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Members of the 2009 MLA Delegate Assembly
Listed below are the 272 members of the 2009 Delegate Assembly (four seats are currently unfilled). The date that follows each delegate’s name refers to the last convention in his or her term.
Divisional Delegates
American Literature
American Literature to 1800: Sharon M. Harris, Jan. 2011
Nineteenth-Century American Literature: Susan K. Gillman, Jan. 2012
Late-Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century American Literature: Dana Seitler, Jan. 2012
Twentieth-Century American Literature: Cary Nelson, Dec. 2009
Black American Literature and Culture: Howard Rambsy II, Jan. 2012
American Indian Literatures: Malea Powell, Jan. 2011
Asian American Literature: Kimberly M. Jew, Jan. 2012
Chicana and Chicano Literature: Catherine S. Ramírez, Jan. 2011
Comparative Studies
Comparative Studies in Medieval Literature: Richard Utz, Jan. 2012
Comparative Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Literature: Lisa Voigt, Jan. 2012
Comparative Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature: Ruth Mack, Jan. 2011
Comparative Studies in Romanticism and the Nineteenth Century: Paul Grimstad, Jan. 2012
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature: Eleni Eva Coundouriotis, Jan. 2012
European Literary Relations: Jared Stark, Dec. 2009
English Literature
Old English Language and Literature: Stacy S. Klein, Jan. 2012
Middle English Language and Literature, Excluding Chaucer: Martin B. Shichtman, Jan. 2012
Chaucer: Sarah Stanbury, Jan. 2011
Literature of the English Renaissance, Excluding Shakespeare: Natasha Korda, Jan. 2012
Shakespeare: Bruce R. Smith, Dec. 2009
Seventeenth-Century English Literature: Mihoko Suzuki, Jan. 2011
Restoration and Early-Eighteenth-Century English Literature: Jennifer Ellis Snead, Jan. 2012
Late-Eighteenth-Century English Literature: Tony Jarrells, Jan. 2011
The English Romantic Period: Charles J. Rzepka, Dec. 2009
The Victorian Period: Julia F. Saville, Jan. 2012
Late-Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century English Literature: Mark A. Wollaeger, Jan. 2012
Twentieth-Century English Literature: Andrew Gaedtke, Jan. 2012
English Literature Other Than British and American: John C. Hawley, Jan. 2011
French Literature
French Medieval Language and Literature: Lynn Tarte Ramey, Jan. 2011
Sixteenth-Century French Literature: Jean-Claude Carron, Dec. 2009
Seventeenth-Century French Literature: Christine M. Probes, Jan. 2011
Eighteenth-Century French Literature: Julia Abramson, Dec. 2009
Nineteenth-Century French Literature: Bettina R. Lerner, Dec. 2009
Twentieth-Century French Literature: Aaron Prevots, Jan. 2011
Francophone Literatures and Cultures: Odile Marie Cazenave, Dec. 2009
Genre Studies
Drama: Scott Proudfit, Jan. 2011
Film: Chuck Tryon, Jan. 2012
Nonfiction Prose Studies, Excluding Biography and Autobiography: Laura Elizabeth Lyons, Jan. 2011
Poetry: Juliana Spahr, Dec. 2009
Prose Fiction: Robyn R. Warhol, Dec. 2009
Literary Criticism: Anne-Lise François, Jan. 2011
Methods of Literary Research: William Baker, Dec. 2009
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing: G. Thomas Couser, Dec. 2009
German Literature
German Literature to 1700: Rosmarie T. Morewedge, Jan. 2012
Eighteenth- and Early-Nineteenth-Century German Literature: Patricia Anne Simpson, Dec. 2009
Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century German Literature: Peter M. McIsaac, Jan. 2012
Twentieth-Century German Literature: Lutz Koepnick, Dec. 2009
Hispanic Literatures
Colonial Latin American Literatures: Cynthia L. Stone, Dec. 2009
Latin American Literature from Independence to 1900: Benigno Trigo, Dec. 2009
Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature: María Rosa Olivera-Williams, Jan. 2012
Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Gregory S. Hutcheson, Dec. 2009
Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spanish Poetry and Prose: Ronald E. Surtz, Dec. 2009
Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spanish Drama: Robert M. Johnston, Jan. 2011
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature: Mary L. Coffey, Jan. 2012
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature: Eva Woods Peiró, Dec. 2009
Luso-Brazilian Language and Literature: Victor K. Mendes, Jan. 2011
Interdisciplinary Approaches
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature: Theresa Delgadillo, Dec. 2009
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature: Robert Warrior, Dec. 2009
Popular Culture: Thomas Foster, Jan. 2012
Anthropological Approaches to Literature: Ali Behdad, Jan. 2012
Linguistic Approaches to Literature: Claiborne Rice, Dec. 2009
Philosophical Approaches to Literature: Jason Smith, Jan. 2011
Psychological Approaches to Literature: Brian J. Reilly, Jan. 2012
Literature and Religion: Achsah Guibbory, Dec. 2009
Sociological Approaches to Literature: Roderick A. Ferguson, Jan. 2012
Literature and Other Arts: Mark A. Reid, Dec. 2009
Literature and Science: John Bruni, Dec. 2009
Children’s Literature: Kelly Hager, Dec. 2009
Gay Studies in Language and Literature: Bethany Schneider, Jan. 2012
Disability Studies: Chris Bell, Jan. 2012
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture: David Chioni Moore, Dec. 2009
Italian Literature
Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature: Nathalie Hester, Jan. 2012
Seventeenth-, Eighteenth-, and Nineteenth-Century Italian Literature: Joseph Luzzi, Dec. 2009
Twentieth-Century Italian Literature: Gaetana Marrone-Puglia, Jan. 2011
Language Studies
Language and Society: James V. Catano, Jan. 2011
Language Theory: Hector A. Torres, Jan. 2012
Applied Linguistics: Frank Nuessel, Dec. 2009
Language Change: Felicia Jean Steele, Jan. 2011
History and Theory of Rhetoric and Composition: Patricia Roberts-Miller, Jan. 2011
Other Languages and Literatures
African Literatures: Lokangaka Losambe, Jan. 2011
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900: Takayuki Yokota-Murakami, Jan. 2011
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900: Christopher Lupke, Jan. 2011
Slavic and East European Literatures: Adrian Wanner, Dec. 2009
Teaching
The Teaching of Language: H. Jay Siskin, Jan. 2011
The Teaching of Literature: Nancy J. Peterson, Jan. 2011
The Teaching of Writing: Dale Larson, Jan. 2011
Teaching as a Profession: Sheila T. Cavanagh, Jan. 2011
Special-Interest Delegates
Composition, Rhetoric, and Writing
Sheryl I. Fontaine, Jan. 2011
Donna LeCourt, Dec. 2009
Continuing and Distance Education
Kathryn Good, Jan. 2011
Ashley Tarbet, Jan. 2012
Creative Writing
Brian Leung, Jan. 2011
Kelly A. Ritter, Dec. 2009
Disability Issues
Ralph James Savarese, Jan. 2012
Martha Stoddard Holmes, Jan. 2011
Ethnic Studies
Herman Beavers, Jan. 2012
Gwen Bergner, Jan. 2011
Suzanne Bost, Jan. 2011
Fred Gardaphe, Dec. 2009
Eugenio Matibag, Dec. 2009
Ricardo L. Ortiz, Jan. 2011
Richard T. Rodríguez, Jan. 2012
Steven G. Yao, Jan. 2012
Vershawn Ashanti Young, Jan. 2012
Foreign Language Teaching
Robert J. Blake, Jan. 2011
Stacey Katz, Jan. 2012
Helene Zimmer-Loew, Dec. 2009
Gays and Lesbians in the Profession
Claudia Breger, Dec. 2009
Israel Reyes, Jan. 2011
Graduate Students
Monica F. Jacobe, Jan. 2012
Zachary Lamm, Jan. 2012
Independent Scholars and Alternative Careers
Marianne Di Pierro, Dec. 2009
John Domini, Jan. 2011
Kamala Platt, Jan. 2011
Lecturers, Adjuncts, and Instructors
Cathy Birkenstein-Graff, Dec. 2009
Lila Marz Harper, Jan. 2012
Lynn A. Searfoss, Dec. 2009
Less-Taught Languages
Kyoko Omori, Jan. 2011
Shelley Fenno Quinn, Dec. 2009
Stephen Sheehi, Jan. 2012
Politics and the Profession
Jonathan Arac, Jan. 2011
Kevin J. H. Dettmar, Jan. 2012
Barbara Foley, Jan. 2011
Rebecca Weaver-Hightower, Dec. 2009
Jennifer Wicke, Jan. 2012
Retired
Morris Beja, Jan. 2012
Scholars Residing outside the US and Canada
Paul Giles, Jan. 2012
Two-Year Colleges
Patricia R. Campbell, Dec. 2009
Frederick L. De Naples, Dec. 2009
Stacey Lee Donohue, Jan. 2011
Donna Kessler-Eng, Jan. 2011
Richard Middleton-Kaplan, Jan. 2012
Lisa A. Seale, Jan. 2012
Women in the Profession
Susannah Mary Chewning, Jan. 2012
Audrey A. Fisch, Jan. 2012
Nancy Gray, Jan. 2011
Katie Hogan, Dec. 2009
Heather K. Love, Jan. 2012
Anita Obermeier, Dec. 2009
Amelia A. Zurcher, Jan. 2011
[one seat unfilled, Dec. 2009]
Regional Delegates
New England and Eastern Canada
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec
Mark R. Blackwell, Jan. 2012
Allison M. Cummings, Jan. 2011
Joan C. Dagle, Jan. 2012
Maria L. Figueredo, Dec. 2009
Lisa Jeanne Fluet, Jan. 2012
Catherine Grech, Jan. 2011
Jason Haslam, Jan. 2011
Barbara Havercroft, Jan. 2011
Holly Jackson, Jan. 2012
Carlos Martinez, Dec. 2009
James Petterson, Jan. 2011
Katharina von Hammerstein, Jan. 2012
[one seat unfilled, Dec. 2009]
New York State
Christopher Baswell, Jan. 2012
Anke Birkenmaier, Jan. 2011
James J. Bono, Jan. 2012
John Bryant, Jan. 2011
Tim Dean, Dec. 2009
Marilynn Desmond, Jan. 2011
Amy C. Graves, Jan. 2011
Patrizia C. McBride, Jan. 2012
Cheryl A. Morgan, Dec. 2009
Seth Perlow, Jan. 2012
Pedro Ponce, Jan. 2011
Ashley Puig Herz, Jan. 2011
Carrie D. Shanafelt, Dec. 2009
Middle Atlantic
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
David M. Ball, Dec. 2009
Rebecca Skidmore Biggio, Jan. 2012
Laura Brady, Dec. 2009
Bettina Brandt, Jan. 2012
Marc Caplan, Jan. 2012
Barbara J. Cook, Jan. 2011
Adriano Duque, Jan. 2012
Kenya C. Dworkin y Méndez, Dec. 2009
Gary Ferguson, Jan. 2011
Jonathan Gil Harris, Jan. 2011
Marion E. Hines, Jan. 2011
Hannah R. Johnson, Dec. 2009
Robert S. Levine, Dec. 2009
Hiram Perez, Jan. 2012
Heather M. Steffen, Jan. 2011
Great Lakes
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Michael Bernard-Donals, Dec. 2009
Elizabeth Black, Dec. 2009
Timothy Andres Brennan, Dec. 2009
Jonathan Burgoyne, Jan. 2012
Maria Damon, Jan. 2011
Nancy C. Erickson, Dec. 2009
Melissa Girard, Jan. 2012
Jarrod Hayes, Jan. 2012
Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola, Jan. 2012
Juli Highfill, Jan. 2011
Christopher Lukasik, Jan. 2011
Ellen McClure, Jan. 2012
Gayle Rogers, Jan. 2011
Ryan Schneider, Jan. 2011
Matthew Senior, Jan. 2012
Mary Unger, Jan. 2011
Shane Vogel, Dec. 2009
[one seat unfilled, Dec. 2009]
South
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Virgin Islands
Mollie Barnes, Jan. 2011
Jeannine Blackwell, Jan. 2011
Stacey Dolgin Casado, Dec. 2009
Maryse Fauvel, Jan. 2012
Brian W. Gastle, Jan. 2011
Paolo Giordano, Jan. 2011
Colleen Glenn, Jan. 2012
Ben Graydon, Dec. 2009
Jeffrey Grossman, Jan. 2012
Lucas H. Harriman, Jan. 2012
Stephen Knadler, Jan. 2011
Michael Kreyling, Dec. 2009
Steven Marsh, Dec. 2009
Adelaide M. Russo, Dec. 2009
Rebecka Rutledge Fisher, Jan. 2012
Thomas Spaccarelli, Dec. 2009
Elvira Vilches, Dec. 2009
Phillip E. Wegner, Jan. 2012
[one seat unfilled, Dec. 2009]
Central and Rocky Mountain
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
Jason Arthur, Jan. 2011
Robert E. Bjork, Dec. 2009
Kersten Horn, Jan. 2012
Jill S. Kuhnheim, Dec. 2009
Elizabeth Landers, Jan. 2011
Christopher LeCluyse, Jan. 2012
Joe Lenz, Dec. 2009
Price McMurray, Jan. 2011
Ana-María Medina, Jan. 2011
María T. Ramos-Garcia, Dec. 2009
Elizabeth M. Richmond-Garza, Jan. 2012
Joseph M. Sullivan, Jan. 2012
Jonathan Wilcox, Dec. 2009
Jennifer M. Wilks, Jan. 2012
Western United States and Western Canada
Alaska, California, Hawai‘i, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Ian Barnard, Jan. 2011
Gina Bloom, Jan. 2012
Kathleen Boardman, Jan. 2011
Cynthia J. Brown, Jan. 2012
Marshall Brown, Jan. 2011
Nina Chordas, Dec. 2009
Sima N. Godfrey, Dec. 2009
Karen Gross, Dec. 2009
Francisco Jiménez, Jan. 2011
David Lacy, Jan. 2012
Panivong Norindr, Jan. 2012
Anna Rodas, Jan. 2011
Tristan Sipley, Jan. 2011
Paul Matthew St. Pierre, Dec. 2009
Gabriel Trop, Dec. 2009
Irene Tucker, Jan. 2012
Ex Officio Delegates
The ex officio members of the Delegate Assembly include the officers of the MLA, the members of the Executive Council, the members of the Delegate Assembly Organizing Committee (DAOC), and the representatives of the regional MLAs.
Officers
President: Catherine Porter, Dec. 2009
First Vice President: Sidonie Smith, Jan. 2011 (also ex officio DAOC member)
Second Vice President: Russell A. Berman, Jan. 2012
Executive Director: Rosemary G. Feal (also ex officio DAOC member)
Members of the Executive Council
Carlos J. Alonso, Jan. 2011
Charles Altieri, Dec. 2009
Sara Scott Armengot, Jan. 2012 (also DAOC member)
Dorian F. Bell, Dec. 2009 (also DAOC member)
Jennifer Crewe, Jan. 2013
Anne Ruggles Gere, Dec. 2009
Jane Harper, Jan. 2011
Francis Abiola Irele, Jan. 2011
George Levine, Jan. 2012
Paula Rabinowitz, Dec. 2009 (also ex officio DAOC member)
Karin C. Ryding, Jan. 2013
Lynne Tatlock, Jan. 2012
Alexandra K. Wettlaufer, Jan. 2012 (also DAOC member)
Kathleen Woodward, Jan. 2013
Members of the DAOC
Gaurav Desai, Jan. 2011
Brian Kennelly, Jan. 2011
Teresa Mangum, Jan. 2012
Bonnie Kime Scott, Dec. 2009
Cynthia Skenazi, Dec. 2009
Representatives of the Regional MLAs
Midwest MLA: David M. Posner
Northeast MLA: Elizabeth J. Abele
Pacific Ancient and Modern Lang. Assn.: Craig Svonkin
Rocky Mountain MLA: Joy B. Landeira
South Atlantic MLA: Renée Schatteman
South Central MLA: Grady C. Wray
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