Current Officers, Directors & Committees

The dates in parentheses after each name indicate when the person’s term began. Members of the Board of Directors serve for terms of three years.

Lists of officers, directors, and committee members for previous years may be found here.

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
President: Mitra Sharafi, University of Wisconsin
President-Elect: Michelle McKinley, University of Oregon
Secretary: Emily Prifogle, University of Michigan
Treasurer: Kyle Volk, University of Montana

SPECIAL OFFICERS
Archivist: Mitchell Fraas, University of Pennsylvania
Memorialists: Laura Kalman (2020), University of California, Santa Barbara and Sarah Barringer Gordon (2020) University of Pennsylvania

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sally Hadden (2024), Western Michigan University
Jane Manners (2024), Fordham University
Kate Masur (2024), Northwestern University
Kim Welch (2024), Vanderbilt University*
Will Smiley (2024), University of New Hampshire
Fahad Bishara (2023), University of Virginia
Amalia Kessler (2023), Stanford University
Dan Ernst (2023), Georgetown University*
Elizabeth Kamali (2023), Harvard University
Anne Twitty (2023), Stanford University
Geneva Smith (2025), Princeton University
Mary Sarah Bilder (2025), Boston College
Thomas J. McSweeney (2025), William and Mary
Li Chen (2025), University of Toronto
Timothy Lovelace (2025), Duke University*
Barbara Welke, (ex officio, Immediate Past President), University of Minnesota
* Executive Committee Member

COMMITTEES AND POSITIONS
Members of all committees except the Finance Committee, the Willard Hurst Memorial Fund Committee, and the Local Arrangements Committee, serve three-year terms. Members of the Finance Committee and the Willard Hurst Memorial Fund Committee serve six-year terms. Members of the Local Arrangements Committee serve one-year terms. The date of appointment is indicated in parens.

 ACLS Delegate 
Craig Green (2024), Temple University

Standing Committee on the Annual Meeting
Justin Simard (2022), Michigan State University (chair)
Michelle McKinley (ex-officio, President-Elect), University of Oregon
Doris Morgan Rueda (2023), Appalachian State University
Constance Backhouse (2023), University of Ottowa
Elise Wang (2025), California State University, Fullerton

Program Committee for the Annual Meeting (Banff, 2026)
Jedidiah Kroncke, co-chair, University of Hong Kong Law
Hidetaka Hirota, co-chair, University of California, Berkeley
Ruth Ginio, Ben-Gurion University
Hayden Bellenoit, US Naval Academy
Mary X. Mitchell, NJIT-Rutgers University, Newark
Mary Ziegler, University of California, Davis
Taja-Nia Henderson, Rutgers University
Krista Kesselring, Dalhousie University
Felicity Turner, Georgia Southern University
Ada Kuskowski, University of Pennsylvania
Ángela Pérez-Villa, Western Michigan University
Mary Anne Vallianatos, University of Victoria
Samy Ayoub, University of Texas, Austin

Local Arrangements Committee for the Annual Meeting (Banff, 2026)
Lyndsay Campbell, University of Calgary, co-chair
Eric Adams, University of Alberta, co-chair
Chandra Murdoch, University of Toronto
Michael Borsk, University of Toronto Missisauga
Preston Lim, Villanova University
Jacqueline Briggs, Independent Scholar

Willard Hurst Memorial Fund Committee
Dan Sharfstein (2025), Vanderbilt University
Rabia Belt (2021), Stanford University
Intisar Rabb (2021), Harvard University
Christopher Schmidt (2021), IIT Chicago-Kent
Emily Kadens (2021), Northwestern University
Felice Batlan (ex officio, Chair, Finance Committee), IIT Chicago-Kent

Hurst Institute Selection Committee (2026)

Kathryn T. Preyer Memorial Committee
Sara Mayeux (2025), Vanderbilt University, chair
Sueann Caulfield (2024), University of Michigan
Intisar Rabb (2025), Harvard University
Laura Weinrib (2023), Harvard University
Uponita Mukherjee (2023), Fordham University
Craig Green (ex officio, Editor, Law & History Review), Temple University

Committee on Documentary Preservation
Peter Reich (2024), University of California, Los Angeles (chair)
Jody Butterworth (2024), British Library
Ryan Greenwood (2024), University of Minnesota

Finance Committee
members of this committee serve six-year terms
Felice Batlan (2024), IIT Chicago-Kent (chair)
Barbara Welke (ex-officio, immediate past resident), University of Minnesota
Mitra Sharafi (ex-officio, President), University of Wisconsin
Michelle McKinley (ex-officio, president-elect), University of Oregon
Kyle Volk (ex officio, Treasurer), University of Montana
Rayman L. Solomon (2025), Rutgers University, Camden
Charles Donahue (2021), Harvard University
Malick Ghachem (2024), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ajay Mehrotra (2021), Northwestern University
Philip Thai (2024), Northeastern University
Sarah Barringer Gordon (2021), University of Pennsylvania
James Q. Whitman (2023), Yale University
Amalia Kessler (2023), Stanford University
Kevin Arlyck (2023), Georgetown University

Graduate Student Outreach Committee
John Wertheimer (2025), Davidson College (chair)
Holly Brewer (ex officio, Membership Committee), University of Maryland
Katie Wu (2024), University of Virginia
Geneva Smith (2025) (ex-officio as graduate representative on Board), Princeton University
Hannah Reynolds (2025), Northwestern
Carlton Larson (2025), University of California, Davis
Omar Abdel-Ghaffar (2023), Harvard University
Nicole Breault (2023), Univ. of Texas-El Paso

Honors Committee
Ariela Gross (2024), University of California, Los Angeles (chair)
Shaunnagh Dorsett (2024), University of Technology Sydney
Sarah Seo (2025), NYU
Matthew Sommer (2025), Stanford University

Wallace Johnson First Book Program Committee
Sam Erman (2021), University of Michigan (chair)
Laura Kalman (2021), University of California at Santa Barbara
Rohit De (2022), Yale University
Christopher Schmidt (2023), IIT Chicago-Kent
Kurt Graham (2024), Adams Presidential Center

Membership Committee
Holly Brewer (2024), University of Maryland (chair)
Rabia Belt (2025), Stanford Law
Catharine MacMillan (2025), King’s College London
Clara Altman (2025), Federal Judicial Center
Alyssa Penick (2023), University of Virginia
Omar Abdel-Ghaffar (2025), Harvard University
Larissa Kopytoff (2024), University of South Florida
Christen Hammock Jones (2025), University of Pennsylvania
Kyle Volk (ex officio, Treasurer), University of Montana
Emily Prifogle (ex officio, Secretary), University of Michigan

Nominating Committee
Susanna Blumenthal (2023), University of Minnesota (co-chair)
Alison LaCroix (2024), University of Chicago (co-chair)
Laura Weinrib (2025), Harvard Law School
Rowan Dorin (2025), Stanford University
Rohit De (2024), Yale University

Projects and Proposals Committee
Elizabeth Katz (2025), University of Florida, Chair
Michelle McKinley (ex-officio, President-Elect), University of Michigan
Will Holub-Moorman (2024), (grad student) Princeton University
Sarah Barringer Gordon (ex officio, Chair, Hurst Committee), University of Pennsylvania
Idriss Fofana (2025), Harvard University
Naama Maor (2023), Tel Aviv University
Barbara Welke (ex-officio, immediate past President), University of Minnesota
Brooke Depenbusch (2023), University of Illinois, Springfield

Publications Committee
Catherine Fisk (2025), University of California, Berkeley (co-chair)
Daniel Ernst (2023), Georgetown University (co-chair)
Kris Collins (2023), University of Michigan
Karen Tani (2025), University of Pennsylvania
Marco Basile (2025), Boston College
Lauren Benton (2023), Yale University
Lisa Ford (ex officio, Co-editor, Studies in Legal History), George Washington University
Craig Joyce (ex officio, Co-chair, History of the Society Project), University of Houston
Taisu Zhang (ex officio, Co-editor, Studies in Legal History), Yale University
Craig Green (ex officio, Editor, LHR; Temple Law)
Reuel Schiller, (ex officio, Co-editor, Studies in Legal History), University of California Law San Francisco
Kyle Volk (ex officio, Treasurer), University of Montana
Charles Zelden (ex officio, Co-chair, History of the Society Project), Nova Southeastern University
Thomas McSweeney (ex officio, Co-editor, Studies in Legal History), William and Mary

Editors, Law and History Review
Craig Green, Editor, Temple Law
Nate Holdren, Associate Editor (Book Reviews, Americas), Drake University
Sara McDougall, Associate Editor (Book Reviews Europe), John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Alastair McClure, Associate Editor (Book Reviews, Asia, Africa, Pacific), University of Hong Kong

Editors, Studies in Legal History
Lisa Ford, George Washington University
Thomas McSweeney, William and Mary
Taisu Zhang, Yale University
Reuel Schiller, UC Law San Francisco

Jane Burbank Legal History Article Prize
Will Smiley (2023), University of New Hampshire (chair)
Will Hanley (2024), Florida State University
Sam Fury Childs Daly (2025), University of Chicago
Melodie Eichbauer (2025), Florida Gulf Coast University
Yanna Yannakakis (2025), Emory

Advisory Committee on the Cromwell Prizes
John D. Gordan III (2019), William Nelson Cromwell Foundation (chair)
Michael Blaakman (2025), Princeton University
Katrina Jagodinsky (2025), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sarah Milov (2025), University of Virginia
Rebecca McLennan (2024), University of California, Berkeley
Andrew Wender Cohen (2025), Syracuse University
Shaun Ossei-Owusu (2025), University of Pennsylvania
Haris Durrani (2025), Harvard University
Henry Ishitani (2025), University of Tulsa
Joanna Grisinger (2024), Northwestern University
Giuliana Perrone (2023), University of California-Santa Barbara
Marie-Amelie George (2023), Wake Forest University
Bill Novak (2023), University of Michigan
Kristin Olbertson (2023), Alma College
Steven Wilf (2023), University of Connecticut
Kara Swanson (2023), Northeastern University
Amy Dru Stanley (2024), University of Chicago
Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez (2025), University of Illinois Chicago
Mintae Cha (2025), Notre Dame

Cromwell Book Prize Subcommittee
Katrina Jagodinsky (2025), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, chair
Bill Novak (2023), University of Michigan
Michael Blaakman (2025), Princeton University
Sarah Milov (2025), University of Virginia

Cromwell Article Prize Subcommittee
Marie-Amelie George (2023), Wake Forest University (chair)
Andrew Wender Cohen (2025), Syracuse University
Giuliana Perrone (2023), University of California-Santa Barbara
Joanna Grisinger (2024), Northwestern University

Cromwell Dissertation Prize Subcommittee
Kristin Olbertson (2023), Alma College (chair)
Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez (2025), University of Illinois, Chicago
Mintae Cha (2025), Notre Dame
Steven Wilf (2023), University of Connecticut
Amy Dru Stanley (2024), University of Chicago

Committee on Cromwell Fellowships
Kara Swanson (2023), Northeastern University (chair)
Henry Ishitani (2025), University of Tulsa
Shaun Ossei-Owusu (2025), University of Pennsylvania
Haris Durrani (2025), Harvard University
Doris Morgan Rueda (2025), Appalachian State University

Mary Dudziak Prize Committee
Kellen Funk (2024), Columbia University (chair)
Michelle McKinley (ex-officio, President-Elect), University of Oregon
Rowan Dorin (2024), Stanford University
Rebecca Horwitz-Willis (2024), Boston College

Anne Fleming Prize Committee
Editors of Law and History Review and Enterprise and Society

Committee on the John Phillip Reid Book Award
Cornelia Dayton (2023), University of Connecticut (chair)
Chris Capozzola (2024), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Daniel Hulsebosch (2025), NYU
Jonathan Gienapp (2025), Stanford University
Laura Edwards (2023), Princeton University

Committee on the Peter Gonville Stein Book Award
Karl Shoemaker (2023), University of Wisconsin (chair)
Pär Cassel (2022), University of Michigan
Fahad Bishara (2023), University of Virginia
Adriana Chira (2025), Emory University

Surrency Prize Committee
Aaron Hall (2023), University of Minnesota (chair)
Sara McDougall (2023), John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Lhost (2023), Program Manager, Modern Endangered Archives Program, UCLA Library
Chloe Kennedy (2024), Edinburgh University

Sutherland Prize Committee
Elizabeth Papp Kamali (2023), Harvard University, chair
Orna Alyagon Darr (2025), Sapir College (Israel)
Michael Lobban (2025), All Souls College, Oxford
Tom Johnson (2023), Oxford University
David Smith (2024), Wilfried Laurier University

Committee on Digital Initiatives
Naama Maor (2024), Tel Aviv University, chair
Zach Herz (2025), University of Colorado, Boulder.
Nurfadzilah Yahaya (2025), Yale University
Siobhan Barco (2023), Princeton University
Jon Connolly (2024), University of Illinois, Chicago
Catharine MacMillan (2025), King’s College London

Student Research Colloquium Faculty Directors
Beth Lew-Williams, Princeton University
Rowan Dorin, Stanford University

Early Career (Virtual) Legal History Workshop Conveners
Dirk Hartog, Princeton University
Michelle McKinley, University of Oregon

Wallace Johnson First Book Program Convener
Christopher Schmidt, IIT Chicago-Kent

Professional Liaison Committee
Mitra Sharafi, University of Wisconsin (ex officio, President)
Emily Prifogle, University of Michigan (ex officio, Secretary)
Jane Manners, Fordham University (Board Member)

Max Planck-ASLH Prize for European History in Global Perspective
Lauren Benton (2024), Yale University (chair)
Thomas Duve (2024), Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
Fahad Bishara (2024), University of Virginia
Matthew Mirow (2024), Florida International University

Early Career Fellowship in Global Legal History 
Constance Backhouse (2025), University of Ottawa (chair)
Philip Thai (2025), Northeastern University
Natasha Wheatley (2025), Princeton University
Sueann Caulfield (2025), University of Michigan

 

 

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