Below you can find out more about the British Association for American Studies’ Executive Committee.
The association is administered by an elected committee, including our officers.
Executive Committee
Officers
- Dr Lydia Plath (Chair)
- Dr Christopher Lloyd (Vice Chair)
- Dr Kate Ballantyne (Secretary, on maternity leave from 1 May 2024)
- Dr Rachel Williams (co-opted, Acting Secretary)
- Dr Mark McLay (co-Treasurer)
- Dr Catherine Armstrong (co-Treasurer)
Elected Members
- Dr David Ballantyne
- Dr Emily Brady
- Dr Adam Burns (Schools Lead)
- Dr Elsa Devienne
- Dr Rachele Dini
- Prof. Kate Dossett (EAAS Representative)
- Dr Hilary Emmett (EDI Lead)
- Dr Emma Hall
- Riziki Millanzi (Postgraduate Representative)
- David Malcolm (Postgraduate Representative)
- Dr Siân Round (ECA Representative)
- Dr Rebecca Stone
- Dr Sarah Thelen
- Prof. John Wills
ex officio
- Dr Will Norman (Co-Editor, Journal of American Studies)
- Dr Katie McGettigan (Co-Editor, Journal of American Studies)
- Dr Ahmed Honeini (Associate Editor, Journal of American Studies)
- Dr Nicole Gipson (Associate Editor, Journal of American Studies)
- Katie Edwards (Administration Manager)
- Ben Atkinson (Digital Communications Manager)
- Joseph Genchi (Social Media Officer)
Sub-Committees
Development and Education
- Dr Rebecca Stone (Chair)
- Dr David Ballantyne
- Dr Adam Burns (Schools Lead)
- Dr Rachele Dini
- Prof. Kate Dossett (EAAS Representative)
- Dr Siân Round (ECA Representative)
- David Malcolm (Postgraduate Representative)
- Dr Lydia Plath (ex officio, Teaching American Studies Network lead)
- Dr Rebecca Tillett (ex officio, Green BAAS Lead)
- Dr Katharina Donn (co-opted, Alt-Ac Representative)
- Dr Kathryn Gray (co-opted, Knowledge Exchange lead)
Awards
- Dr Sarah Thelen (Chair)
- Dr Catherine Armstrong
- Dr Rachel Williams
- Prof. John Wills
- Dr Michael Docherty (co-opted)
Publications
- Dr Christopher Lloyd (Chair)
- Dr Mark McLay
- Dr Will Norman (ex officio, Editor, Journal of American Studies)
- Dr Katie McGettigan (ex officio, Editor, Journal of American Studies)
- Dr Ahmed Honeini (ex officio, Associate Editor, Journal of American Studies)
- Dr Nicole Gipson (ex officio, Associate Editor, Journal of American Studies)
- Prof. Martin Halliwell (ex officio, Editor, Critical Insights in American Studies)
- Dr Joe Street (ex officio, Editor, Critical Insights in American Studies)
- Robyn Shooter (ex officio, USSO Co-Editor)
- Frances Rowbottom (ex officio, USSO Co-Editor)
- Ben Atkinson (ex officio, Digital Communications Manager)
- Joseph Genchi (ex officio, Social Media Officer)
Conferences
- Dr Emily Brady (Co-Chair)
- Dr Emma Hall (Co-Chair)
- Dr Elsa Devienne
- Riziki Millanzi (Postgraduate Representative)
- Dr Lydia Plath
- Dr Christopher Lloyd (ex officio, 2025 Conference Organiser)
- Dr Christine Okoth (co-opted, Targeted Research Panel Lead)