefanie Shackleton
University of Texas at Austin
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair
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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
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Magdalene Klassen
Johns Hopkins University
Graduate student representative, first meeting attendance Fall 2023; last meeting attendance Fall 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
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Jason Kelly
Indiana University–Purdue
Elected Fall 2021; first meeting attendance Fall 2022; last meeting attendance Fall 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
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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
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Kyle Thompson
Pittsburg State University
Northeast Conference
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Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre
Trinity College
Southern Conference
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Jill Bender
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Midwest Conference
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Martin Greig
Toronto Metropolitan University
Pacific Coast Conference
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Erika Rappaport
University of California, Santa Barbara
Mid-Atlantic Conference
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Katie Hindmarch-Watson
Johns Hopkins University
Non-Voting Members of the Council
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Ashley Buchanan
Associate Director of Fellowships
Folger Shakespeare Library
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Nadja Durbach
Editor, Journal of British Studies
University of Utah
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Michelle D. Brock
Chair, Program Committee
Washington and Lee University
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Vanessa Wilkie
William A. Moffett Curator of Medieval Manuscripts and British History
The Huntington Library
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Claire Langhamer
Director
Institute of Historical Research
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Kenetta Hammond Perry
Associate Professor of African American Studies
Northwestern
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Onni Gust
Book Review Editor, Journal of British Studies
University of Nottingham
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David Gehring
Book Review Editor, Journal of British Studies
University of Nottingham
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Amanda Perry
Executive Director. NACBS
Independent
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Tammy Proctor
Editor, Journal of British Studies
Utah State University
Nominating Committeee
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Jessica Hanser
University of British Columbia
Elected Fall 2022; will serve through Fall election 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
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Alex Chase-Levenson
Binghamton University
Elected Fall 2023; will serve through Fall election 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2025
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Craig Gallagher
Colby-Sawyer College
Elected Fall 2022; will serve through Fall election 2024; replacement to be elected Fall 2024
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Ren Pepitone
New York University
Elected Fall 2023; will serve through Fall election 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2025
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Tiraana Bains
Brown University
Elected Fall 2023; will serve through Fall election 2025; replacement to be elected Fall 2025
Graduate and Early Career Caucus
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Rachel Monsey
Boston University
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Michael Vernon
Florida State University
Conference Program Committee
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Kathy Grenier
The Citadel
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Bright Alozie
Portland State University
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Elizabeth Elbourne
McGill University
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Hilary Bogert-Winkler
Sewanee
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Christienna Fryar
Independent Scholar
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Ted McCormick
Concordia University
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Louisa Foroughi
Lafayette
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Tehila Sasson
Emory University
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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