Our Leadership

Priti Joshi, President 2024-2026
Priti Joshi, President 2024-2026

Members are the lifeforce of RSVP, providing the organization with input, community, and leadership. Our elected officials are named below and include the President and Vice President (two-year terms), the Treasurer (three-year, renewal term), the Recording Secretary (two-year, renewable), a Board of Directors (two-year, renewable) that oversees the work and financial health of the organization, and Student Representatives (two-year, renewal).

We have several appointed positions as well: editors of Victorian Periodicals Review and of the Curran Index, our Archivist, a Communications Coordinator, and a Webmaster/Social Media Coordinator. Additional opportunities for participation and leadership come in the form of several committees (for annual awards or ad hoc committees such as website updates, etc.). 

Officers

President

Priti Joshi
Professor, Department of English
University of Puget Sound (USA)
Term ends: 2026

Vice President

Alison Chapman
Professor, Department of English
University of Victoria (Canada)
Term ends: 2026

Treasurer

Troy Bassett
Professor, Department of English
Purdue University-Fort Wayne (USA)
Term ends: 2025

Recording Secretary

April Patrick
Director of Honors Program
Associate Professor of Literature
Fairleigh Dickinson University (USA)
Term ends: 2025

Board of Directors

Kirstie Blair
University of Stirling (UK)
(term ends 2026)

Beth Gaskell
The British Library
(term ends 2026)

Ali Hatapçi
University of Burgundy (France)
(term ends 2026)

Linda Hughes
Texas Christian University (USA)
(term ends 2025)

Emma Liggins
Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)
(term ends 2025)

Annemarie McAllister
University of Central Lancashire (UK)
(term ends 2026)

Richard Menke
University of Georgia (USA)
(term ends 2026)

Fariha Shaikh
University of Birmingham (UK)
(term ends 2026)

Appointed Positions

Editor of Victorian Periodicals Review

Katherine Malone
Associate Professor of English
South Dakota State University (USA)

VPR Book Reviews Editor

Rebecca Nesvet
Associate Professor of English and Humanities
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (USA)

Editors of The Curran Index

Lars Atkin
Lecturer
University of Kent (UK)

Emily Bell
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Leeds (UK)

Archivist

Sigrid Cordell
University of Michigan (USA)

Communications Coordinator

Marion Grant
York University (Canada)

Webmaster & Social Media Coordinator

Kaari Newman
University of Delaware (USA)

Student Representatives

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Matthew Stephens
Edge Hill University (UK) and The British Library

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Victoria Bartness
University of St. Thomas (USA)

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Gillian Walters
University of Nottingham (UK)

Senior Advisory Council

Laurel Brake

Julie Codell

Marysa Demoor

Maria Frawley

Richard Fulton

Linda K. Hughes

Anne Humpherys

Christopher Kent

Patrick Leary

Brian Maidment

Robert Patten

Jennifer Phegley

Joanne Shattock