C. Board: History (3yrs)

As an Associate Professor of European History at the University of New Mexico, I also have interdisciplinary interests in race, diaspora, gender, and sexuality. I have been a member of the GSA since 2010, when I attended my first conference in California. I co-founded the Black Diaspora Studies Network in 2015 and have seen the network grow considerably during these last years. Since 2020, I have been a member of the Committee on Institutional Transformation and Social Justice (ITJS) (formerly the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee) and chair of the committee since 2022. I see my work on the Board as building from the work that I have attempted to do with the ITJS committee. I want to continue to make the GSA an inclusive space that is more attentive to issues of racism, ableism, sexism, classism, transphobia, and homophobia. I believe the GSA is capable of more structural changes that reflect a commitment to equity and equality for all our members. I see my position on the Board as aiding me in this commitment to instigate tangible change. I welcome the opportunity to use my position on the Board to advocate for
our members who need support and community.

I am a Professor of History at Moravian University. I have lived a nomadic life like many other German historians. From the University of Turku (Finland) I moved to the University of Chicago (PhD), Columbia University (post-doc), and finally to Moravian University. I have published three books, Bildung der Triebe, Beyond the Gymnasium, and Spaces of Honor. My current book project, The Bodies of the Others, attempts to situate German bodies in a global context. These books and projects reflect
my interests in the histories of education, the body, and emotions from the late 17th into the early 20th centuries thereby cutting across the divide between early modern and modern. They also reflect my work at the GSA. Over the past ten years I worked with wonderful colleagues to launch two interdisciplinary networks: Emotion Studies Network and Body Studies Network. I served on the Program Committee and chaired the Seminars Committee for two years. My current concern is the survival of the GSA. How do we keep and grow the membership? How do we expand on the variety of voices? I am interested in bringing in undergraduate
panels to the GSA without compromising our academic standards.