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Events
Mar. 25 | Mid-America American Studies Association Conference– Call for Papers
March 25-27, 2010 - University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
New Deadline: Jan. 11, 2010
Apr. 1 | Call for Nominations: Standing and Prize Committees
Nominations for ASA Standing and Prize Committees due. For details, click here
May. 20 | 2010 Gabriel Prize
Nominations for 2010 Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize for the best doctoral dissertation in American Studies due
About
Officers and Committees
American Studies Association, 2009-2010
The term end date is June 30 of the year indicated in parentheses.
President: Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
President-elect: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California
Past President: Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, American Studies Association
Editor of American Quarterly: Curtis Marez, ex officio, University of California, San Diego
Editor of Encyclopedia of American Studies Online: Miles Orvell, ex officio, Temple University
Executive Committee
President: Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
President-elect: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California
Past President: Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Council Member: Carolyn T. de la Peña, University of California, Davis
Council Member: Alvina Quintana, University of Delaware
Council Member: Henry Yu, University of British Columbia
Council
Rodolfo Aguilar, student councilor, University of Minnesota (2011)
Ernesto Chávez, University of Texas, El Paso (2012)
Maria Cotera, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2011)
Carolyn T. de la Peña, University of California, Davis (2010)
Philip J. Deloria, past president, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2010)
Gina Dent, University of California, Santa Cruz (2011)
Isabel Duran, international councilor, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain (2011)
David Eng, University of Pennsylvania (2011)
Roderick Ferguson, University of Minnesota (2010)
Kevin Gaines, president, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2011)
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, president-elect, University of Southern California (2012)
Laura G. Gutiérrez, University of Arizona (2012)
Curtis Marez, ex officio, University of California, San Diego, editor of American Quarterly
Michele Mitchell, New York University (2012)
Miles Orvell, ex officio, Temple University, editor of Encyclopedia of American Studies Online
Alvina Quintana, University of Delaware (2010)
John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association, executive director
Barbara Tischler, secondary schools councilor, Horace Mann School, New York (2011)
Priscilla Wald, Duke University (2012)
Robert Warrior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2012)
Carisa Worden, student councilor, New York University (2010)
Henry Yu, University of British Columbia (2010)
Rafia Zafar, Washington University, Saint Louis (2011)
Delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies
Gary Y. Okihiro, Columbia University (December 2010)
Office of the Executive Director
John F. Stephens, executive director and newsletter editor
Thomas Apel, Georgetown University, research coordinator
Luke Jackson, Georgetown University, publications coordinator
Gabriel Peoples, University of Maryland, convention coordinator
Board of Trustees Trust and Development Fund
Chair: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California (2014)
Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2012)
Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2013)
Karen Halttunen, University of Southern California (2010)
Vicki L. Ruiz, University of California, Irvine (2011)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Finance Committee
Chair: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California
Council Member: Carolyn T. de la Peña, University of California, Davis
Council Member: Alvina Quintana, University of Delaware
Council Member: Henry Yu, University of British Columbia
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Nominating Committee
Chair: María Josefina Saldaña-Portillo, New York University (2010)
John Howard, King’s College, University of London (2010)
John D. Márquez, Northwestern University (2012)
Micki McElya, University of Connecticut (2011)
Gail M. Nomura, University of Washington (2012)
Marcia Ochoa, University of California, Santa Cruz (2011)
Committee on American Studies Programs and Centers
Chair: Lee Ann Lands, Kennesaw State University (2010)
Jay Garcia, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2010)
Liam Kennedy, University College Dublin, Ireland (2011)
Kim Marra, University of Iowa (2012)
Bryant Simon, Temple University (2012)
Julie Sze, University of California, Davis (2011)
Councilor: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, ex officio, University of Southern California (2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Ethnic Studies Committee
Chair: Ricardo Ortiz, Georgetown University (2010)
Julius Bailey, University of Redlands (2011)
Duchess Harris, Macalester College (2010)
Adria Imada, University of California, San Diego (2011)
Karen Midori Inouye, Indiana University (2012)
Gabriel Melendez, University of New Mexico (2010)
Hiram Perez, Princeton University (2012)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Graduate Education Committee
Chair: George J. Sánchez, University of Southern California (2010)
Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University (2011)
Alex Lubin, University of New Mexico (2012)
Jean M. O’Brien, University of Minnesota (2011)
Suzanne Smith, George Mason University (2012)
Susan Smulyan, Brown University (2010)
Student Councilor: Carisa Worden, ex officio, New York University (2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
International Committee
Chair: Boris Vejdovsky, University of Lausanne, Switzerland (2013)
Avital Bloch, University of Colima, Mexico (2010)
Birgit Daewes, University of Wuerzburg, Germany (2011)
Kate Delaney, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2012)
International Councilor: Isabel Duran, ex officio, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (2011)
Udo Hebel, University of Regensburg, Germany (2011)
Hsinya Huang, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2011)
Masumi Izumi, Doshisha University, Japan (2011)
Deborah L. Madsen, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2012)
Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez, University of California, Merced (2012)
Patrick O’Brien, Hokkai Gakuen University, Japan (2010)
Jean Pfaelzer, University of Delaware (2010)
Derek Vailliant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
K–16 Collaboration Committee
Chair: Adam Bush, University of Southern California (2011)
Jennifer Betts, Howard School, Georgia (2010)
Leslie Fishbein, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (2010)
Jade Lee, National Kaohsiung University, Taiwan (2010)
Catherine Michna, Boston College (2011)
Jane Simonsen, Augustana College (2012)
Councilor: Barbara Tischler, ex officio, Horace Mann School, New York (2011)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Minority Scholars’ Committee
Chair: Anna-Louise Keating, Texas Women’s University (2010)
Councilor: Ernesto Chávez, ex officio, University of Texas, El Paso (2012)
Cary Cordova, University of Texas at Austin (June 2010)
Denise Cruz, Indiana University (2012)
Gabriella Nuñez, University of Louisville (2012)
Laura Pulido, University of Southern California (2011)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Regional Chapters’ Committee
Chair: John Haddad, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg (2011)
Anthony Antonucci, New England ASA, University of Connecticut (2012)
Patricia Hart, Pacific Northwest ASA, University of Idaho (2011)
Mark Helbling, Hawai’i ASA, University of Hawai’i, Manoa (2010)
Hildegard Hoeller, Metropolitan New York ASA, College of Staten Island (2011)
Kim Marra, Mid-America ASA, University of Iowa (2012)
Dennis Moore, Southern ASA, Florida State University (2010)
Jo B. Paoletti, Chesapeake ASA, University of Maryland, College Park (2010)
Rachel Sailor, Texas ASA, University of Texas at Tyler (2012)
Jane E. Schultz, Great Lakes ASA, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (2010)
James O’Neil Spady, California ASA, Soka University of America (2011)
Michael Trujillo, Rocky Mountain ASA, University of New Mexico (2012)
Martha Viehmann, Kentucky-Tennessee ASA, Northern Kentucky University (2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Students’ Committee
Chair: Sara Rogers, California State University, Fullerton (2011)
Chair: Erik Wade, Purdue University (2010)
Student Councilor: Rodolfo Aguilar, ex officio, University of Minnesota (2011)
Brenda Beza, University of Texas, Austin (2010)
Alison Fields, University of New Mexico (2010)
Nathan D. Leahy, Northwestern University (2011)
Adam Lewis, University of California, San Diego (2011)
Tara L. McLellan, University of Mississippi (2011)
Jasmine Mitchell, University of Minnesota (2010)
Paul Saeidi, California State University, Fullerton (2010)
Student Councilor Carisa Worden, ex officio, New York University (2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Women’s Committee
Chair: M. Alison Kibler, Franklin & Marshall University (2010)
Chair: Claudia Sadowski-Smith, Arizona State University (2011)
Avery Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara (2011)
Iping Liang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan (2011)
Alison McCracken, DePaul University (2012)
Nina Yermakov Morgan, Kennesaw State University (2012)
Councilor: Alvina Quintana, ex officio, University of Delaware (2010)
Catherine Ramirez, University of California, Santa Cruz (2010)
Maureen Reed, Lewis and Clark College (2011)
Sarah Robbins, Texas Christian University (2010)
Felicity Schaeffer-Grabiel, University of California, Santa Cruz (2012)
Jennifer Williams, Michigan State University (2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Bode-Pearson Prize Committee for 2009
Chair: Sharon O’Brien, Dickinson College
Sharon Harley, University of Maryland, College Park
Teresa McKenna, University of Southern California
John Hope Franklin Publication Prize Committee for 2009
Chair: Stephen Pitti, Yale University
Janet Davis, University of Texas, Austin
Jake Kosek, University of California, Berkeley
Ralph Henry Gabriel Dissertation Prize Committee for 2009
Chair: Catherine McNicol Stock, Connecticut College
Daniel Ho-Sang, University of Oregon
Anthony J. Stanonis, Queen’s University Belfast
Laura Romero First Book Publication Award Committee for 2009
Chair: Wendy Kozol, Oberlin College
Tanya Erzen, Ohio State University
Susan Koshy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Constance Rourke Article Prize Committee for 2009
Chair: Jennifer Devere Brody, Northwestern University
Nicole Fleetwood, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Ari Kelman, University of California, Davis
Yasuo Sakakibara International Scholar Paper Prize Committee for 2009
Chair: Paul Kramer, University of Iowa
Scott Laderman, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Karen Leong, Arizona State University
David Stowe, Michigan State University
Gene Wise-Warren Susman Student Paper Prize Committee for 2009
Chair: Elizabeth Escobedo, University of Denver
Eileen Luhr, California State University, Long Beach
Anna Pegler-Gordon, Michigan State University
Mary C. Turpie Award Committee for 2009
Chair: Michael Steiner, California State University, Fullerton
June Howard, University of Michigan
Bill Mullen, Purdue University
Program Committee for the 2009 Annual Meeting
Co-Chair: Joanna Brooks, San Diego State University
Co-Chair: Melani McAlister, George Washington University
Co-Chair: Barry Shank, Ohio State University
Luis Alvarez, University of California, San Diego
Devon Carbado, University of California, Los Angeles
Angela Dillard, University of Michigan
Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan
Natalia Molina, University of California, San Diego
Kelly Quinn, Miami University of Ohio
Robert Reid-Pharr, City University of New York, Graduate Center
Sarita See, University of Michigan
Robert Vitalis, University of Pennsylvania
American Quarterly Editors
Editor: Curtis Marez, University of California, San Diego (2010)
Associate Editor: Roderick Ferguson, University Minnesota (2010)
Associate Editor: Lisa Lowe, University of California, San Diego (2010)
Associate Editor: Dylan Rodriguez, University of California, Riverside (2010)
Associate Editor: Daniel Widener, University of California, San Diego (2010)
Book Review Editor: Glenn Hendler, Fordham University (2010)
Event Review Editor: Jennifer Doyle, University of California, Riverside (2010)
American Quarterly Board of Advisory Editors
Ned Blackhawk, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2010)
Anna Brickhouse, University of Virginia (2011)
Daphne A. Brooks, Princeton University (2010)
Bruce Burgett, University of Washington, Bothell (2010)
Sharon P. Holland, Duke University (2012)
Min-Jung Kim, Ewha Woman’s University, Korea (2011)
George Lipsitz, University of California, Santa Barbara (2010)
Melani McAlister, George Washington University (2010)
Maria E. Montoya, New York University (2010)
José Muñoz, New York University (2010)
Fumiko Nishiszki, Seikei University, Japan (2011)
Donald Pease, Dartmouth College (2012)
Brenda Gayle Plummer, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2011)
Penny Von Eschen, University of Michigan (2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
American Quarterly Board of Managing Editors
William Deverell, University of Southern California (2011)
Macarena Gomez-Barris, University of Southern California (2011)
Judith Halberstam, University of Southern California (2012)
Grace Hong, University of California, Los Angeles (2010)
Kara Keeling, University of Southern California (2011)
Josh Kun, University of Southern California (2011)
Tara McPherson, University of Southern California (2011)
Natalia Molina, University of California, San Diego (2012)
John Carlos Rowe, University of Southern California (2010)
Shelley Streeby, University of California, San Diego (2010)
Clyde Woods, University of California, Santa Barbara (2012)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Encyclopedia of American Studies Online Board of Editors
Klaus Benesch, University of Munich, Germany (2010)
Joshua Brown, City University of New York, Graduate Center (2010)
Marisela Chavez, California State University, Dominguez Hills (2010)
Ellen G. Garvey, New Jersey City University (2012)
Adam Golub, California State University, Fullerton (2012)
June Howard, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2011)
L.S.Kim, University of California, Santa Cruz (2011)
Tara McPherson, University of Southern California (2012)
Maria Montoya, New York University (2010)
Miles Orvell, Temple University ( EAS Online Editor)
American Studies Association-Japanese Association for American Studies Project Advisory Committee
Chair: Stephen H. Sumida, University of Washington
Juri Abe, Rikkyo University, Japan
Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Masumi Izumi, ASA International Committee, Doshisha University, Japan
Gail Nomura, University of Washington
Gary Okihiro, Columbia University
Nikhil Singh, New York University
Linda Vo, University of California, Irvine
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Regional Chapter Officers
California
President: Brett Mizelle, California State University, Long Beach
Vice President: Ann Marie Plane, University of California, Santa Barbara
Secretary: Adam Golub, University of California, Fullerton
Treasurer: Jackie Donath, California State University, Sacramento
Regional Chapters Committee:James Spady, Soka University
Chesapeake
President: Vacant
Treasurer: Jo B. Paoletti, University of Maryland
Spring Conference Chair: Paul Smith, George Mason University
Member-at-Large: Randi Gray, George Washington University
Member-at-Large: Patrice McDermott, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Regional Chapters Committee: Jo B. Paoletti, University of Maryland
Great Lakes
President Vacant
Vice President Vacant
Treasurer Vacant
Regional Chapters Committee: Jane E. Schultz, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Hawai’i
President: Vernadette V. Gonzalez, University of Hawai’i, Manoa
Vice President: Vacant
Membership: Vacant
Treasurer: Vacant
Graduate Student Organization Representative: Vacant
Regional Chapters Committee: Mark Helbling, University of Hawai’i, Manoa
Kentucky-Tennessee
President: Susan Myers-Shirk, Middle Tennessee State University
Vice President: Vacant
Executive Director–Treasurer: John Dougan, Middle Tennessee State University
Editors, Border States: Ellen Donovan, Middle Tennessee State University, and Mary Hoffschwelle, Middle Tennessee State University
Regional Chapters Committee: Martha Viehmann, Independent Scholar
Mid-America
President:Jane Simonsen, Augustana College
Secretary: Richard Schur, Drury University
Executive Director: Kathleen Wells Morgan, David H. Hickman High School
Regional Chapters Committee: Kim Marra, University of Iowa
Mid-Atlantic
President: Charles Kupfer, Penn State, Harrisburg
Vice President: Catherine Turner, Misericordia College
Secretary-Treasurer: Louise Stevenson, Franklin & Marshall College
Newsletter Editor: John Haddad, Penn State, Harrisburg
Regional Chapters Committee: John Haddad, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg
New England
President: Michael Milner, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Vice President:Ben Railton, Fitchburg State College
Secretary: Veronica Savory McComb, Boston University
Treasurer: Elif Armbruster, Suffolk University in Boston
Regional Chapters Committee: Anthony Antonucci, University of Connecticut and Sara Sikes, Massachusetts Historical Society
New York Metro
President: Sophie Bell, St. John’s University
Vice President–Secretary: Jean Murley, Queens Community College, CUNY
Treasurer: Sarah Chinn, Hunter College, CUNY
Secretary: Krystyna Zamorska, CUNY
Regional Chapters Committee: Hildegard Hoeller, College of Staten Island
Pacific Northwest
President: Brian Donahue, Eastern Washington University
Vice President: John Trombold, Linfield College
Secretary-Treasurer: Tracy McHenry, Eastern Washington University
Regional Chapters Committee: Patricia Hart, University of Idaho
Rocky Mountains
President: Gabriel Melendez, University of New Mexico
Vice President: Melody Graulich, Utah State University
Treasurer: Eric Sandeen, University of Wyoming
Regional Chapters Committee: Michael Trujillo, University of New Mexico
Southern
President: Annette Trefzer, University of Mississippi
Vice President: Eric Anderson, George Mason University
Secretary-Treasurer: Lynne Adrian, University of Alabama
Past President: John Lowe, Louisiana State University
Regional Chapters Committee: Dennis Moore, Florida State University
Texas
Co-Presidents: John Wegner and Terry Dalrymple, Angelo State University
Vice President: Richard Tuerk, Texas A&M-Commerce
Secretary-Treasurer: Greg Giddings, Midwestern State University
JASAT Editor: Doug Ferdon, Baylor University
Regional Chapters Committee: Rachel Sailor, University of Texas at Tyler
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