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Mar. 1 | 2012 Franklin Prize
Nominations for 2012 John Hope Franklin Publication Prize for the best-published book in American Studies due
Mar. 1 | 2012 Romero Prize
Nominations for 2012 Lora Romero Publication Prize for the best-published first book in American Studies due
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About
Officers and Committees
American Studies Association, 2011-2012
The term end date is June 30 of the year indicated in parentheses.
President: Priscilla Wald, Duke University
President-elect: Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University
Past President: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, City University of New York Graduate Center
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: Simon J. Bronner, ex officio, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg
Executive Committee
President: Priscilla Wald, Duke University
President-elect: Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University
Past President: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, City University of New York Graduate Center
Council Member: Michele Mitchell, New York University
Council Member: Nayan Shah, University of California, San Diego
Council Member: Robert Warrior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Council
Juri Abe, international councilor, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan (2014)
Evelyn Alsultany, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2013)
Sarah Banet-Weiser ex officio, University of Southern California, editor of American Quarterly
Jennifer Brody, Duke University (2014)
Simon J. Bronner ex officio, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, editor of Encyclopedia of American Studies Online
Ernesto Chávez, University of Texas, El Paso (2012)
Jeremy Dean, secondary schools councilor, University of Texas, Austin (2014)
Jennifer Doyle, University of California, Riverside (2013)
Avery Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara (2014)
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, past president, City University of New York Graduate Center (2012)
Laura G. Gutiérrez, University of Arizona (2012)
Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University (2014)
Robert Lee, Brown University (2013)
Sarah Melton, student councilor, Emory University (2013)
Michele Mitchell, New York University (2012)
Roya Rastegar, student councilor, University of California, Santa Cruz (2014)
Mar�a Josefina Salda�a-Portillo, New York University, New York University (2014)
Nayan Shah, University of California, San Diego (2013)
Nikhil Pal Singh, New York University (2014)
John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association, executive director
Priscilla Wald, president, Duke University (2013)
Robert Warrior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2012)
Cynthia Young, Boston College (2013)
Delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies
David Eng, University of Pennsylvania (December 2014)
Office of the Executive Director
John F. Stephens, executive director and newsletter editor
Luke Jackson, Georgetown University, publications coordinator
Amy Noelle Rogers-Hays, Georgetown University, research coordinator
Gabriel Peoples, University of Maryland, convention coordinator
Board of Trustees Trust and Development Fund
Chair: Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University (2016)
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, City University of New York Graduate Center (2014)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Finance Committee
Chair: Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University
Council Member: Michele Mitchell, New York University
Council Member: Nayan Shah, University of California, San Diego
Council Member: Robert Warrior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Executive Director:John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Nominating Committee
Chair: Gail M. Nomura, University of Washington (2012)
John D. Márquez, Northwestern University (2012)
David Kazanjian, University of Pennsylvania (2014)
Jasbir Puar, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (2013)
Meredith Raimondo , Oberlin College (2013)
Deborah Vargas, University of California, Irvine
Committee on American Studies Programs and Centers
Chair: Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello, Salem State University (2013)
Lynne Adrian, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (2014)Sarika Chandra, Wayne State University (2013)
Lorraine Morales Cox, Union College (2014)
Patricia R. Schroeder, Ursinus College (2012)
Nick Selby, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom (2014)
Councilor: Matthew Frye Jacobson, ex officio, Yale University (2014)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Ethnic Studies Committee
Chair: Ricardo Ortiz, Georgetown University (2013)
Iyko Day, Mount Holyoke College (2013)
Karen Midori Inouye, Indiana University (2012)
Gina Perez, Oberlin College(2014)
Hiram Perez, Princeton University (2012)
Neferti Tadiar, Barnard College (2014)
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)
Chad Heap, George Washington University (2014)
Councilor: Matthew Frye Jacobson,ex officio, Yale University (2014)
Alex Lubin, University of New Mexico (2012)
Suzanne Smith, George Mason University (2012)
Michael Steiner, California State University, Fullerton (2014)
Mari Yoshihara, University of Hawai’i at Manoa (2013)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
International Committee
Chair: Boris Vejdovsky, University of Lausanne, Switzerland (2013)
International Councilor: Juri Abe, ex officio,, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan (2014)
Hans Bak,Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (2013)
Deborah Cohen, University of Missouri-St. Louis (2014)
Kate Delaney, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2012)
Linda Gordon, New York University (2013)
Udo Hebel, University of Regensburg, Germany (2014)
Sharon P. Holland, Duke University (2014)
Deborah L. Madsen, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2012)
Matthias Oppermann, Bielefeld University, Germany (2014)
Carl George Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark (2013)
Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez, University of California, Merced (2012)
Eric Sandeen, University of Wyoming (2013)
Robin Chen-Hsing Tsai , Tamkang University, Taiwan (2014)
Claudia Sadowski-Smith, Arizona State University (2014)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
K-16 Collaboration Committee
Chair: Kerry Kretchmer, Carroll University (June 2014)
Adam Bush, University of Southern California (2012)
Jason Chi Chou Chang The Bentley School, California (June 2014)
Councilor: Jeremy Stuart Dean, ex officio, University of Texas, Austin (June 2014)
Damien Schnyder, University of California, Santa Barbara (2013)
Jane Simonsen, Augustana College (2012)
K. Wayne Yang, University of California, San Diego (June 2014)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Minority Scholars’ Committee
Chair: Sandra Gunning, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2013)
Councilor: Ernesto Chávez, ex officio, University of Texas, El Paso (2012)
Gregory Carter, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2014)
Denise Cruz, Indiana University (2012)
Christina Hanhardt, University of Maryland, College Park (2014)
Adriane Lentz-Smith, Duke University (2014)
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: Mark Metzler Sawin, MAASA, Eastern Menonite University (2013)
Anthony Antonucci, New England ASA, University of Connecticut (2012)
Patricia Hart, Pacific Northwest ASA, University of Idaho (2012)
Mari Yoshihara, Hawai’i ASA, University of Hawai’i, Manoa (2013)
Brett Mizelle, California ASA, CSU-LB (2014)
Kim Marra, Mid-America ASA, University of Iowa (2012)
Elizabeth Abele, Metropolitan New York ASA, SUNY Nassau Community College (2014)
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)
Councilor: Nayan Shah, ex officio, University of California, San Diego
Michael Trujillo, Rocky Mountain ASA, University of New Mexico (2012)
Vacant, Kentucky-Tennessee ASA
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Students’ Committee
Chair: Mary Clater, Penn State University, Harrisburg (2012)
Kathleen M. Brian, George Washington University (2013)
Lynne Feeley, Duke University (2013)
Amy J. Johnson, Brown University (2013)
Julia Kaziewicz, College of William & Mary (2013)
Student Councilor: Sarah Melton, ex officio, Emory University (2013)
Student Councilor: Roya Rastegar, ex officio,University of California, Santa Cruz (2014)
Rachel Marie Wasko, University of California, Berkeley (2013)
James Zarsadiaz, Northwestern University (2012)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Women’s Committee
Chair: Nicole Hodges Persley, University of Kansas (June 2013)
Amy L. Brandzel, University of New Mexico (2014)
Nihad M. Farooq, Georgia Institute of Technology (2014)
Asimina Karavanta, University of Athens, Greece (2014)
Alison McCracken, DePaul University (2012)
Nina Yermakov Morgan, Kennesaw State University (2012)
Fusako Ogata, Tezukayama University, Japan (2014)
Felicity Schaeffer-Grabiel, University of California, Santa Cruz (2012)
Deborah Elizabeth Whaley, University of Iowa (2014)
Councilor: Priscilla Wald, ex officio, Duke University (2013))
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Bode-Pearson Prize Committee for 2011-2013
Chair: Miles Orvell, Temple University
Irene Ramalho Santos, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cecelia Tichi, Vanderbilt University
John Hope Franklin Publication Prize Committee for 2011
Chair: Curtis Marez, University of California, San Diego
Premilla Nadasen, Queen’s College, CUNY
Nikhil Singh, New York University
Ralph Henry Gabriel Dissertation Prize Committee for 2011
Chair: Macarena Gomez-Barris, University of Southern California
Micol Seigel, Indiana University
Marita Sturken, New York University
Laura Romero First Book Publication Award Committee for 2011
Chair: Deborah R. Vargas, University of California, Irvine
Scott Sandage, Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Ralph, New York University
Constance Rourke Article Prize Committee for 2011-2012
Chair: Judy Wu, Ohio State University
Krista Comer, Rice University
Barbara Savage, University of Pennsylvania
Yasuo Sakakibara International Scholar Paper Prize Committee for 2011-2012
Chair: Sharon P. Holland, Duke University
Andrew Johns, Brigham Young University
Liam Kennedy, University College, Dublin, Ireland
Gene Wise-Warren Susman Student Paper Prize Committee for 2011-2012
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 2011-2013
Chair: Eva Cherniavsky, University of Washington
Gary Holcomb, Ohio University
Lois Rudnick, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Program Committee for the 2011 Annual Meeting
Co-Chair: Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Brown University
Co-Chair: Alondra Nelson, Columbia University
Co-Chair: Mar�a Josefina Salda�a-Portillo, New York University
Shona Jackson, Texas A & M University
Melani McAlister, George Washington University
Leigh Raiford, University of California, Berkeley
Mark Rifkin, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Julie Sze, University of California, Davis
Gregory Tomso, University of West Florida
Penny von Eschen, University of Michigan
Priscilla Wald, Duke University
Elliott Young, Lewis and Clark College
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: Nikhil Singh, New York University
Chair: Linda Vo, University of California, Irvine
Juri Abe, ex officio ASA International Committee, Rikkyo University, Japan
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, City University of New York Graduate Center
Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University
Gail Nomura, University of Washington
Gary Okihiro, Columbia University
Stephen H. Sumida, University of Washington
Priscilla Wald, Duke University
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Regional Chapter Officers
California
President: Adam Golub, California State University, Fullerton
Vice President: Sarah Schrank, California State University, Long Beach
Secretary: Elaine Lewinnek, University of California, Fullerton
Treasurer: Jackie Donath, California State University, Sacramento
Regional Chapters Committee:Brett Mizelle, California State University, Long Beach
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
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: Sharon Bracken, Baylor University
Regional Chapters Committee: Rachel Sailor, University of Texas at Tyler
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