Officers

President:

Manisha Sinha, University of Connecticut

President-Elect:

Carolyn Eastman, Virginia Commonwealth University 

Immediate Past President:

Paul J. Erickson, William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan

SHEAR Book Prize committee (Best Book, Best Biography):

Marcus Nevius (chair), 2023-2025
Kelly Gray, 2024-2026
Erica Armstrong Dunbar, 2025-2027

Broussard Best First Book Prize committee:

Christopher Bonner (chair), 2023-2025
Jake Ruddiman, 2024-2026
Adam Rothman, 2025-2027

Mary Kelley Prize in Gender and Women’s History committee:

Nan Wolverton (chair), 2024-2026
Lori Ginzberg, 2025-2027
Amrita Chakrabarty Myers, 2026-2028

SHEAR/UVA Dissertation Prize committee:

Nadine Zimmerli (chair)
Charlene Boyer-Lewis
Christa Dierksheide
Hannah Farber
Amy Greenberg

Advisory Council:

Kariann Yokota, University of Colorado Denver, 2023-2025
Emily Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University, 2023-2025
Dael Norwood, University of Delaware, 2023-2025
Vanessa Holden, University of Kentucky, 2023-2025
Rachel Engl, Moravian Academy, 2024-2026
Maeve Kane, University at Albany, SUNY, 2024-2026
Martha King, Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Princeton University, 2024-2026
Marcus Nevius, University of Missouri, 2024-2026
Allison Madar, The Webb Schools, 2025-2027
Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University, 2025-2027
Deirdre Cooper Owens, University of Connecticut, 2025-2027
Kellie Carter Jackson, Wellesley College, 2025-2027

Ex-officio members of the Advisory Council include the editors of the Journal of the Early Republic:

Johann Neem, Western Washington University
Ronald Angelo Johnson, Baylor University

SHEAR D/E/I Committee:

SHEAR Nominations Committee:

James Ambuske (co-chair), George Mason University, 2023-2025
Jennifer Dorsey (co-chair), Siena College, 2023-2025
Antwain Hunter, University of North Carolina, 2024-2026
Jessica Linker, Northeastern University, 2024-2026
Brenna Holland, Temple University, 2025-2027
María Esther Hammack, The Ohio State University, 2025-2027

SHEAR Social Media and Communications:

Timothy Brown, University of Connecticut

Executive Committee:

Manisha Sinha, President
Paul J. Erickson, Immediate Past President
Carolyn Eastman, President-Elect
Martha Howard, Executive Coordinator