2025-2026

Co-directors: (2025-2026)

Michael Casiano, American Studies

Sarah Fouts, American Studies

Nicole King, American Studies

UMBC Advisory Committee: (2025-2026)

Dena Aufseeser, Geography and Environmental Systems

Tamara Bhalla, American Studies

Nicole Belfiore, Social Work

Melissa Blair, Public History

Iris Blake, American Studies

Rachel Brubaker, CARAT

Priya Bhayana, Global Asias

Forrest Caskey, Language, Literacy, and Culture

Bryan Castro-Velez, Public Humanities student representative

María Célleri, Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies

Morgan Dowty, American Studies

Kate Drabinski, Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies

Keegan Finberg, English

Foad Hamidii, Information Systems

Courtney Hobson, Dresher Center for the Humanities

Sarah Jewett, Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health

Charlotte Keniston, Shriver Center

Lindsey Loeper, Special Collections archivist

Dillon Mahmoudi, Geography and Environmental Systems

Elaine MacDougall, LLC & English

Nicole Morse, LLC

Sally Scott, Community Leadership

Joby Taylor, Shriver Center

Mika Thornburg, Global Asias

Amy Tondreau, Education

Nicholas Welcome, Anthropology

Rebecca Uchill, CADVC

External Members:

Josh Davis, History, University of Baltimore

Nicole Fabricant, Anthropology, Towson University

Michelle Stefano, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Emeritus Members:

Elaine Eff, Maryland Traditions co-founder, folklorist

Ed Orser, American Studies

Bill Shewbridge, Media & Communications Studies

Linda Shopes, Expert in Oral History

Kimberly Moffitt, Howard University, Dean of the School of Communications

Pat McDermott, American Studies