Officers

President:

Carolyn Eastman, Virginia Commonwealth University 

President-Elect:

Andrew (Andy) Shankman, Rutgers University

Immediate Past President:

Manisha Sinha, University of Connecticut

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

Kelly Gray (chair), Towson University, 2024-2026
Sean Harvey, Seton Hall University, 2025-2027
David Henkin, University of California Berkeley, 2026-2028

Broussard Best First Book Prize committee:

Jake Ruddiman (chair), Wake Forest University, 2024-2026
Adam Rothman, Georgetown University, 2025-2027
Laura Edwards, Princeton University, 2026-2028

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

Nan Wolverton (chair), American Antiquarian Society, 2024-2026
Lori Ginzberg, Penn State University, 2025-2027
Mary Beth Sievens, SUNY Fredonia, 2026-2028

SHEAR Robyn Lily Davis Dissertation Prize committee:

Nadine Zimmerli (chair)
Charlene Boyer-Lewis
Christa Dierksheide
Michael Hattem

Advisory Council:

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
Kirsten Wood, Florida International University, 2026-2028
Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor, University of California Davis, 2026-2028
Caitlin Fitz, Northwestern University, 2026-2028
Chernoh Sesay, DePaul University, 2026-2028

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:

Antwain Hunter (co-chair), University of North Carolina, 2024-2026
Jessica Linker (co-chair), Northeastern University, 2024-2026
Brenna Holland, American Philosophical Society, 2025-2027
María Esther Hammack, The Ohio State University, 2025-2027
Lauren Duval, University of Oklahoma, 2026-2028
Thomas Richards, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, 2026-2028

Liaison Committee from the Advisory Council to help with the work of the Nominating Committee:

Rachel Engl, Moravian Academy, 2025-2026
Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University, 2025-2027
Kirsten Wood, Florida State University, 2026-2028

SHEAR Finance Committee (must include two representatives from the Advisory Council):
Paul J. Erickson (chair), Clements Library, 2025-2028
Craig Steven Wilder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-2028
Marcus Nevius, University of Missouri, 2025-2027 (Advisory Council rep.)
Manisha Sinha, University of Connecticut, 2025-2026 (Advisory Council rep.)
Ex officio: Jonathan Earle, Louisiana State University, SHEAR Treasurer

SHEAR Social Media and Communications:

Timothy Brown, University of Connecticut

Executive Committee:

Caroyln Eastman, President
Manisha Sinha, Immediate Past President
Andrew Shankman, President-Elect
Jonathan Earle, Treasurer
Martha Howard, Executive Coordinator