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Leadership

The NACBS is an organization built and run by dedicated volunteers and staff for our membership.

If you are a member and interested in serving on one of our committee, please complete our volunteer form. 

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

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Rachel Monsey

Boston University

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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

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