ASA Officers and Committees

AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION, 2006-2007 OFFICERS

President: EMORY ELLIOTT, University of California, Riverside
President-elect: VICKI L. RUIZ, University of California, Irvine
Past President: KAREN HALTTUNEN, University of Southern California
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, American Studies Association
Editor of American Quarterly: CURTIS MAREZ, ex officio, University of Southern California
Crossroads Project Director: RANDALL BASS, Georgetown University

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President: EMORY ELLIOTT, University of California, Riverside
President-elect: VICKI L. RUIZ, University of California, Irvine
Past President: KAREN HALTTUNEN, University of Southern California
Council Member: CATHERINE CENIZA CHOY, University of California, Berkeley
Council Member: PHILIP J. DELORIA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Council Member: SONIA SALDIVAR-HULL, University of Texas, San Antonio

COUNCIL

RANDALL BASS, ex officio, Georgetown University, Director of American
Studies Electronic Crossroads
CATHERINE CENIZA CHOY, University of California, Berkeley (June 2008)
PHILIP J. DELORIA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2008)
SUSAN DOUGLAS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2007)
EMORY ELLIOTT, University of California, Riverside, President (June 2008)
JUDITH HALBERSTAM, University of Southern California (June 2009)
KAREN HALTTUNEN, University of Southern California, Past President (June 2007)
EVELYN HU-DEHART, Brown University (June 2009)
MASUMI IZUMI, International Member of Council, Doshisha University, Japan (June 2008)
T. J. JACKSON LEARS, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (June 2007)
CURTIS MAREZ, ex officio, University of Southern California, Editor of American Quarterly
DANA D. NELSON, Vanderbilt University (June 2008)
PAULA RABINOWITZ, University of Minnesota (June 2009)
T.V. REED, Washington State University (June 2009)
JOHN CARLOS ROWE, University of Southern California (June 2007)
VICKI L. RUIZ, University of California, Irvine, President-elect,(June 2009)
SONIA SALDIVAR-HULL, University of Texas, San Antonio (June 2007)
ROSAURA SÁNCHEZ, University of California, San Diego (June 2008)
REBECCA J. SHEEHAN, Student Member of Council, University of Southern California (June 2008)
JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association, Executive Director
KATHLEEN STOKER, Secondary Schools Member of Council, Westborough High School, Westborough, MA (June 2008)
LETI VOLPP, University of California, Berkeley (June 2009)
SUSIE WOO, Student Member of Council, Yale University (June 2007)

DELEGATE TO AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

GARY Y. OKIHIRO, Columbia University (December 2006)

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JOHN F. STEPHENS, Executive Director and Newsletter Editor
MATTHEW BOWMAN, Georgetown University, Publications Coordinator
CHYANN OLIVER, University of Maryland, Convention Coordinator
DARCY KERN, Georgetown University, Research Coordinator

BOARD OF TRUSTEES TRUST AND DEVELOPMENT FUND

Chair: VICKI L. RUIZ, University of California, Irvine (June 2011)
EMORY ELLIOTT, University of California, Riverside (June 2010)
KAREN HALTTUNEN, University of Southern California (June 2009)
SHELLEY FISHER FISHKIN, Stanford University (June 2008)
AMY KAPLAN, University of Pennsylvania (June 2007)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Chair: VICKI L. RUIZ, University of California, Irvine
Council Member: CATHERINE CENIZA CHOY, University of California, Berkeley
Council Member: PHILIP J. DELORIA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Council Member: SONIA SALDIVAR-HULL, University of Texas, San Antonio
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Chair: JAY MECHLING, University of California, Davis (June 2007)
LISA DUGGAN, New York University (June 2008)
ROSA LINDA FREGOSO, University of California, Santa Cruz (June 2008)
SHARON P. HOLLAND, University of Illinois, Chicago (June 2009)
ELLA SHOHAT, New York University (June 2007)
AMY STILLMAN, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2009)

COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAMS AND CENTERS

Chair: JANET M. DAVIS, University of Texas at Austin (June 2007)
HANS BAK, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (June 2008)
Council Member: DANA D. NELSON, Vanderbilt University (June 2008)
DONALD A. GRINDE, JR., State University of New York, Buffalo (June 2007)
ANTHONY HARKINS, Western Kentucky University (June 2009)
CHERYL LESTER, University of Kansas (June 2009)
Council Member: T.V. REED, Washington State University (June 2009)
ANDREW ROSS, New York University (June 2008)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

COMMITTEE ON ETHNIC STUDIES

Chair: SARIKA CHANDRA, Wayne State University (June 2009)
RACHEL BUFF, Bowling Green State University (June 2009)
SARIKA CHANDRA, Wayne State University (June 2009)
DAVID S. GOLDSTEIN, University of Washington, Bothell (June 2007)
MATTHEW GUTERL, Indiana University (June 2008)
DAVID J. LEONARD, Washington State University (June 2008)
ANNE M. MARTÍNEZ, University of Texas, Austin (June 2007)
Council Member: SUSIE WOO, Yale University (June 2007)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

K-16 COLLABORATION COMMITTEE

Chair: PEARL A. MCHANEY, Georgia State University (June 2007)
KREG ABSHIRE, Dana Hall School, Massachusetts (June 2007)
SYLVIA AQUINO, University of California, Davis (June 2009)
ADAM GOLUB, Guilford College (June 2008)
KAREN HALTTUNEN, University of Southern California (June 2009)
JENNIFER JEFFERSON, University of Texas, Austin (Kune 2009)
BERNADETTE MAY-BEAVER, The Lovett School (June 2009)
Council Member: KATHLEEN STOKER, ex officio, Westborough High School, Massachusetts (June 2008)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association
BARBARA TISCHLER, Horace Mann School (June 2009)

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

Chair: PAUL LAUTER, Trinity College (June 2009)
MARY CHAPMAN, University of British Columbia, Canada (June 2007)
LILY CHO, University of Western Ontario, Canada (June 2009)
KATE DELANEY, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Initiative Coordinator, ex officio (June 2007)
JANE DESMOND, University of Iowa (June 2007)
ISABEL DURÁN, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain (June 2008)
R.J. ELLIS, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom (June 2008)
SHELLEY FISHER FISHKIN, Stanford University, International Initiative Director (June 2007), ex officio
ANDREW GROSS, Free University of Berlin, Germany (June 2009)
JENNIFER HARRIS, Mount Allison University, Canada (June 2009)
ALFRED HORNUNG, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany (June 2007)
Council Member: MASUMI IZUMI, ex officio, Doshisha University, Japan (June 2008)
S. JAY KLEINBERG, Brunel University, United Kingdom (June 2008)
MARCY KNOPF-NEWMAN, American University of Beruit, Lebanon (June 2009)
WIESLAW OLEKSY, University of Lodz, Poland (June 2008)
GREG ROBINSON, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada (June 2008)
TAKASHI SASAKI, Doshisha University, Japan (June 2007)
MART STEWART, Western Washington University (June 2009)
ASLI TEKINAY, Bogazici University, Turkey (June 2007)
XIAO-HUANG YIN, Occidental College (June 2008)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

MINORITY SCHOLARS' COMMITTEE

Chair: ERNESTO CHAVEZ, University of Texas, El Paso (June 2009)
JAN CHRISTIAN BERNABE, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2009)
D. ANTHONY TYEEME CLARK, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (June 2009)
NICOLE R. FLEETWOOD, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (June 2007)
Council Member: CURTIS MAREZ, ex officio, University of Southern California (June 2007)
JOHN STREAMAS, Washington State University (June 2008)
HARROD J. SUAREZ, University of Minnesota (June 2008)
CYNTHIA TOLENTINO, University of Oregon (June 2009)
KYLA W. TOMPKINS, Pomona College (June 2008)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

REGIONAL CHAPTERS' COMMITTEE

Chair: DONNA M. CAMPBELL, Pacific Northwest ASA, Washington State University (June 2008)
MARIAN AITCHES, Texas ASA, University of Texas, San Antonio (June 2009)
SOPHIE BELL, Metropolitan New York ASA, Tufts University (June 2008)
JOHN HADDAD, Mid-Atlantic ASA, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg (June 2008)
MARK HELBLING, Hawai'i ASA, University of Hawai'i, Manoa (June 2007)
BETSY KLIMASMITH, New England ASA, University of Massachusetts, Boston (June 2009)
JOHN LOWE, Southern ASA, Louisiana State University (June 2007)
SARAH MOORE, Rocky Mountain ASA, University of Arizona (June 2009)
Council Member: PAULA RABINOWITZ, University of Minnesota (June 2009)
JANE E. SCHULTZ, Great Lakes ASA, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (June 2007)
S. TRAVIS SILCOX, California ASA, Sacramento City College (June 2008)
JANE SIMONSEN, , Mid-America ASA, Augustana College (June 2009)
MARTHA SWEARINGEN, Chesapeake ASA, University of the District of Columbia (June 2006)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association
MARTHA VIEHMANN, Kentucky-Tennessee ASA, Northern Kentucky University (June 2010)

STUDENTS' COMMITTEE

Co-Chair: AMI SOMMARIVA, University of California, Davis (June 2008)
Co-Chair: ZOE TRODD, Harvard University (June 2007)
LIZA BURBANK, Brown University (June 2008)
STEFANIE HERRON, University of Delaware (June 2007)
HILLARY JENKS, University of Southern California (June 2007)
JESSICA MAY, University of California, Berkeley (June 2007)
CHRIS PHILLIPS, Stanford University (June 2008)
STEPHANIE RICKER SCHULTE, George Washington University (June 2008)
ELIZABETH SWIFT, University of New Mexico (June 2008)
Council Member: REBECCA JOSEPHINE SHEEHAN, ex officio, University of Southern California (June 2008)
MILTON W. WENDLAND, University of Kansas (June 2007)
Council Member: SUSIE WOO, ex officio, Yale University (June 2007)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

WOMEN'S COMMITTEE

Co-chair: ANALOUISE KEATING, Texas Women's University (June 2007)
Co-chair: KATHERINE E. LEDFORD, Mars Hill College (June 2007)
JUDITH JACKSON FOSSETT, University of Southern California (June 2009)
KRISTEN A. HOGAN, University of Texas, Austin (June 2008)
SHIRLEY JENNIFER LIM, State University of New York, Stony Brook (June 2008)
SHARON O'BRIEN, Dickinson College (June 2008)
JONI PALMER, University of Colorado, Boulder (June 2009)
SONIA TORRES, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil (June 2008)
Council Member: SONIA SALDIVAR-HULL, University of Texas, San Antonio (June 2007)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

BODE-PEARSON PRIZE COMMITTEE FOR 2006-2007

Chair: JAMES A. MILLER, George Washington University
GORDON HUTNER, University of Illinois
ELAINE TYLER MAY, University of Minnesota

JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN PUBLICATION PRIZE COMMITTEE FOR 2006

Chair: FRANCIS G. COUVARES, Amherst College
MATTHEW FRYE JACOBSON, Yale University
SHELLEY S. STREEBY, University of California, San Diego

RALPH HENRY GABRIEL DISSERTATION PRIZE COMMITTEE FOR 2006

Chair: LESLIE FISHBEIN, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
ALEXIS MCCROSSEN, Southern Methodist University
DAVID VAN LEER, University of California, Davis

LAURA ROMERO FIRST BOOK PUBLICATION AWARD COMMITTEE FOR 2006

Chair: JENNIFER PIERCE, University of Minnesota
MARY PATRICIA BRADY, Cornell University
JODI KIM, University of California, Riverside

CONSTANCE ROURKE ARTICLE PRIZE COMMITTEE FOR 2006-2007

Chair: MELODY GRAULICH, Utah State University
HERMAN BEAVERS, University of Pennsylvania
REBECKA RUTLEDGE FISHER, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

YASUO SAKAKIBARA INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR PAPER PRIZE COMMITTEE FOR 2006-2007

Chair: COLLEEN GLENNEY BOGGS, Dartmouth College
VICTOR GREENE, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
TSUYOSHI ISHIHARA, Waseda University, Japan

GENE WISE - WARREN SUSMAN STUDENT PAPER PRIZE COMMITTEE FOR 2006-2007

Chair: CAROLINE LEVANDER, Rice University
ADRIA IMADA, University of Oregon
IRENE RAMAHLO SANTOS, University of Coimbra, Portugal

MARY C. TURPIE AWARD COMMITTEE FOR 2006-2007

Chair: DORIS FRIEDENSOHN, New Jersey City University
SHIRLEY GEOK-LIN LIM, University of California, Santa Barbara
ALLAN WINKLER, Miami University

PROGRAM COMMITTEE FOR THE 2006 ANNUAL MEETING

Co-Chair: EDWARD GUERRERO, New York University
Co-Chair: ELAINE KIM, University of California, Berkeley
Co-Chair: ALVINA E. QUINTANA, University of Delaware
ELSPETH BROWN, University of Toronto
ELIZABETH MADDOCK DILLON, Yale University
KEVIN K. GAINES, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
AVERY F. GORDON, University of California, Santa Barbara
CLAIRE JOYSMITH, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
TIFFANY ANA LOPEZ, University of California, Riverside
JOSÉ ESTEBAN MUÑOZ, New York University
ZITA NUNES, University of Maryland, College Park
DONALD PEASE, Dartmouth College
DANA TAKAGI, University of California, Santa Cruz

SITE RESOURCE COMMITTEE FOR THE 2006 ANNUAL MEETING

Chair: NORMA SMITH, The Edge of Each Other's Battles Project
SYLVIA AQUINO, University of California, Davis
CATHERINE CENIZA CHOY, University of California, Berkeley
GINA DENT, University of California, Santa Cruz
KATHRYN HUGHES, City of Oakland
LAUREN JAMES, Student and Journalist, Youth Radio
PAULA NGO, San Francisco State University
ISABELLE PELAUD, San Francisco State University
WANDA SABIR, College of Alameda and San Francisco BAY VIEW
CHRISTINA SOLANO, San Francisco State University
ANNE WALKER, University of California, Berkeley
HERTHA SWEET WONG, University of California, Berkeley

American Quarterly EDITORS

Editor: CURTIS MAREZ, University of Southern California (June 2009)
Associate Editor: AVERY GORDON, University of California, Santa Barbara (June 2009)
Associate Editor: KATHERINE KINNEY, University of California, Riverside (June 2009)
Associate Editor: JAMES KYUNG JIN LEE, University of California, Santa Barbara (June 2009)
Associate Editor: LISA LOWE, University of California, San Diego (June 2009)
Book Review Editor: NAN ENSTAD, University of Wisconsin, Madison (June 2009)
American Quarterly

BOARD OF ADVISORY EDITORS

CASEY BLAKE, Columbia University (June 2008)
BRUCE BURGETT, University of Washington, Bothell (June 2007)
ROBERT CORBER, Trinity College (June 2007)
SAUL CORNELL, Ohio State University (June 2007)
SHARON P. HOLLAND, University of Illinois, Chicago (June 2009)
LIAM KENNEDY, University College Dublin (June 2008)
GUENTHER LENZ, Humboldt University, Berlin (June 2008)
GEORGE LIPSITZ, University of California, Santa Cruz (June 2007)
MARIA MONTOYA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2009)
MELANI MCALISTER, George Washington University (June 2007)
DANA NELSON, Vanderbilt University (June 2008)
MAE NGAI, University of Chicago (June 2008)
DONALD PEASE, Dartmouth College (June 2009)
PENNY VON ESCHEN, University of Michigan (June 2007)
LAURA WEXLER, Yale University (June 2007)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

American Quarterly BOARD OF MANAGING EDITORS

SARAH BANET-WEISER, University of Southern California (June 2008)
RUTH BLOCH, University of California, Los Angeles (June 2009)
JUDITH JACKSON FOSSETT, University of Southern California (June 2007)
GREG HISE, University of Southern California (June 2008)
JOSH KUN, University of California, Riverside (June 2008)
FRED MOTEN, University of Southern California (June 2009)
LAURA PULIDO, University of Southern California (June 2008)
JOHN CARLOS ROWE, University of Southern California (June 2007)
SHELLEY STREEBY, University of California, San Diego (June 2007)
DANIEL WIDENER, University of California, San Diego (June 2009)
HENRY YU, University of California, Los Angeles (June 2007)
Executive Director: JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

CROSSROADS PROJECT ADVISORY BOARD

Chair: TIMOTHY POWELL, University of Georgia (June 2007)
ELIZABETH ABELE, Nassau Community College (June 2008)
AURELIANO DESOTO, Metropolitan State University (June 2007)
SUSAN GARFINKLE, Library of Congress (June 2009)
RICHARD LOWRY, The College of William and Mary (June 2009)
T. V. REED, Washington State University (June 2007)
AMANDA REES, Columbus State University (June 2008)
JUDITH WEISENFELD, Vassar College (June 2008)
ERIC WERTHIEMER, Arizona State University (June 2009)
Project Director: RANDY BASS, ex officio, Georgetown University
Associate Director, JEFF SELEN, ex officio, Washington State University
Executive Director, JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

ASA-JAAS PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chair: STEPHEN H. SUMIDA, University of Washington
KAREN HALTTUNEN, University of Southern California
PAUL A. KRAMER, Johns Hopkins University
CURTIS MAREZ, University of Southern California
GAIL NOMURA, University of Washington
GARY OKIHIRO, Columbia University
NAOKI ONISHI, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
VICKI L. RUIZ, University of California, Irvine
TAKASHI SASAKI, Doshisha University, Japan
Executive Director, JOHN F. STEPHENS, ex officio, American Studies Association

OFFICERS OF ASA REGIONAL CHAPTERS:

CALIFORNIA

President: Michael Steiner, California State University, Fullerton
Vice-President: Carolyn Hunter, Pepperdine University
Secretary: Roderick Hernandez, California State University, Dominiguez Hills
Treasurer: Jackie Donath, California State University, Sacramento

CHESAPEAKE

President: Martha Swearingen, University of the District of Columbia
Vice President: Jo B. Paoletti, University of Maryland
Secretary/Treasurer: Laurence Covington, University of the District of Columbia
Member-At-Large: Priscilla R. Ramsey, Howard University
Member-At-Large: Psyche Williams-Forson, University of Maryland

GREAT LAKES

President: Thomas Scanlan, Ohio Univeristy
Vice-President: Vacant
Secretary-Newsletter Editor: Philip Terrie, Bowling Green State University
Electronics Editor: Judith Yaross Lee, Ohio University
Treasurer: Donna M. Deblasio, Youngstown State University
Graduate Student Representative: Lisa Gabbert, Indiana University

HAWAI'I

President: Frank McPherson,University of Hawai'i, Manoa
Vice President: Corinne Bolle,University of Hawai'i, Manoa
Membership: Jenna Dearth,University of Hawai'i, Manoa
Treasurer: Michele Konishi,University of Hawai'i, Manoa
Graduate Student Organization Representative: Trisha Pierra-Watson,University of Hawai'i, Manoa

KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE

President: Nedra Lundberg, Kentucky State University
Vice President: Elizabeth Boyd, Vanderbilt University
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

MID-AMERICA

President: D. Anthony Tyeeme Clark, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vice-President: James Farrell, St. Olaf College
Secretary: Nelson Hathcock, St. Xavier University
2007 Conference Coordinator: Mary Ann Wynkoop, University of Missouri at Kansas City
Executive Director: Kathleen Wells Morgan, Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri

MID-ATLANTIC

President: Mark Sawin, Eastern Mennonite University
Vice President: Carolyn Kitch, Temple University
Secretary-Treasurer: Louise Stevenson, Franklin and Marshall College
Newsletter Editor: John Haddad, Penn State Harrisburg

NEW ENGLAND

President: Sarah Luria, Holy Cross College
Vice-President: Renee Bergland, Simmons College
Secretary: Ondine LeBlanc, Massachusetts Historical Society
Treasurer: Betsy Klimasmith, University of Massachusetts, Boston

NEW YORK METRO

President: Sophie Bell, Tufts University
Vice President/Secretary: Jean Murley, Queens Community College, CUNY
Treasurer: Sarah Chinn, Hunter College, CUNY

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

President: Debra Shein, Idaho State University
Vice President: Patricia Hart, University of Idaho
Secretary/Treasurer: Susan Danielson, Portland State University
Student Liaison: Jeff Dodd, Eastern Washington University

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

President: Rebecca Schreiber, University of New Mexico
Vice President: Melody Graulich, Utah State University
Treasurer: Eric Sandeen, University of Wyoming

SOUTHERN

President: John Lowe, Louisana State University, Baton Rouge
Vice President: Annette Trefzer, University of Mississippi
Secretary-Treasurer: Peter Dowell, Emory University

TEXAS

President: Charles Olson, Midwestern State University
Vice President and Program Chair: Doug Ferdon, Baylor University
Secretary-Treasurer: Greg Giddings, Midwestern State University
JASAT Editor: Maxey Parrish, Baylor University