Franklin L. Hess

Candidate statement

Franklin L. Hess is the Director of the Institute for European Studies and the Coordinator of the Modern Greek Program at Indiana University, where he holds the rank of Senior Lecturer. His research focuses on film, television, popular culture, and food studies. Hess has served multiple terms on the Executive Board of the MGSA and has served as both Secretary and President of the organization. He has participated three times on the Program Committee of the MGSA Symposium, including as co-chair in 2017. He also chaired the Local Arrangements Committee when Indiana University Bloomington hosted the Symposium in 2013. Though not currently on the Executive Board, Hess continues to be actively involved in the organization, serving on the Undergraduate Studies Committee and the Innovation Grant Committee and chairing the Financial Advisory Committee.