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Apr. 7 | MAASA Joint Conference—April, 2011
Joint conference on material culture, April 7-11, 2011, UW-Madison
About
Officers and Committees
American Studies Association, 2010-2011
The term end date is June 30 of the year indicated in parentheses.
President: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California
President-elect: Priscilla Wald, Duke University
Past President: Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, American Studies Association
Editor of American Quarterly: Sarah Banet-Weiser ex officio, University of Southern California
Editor of Encyclopedia of American Studies Online: Miles Orvell, ex officio, Temple University
Executive Committee
President: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California
President-elect: Priscilla Wald, Duke University
Past President: Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Council Member: Gina Dent, University of California, Santa Cruz
Council Member: Michele Mitchell, New York University
Council Member: Robert Warrior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Council
Rodolfo Aguilar, student councilor, University of Minnesota (2011)
Evelyn Alsultany, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2013)
Sarah Banet-Weiser ex officio, University of Southern California, editor of American Quarterly
Ernesto Chávez, University of Texas, El Paso (2012)
Maria Cotera, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2011)
Jennifer Doyle, University of California, Riverside (2013)
Gina Dent, University of California, Santa Cruz (2011)
Isabel Duran, international councilor, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain (2011)
David Eng, University of Pennsylvania (2011)
Kevin Gaines, past president, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2011)
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, president, University of Southern California (2012)
Laura G. Gutiérrez, University of Arizona (2012)
Robert Lee, Brown University (2013)
Sarah Melton, student councilor, Emory University (2013)
Michele Mitchell, New York University (2012)
Miles Orvell, ex officio, Temple University, editor of Encyclopedia of American Studies Online
Nayan Shah, University of California, San Diego (2013)
John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association, executive director
Barbara Tischler, secondary schools councilor, Horace Mann School, New York (2011)
Priscilla Wald, president-elect, Duke University (2013)
Robert Warrior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2012)
Cynthia Young, Boston College (2013)
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
Luke Jackson, Georgetown University, publications coordinator
Kristen Linder, Georgetown University, research coordinator
Gabriel Peoples, University of Maryland, convention coordinator
Board of Trustees Trust and Development Fund
Chair: Priscilla Wald, Duke University (2015)
Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2012)
Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2013)
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California (2014)
Vicki L. Ruiz, University of California, Irvine (2011)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Finance Committee
Chair: Priscilla Wald, Duke University
Council Member: Gina Dent, University of California, Santa Cruz
Council Member: Michele Mitchell, New York University
Council Member: Robert Warrior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Executive Director:John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Nominating Committee
Chair: Micki McElya, University of Connecticut (2011)
John D. Márquez, Northwestern University (2012)
Gail M. Nomura, University of Washington (2012)
Marcia Ochoa, University of California, Santa Cruz (2011)
Jasbir Puar, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (2013)
Meredith Raimondo , Oberlin College (2013)
Committee on American Studies Programs and Centers
Chair: Bryant Simon, Temple University (2012)
Sarika Chandra, Wayne State University (2013)
Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello, Salem State College (2013)
Liam Kennedy, University College Dublin, Ireland (2011)
Kim Marra, University of Iowa (2012)
Julie Sze, University of California, Davis (2011)
Councilor: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, ex officio, University of Southern California (2012)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Ethnic Studies Committee
Chair: Ricardo Ortiz, Georgetown University (2013)
Julius Bailey, University of Redlands (2011)
Iyko Day, Mount Holyoke College (2013)
Adria Imada, University of California, San Diego (2011)
Karen Midori Inouye, Indiana University (2012)
Hiram Perez, Princeton University (2012)
Councilor: Robert Warrior, ex officio, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2012)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Graduate Education Committee
Chair: Susan Smulyan, Brown University (2013)
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)
Mari Yoshihara, University of Hawai’i at Manoa (2013)
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)
Hans Bak,Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (2013)
Birgit Daewes, University of Wuerzburg, Germany (2011)
Kate Delaney, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2012)
International Councilor: Isabel Duran, ex officio, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (2011)
Linda Gordon, New York University (2013)
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)
Carl George Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark (2013)
Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez, University of California, Merced (2012)
Eric Sandeen, University of Wyoming (2013)
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)
Jeremy Stuart Dean, University of Texas, Austin (June 2013)
Leslie Fishbein, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (2010)
Catherine Michna, Boston College (2011)
Damien Schnyder, University of California, Santa Barbara (2013)
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: Laura Pulido, University of Southern California (2011)
Councilor: Ernesto Chávez, ex officio, University of Texas, El Paso (2012)
Denise Cruz, Indiana University (2012)
Sandra Gunning, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2013)
Gabriella Nuñez, University of Louisville (2012)
Lisa Thompson, SUNY-Albany (2013)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Regional Chapters’ Committee
Chair: James O’Neil Spady, California ASA, Soka University of America (2011)
Anthony Antonucci, New England ASA, University of Connecticut (2012)
John Haddad, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg (2011)
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 (2013)
Jo B. Paoletti, Chesapeake ASA, University of Maryland, College Park (2013)
Rachel Sailor, Texas ASA, University of Texas at Tyler (2012)
Jane E. Schultz, Great Lakes ASA, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (2013)
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: Adam Lewis, University of California, San Diego (2011)
Student Councilor: Rodolfo Aguilar, ex officio, University of Minnesota (2011)
Mary Clater, Penn State University, Harrisburg (2012)
Toni Jones, University of Minnesota (2012)
Tara L. McLellan, University of Mississippi (2011)
Student Councilor: Sarah Melton, ex officio, Emory University (2013)
James Zarsadiaz, Northwestern University (2012)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Women’s Committee
Chair: Nina Yermakov Morgan, Kennesaw State University (2012)
Chair: Claudia Sadowski-Smith, Arizona State University (2011)
Avery Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara (2011)
Sara Humphreys, Trent University, Canada (2013)
Iping Liang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan (2011)
Alison McCracken, DePaul University (2012)
Nicole Hodges Persley, University of Kansas (June 2013)
Maureen Reed, Lewis and Clark College (2011)
Felicity Schaeffer-Grabiel, University of California, Santa Cruz (2012)
Councilor: Priscilla Wald, ex officio, Duke University (2013)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Bode-Pearson Prize Committee for 2010
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 2010
Chair: Chair: Matthew Pratt Guterl, Indiana University
Jose Aranda, Rice University
Matthew J. Countryman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ralph Henry Gabriel Dissertation Prize Committee for 2010
Chair: Ann Fabian, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Catherine Squires, University of Minnesota
Ruby Tapia, Ohio State University
Laura Romero First Book Publication Award Committee for 2010
Chair: Joanna Brooks, San Diego State University
Catherine Benamou, University of California, Irvine
John Gennari, University of Vermont
Constance Rourke Article Prize Committee for 2010
Chair: Judy Wu, Ohio State University
Krista Comer, Rice University
Barbara Savage, University of Pennsylvania
Yasuo Sakakibara International Scholar Paper Prize Committee for 2010
Chair: Paul Kramer, Vanderbilt University
Scott Laderman, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Karen Leong, Arizona State University
Gene Wise-Warren Susman Student Paper Prize Committee for 2010
Chair: Rebecca Zurier, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Gwen Bergner, West Virginia University
Nan Alamilla Boyd, San Francisco State University
Mary C. Turpie Award Committee for 2010
Chair: Michael Steiner, California State University, Fullerton
June Howard, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Bill Mullen, Purdue University
Program Committee for the 2010 Annual Meeting
Co-Chair: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California
Co-Chair: Laura Y Liu, The New School
Co-Chair: Colleen Lye, University of California, Berkeley
Avery Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara
Zoe Hammer, Prescott College
Scott Sandage, Carnegie Mellon University
Andrea Smith, University of California, Riverside
Dean Spade, Seattle University
Sonia Saldivar-Hull, University of Texas, San Antonio
Priscilla Wald, Duke University
Alex Weheliye, Northwestern University
American Quarterly Editors
Editor: Sarah Banet-Weiser, University of Southern California (2013)
Associate Editor: Rosa Linda Fregoso, University of California, Santa Cruz (2013)
Associate Editor: Claire Jean King, University of California, Irvine (2013)
Associate Editor: Shelly Streeby, University of California, San Diego (2013)
Associate Editor: Daniel Widener, University of California, San Diego (2011)
Book Review Editor: Glenn Hendler, Fordham University (2013)
Event Review Editor: Jennifer Doyle, University of California, Riverside (2011)
American Quarterly Board of Advisory Editors
Ned Blackhawk, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2013)
Anna Brickhouse, University of Virginia (2011)
Bruce Burgett, University of Washington, Bothell (2013)
Sharon P. Holland, Duke University (2012)
Min-Jung Kim, Ewha Woman’s University, Korea (2011)
Melani McAlister, George Washington University (2013)
Maria E. Montoya, New York University (2013)
Roopali Muhkerjee, City University of New York, Queens (2013)
José Muñoz, New York University (2013)
Kent Ono, University of Illinois, Champagne/Urbana (2013)
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 (2013)
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)
Kara Keeling, University of Southern California (2011)
Josh Kun, University of Southern California (2011)
George Lipsitz, University of California, Santa Barbara (2013)
Kelly Lytle-Hernandez, University of California, Los Angeles (2013)
Tara McPherson, University of Southern California (2011)
Natalia Molina, University of California, San Diego (2012)
Julie Sze, University of California, Davis (2013)p>
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
Susan Garfinkel, Library of Congress (2013)
Ellen G. Garvey, New Jersey City University (2012)
Jaime Harker, University of Mississippi (2013)
Steven Hoelscher, University of Texas at Austin (2013)
Adam Golub, California State University, Fullerton (2012)
L.S.Kim, University of California, Santa Cruz (2011)
Tara McPherson, University of Southern California (2012)
Michele Mitchell, New York University (2013)
Miles Orvell, Temple University (EAS Online Editor)
Mark Pittenger, University of Colorado at Boulder (2013)
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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