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, renewable 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, renewable).
We have several appointed positions as well: editors of Victorian Periodicals Review and of the Curran Index, our Archivist, our Operations Manager, and our Digital Content Manager. Additional opportunities for participation and leadership come in the form of several committees (for annual awards and conference planning, or ad hoc committees such as website updates, special initiatives, etc.).
Officers
President
Alison Chapman
Professor, Department of English
University of Victoria (Canada)
(Term ends 2028)
Vice President
Paul Fyfe
Professor, Department of English
Director of the Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities
North Carolina State University (USA)
(Term ends 2028)
Treasurer
Troy Bassett
Professor, Department of English
Purdue University-Fort Wayne (USA)
(Term ends 2029)
Board of Directors
Lars Atkin
University of Kent (UK)
(Term ends 2028)
Françoise Baillet
Université de Caen-Normandie (France)
(Term ends 2028)
Alex Bubb
Roehampton University (UK)
(Term ends 2028)
Charlotte Boyce
University of Portsmouth (UK)
(Term ends 2027)
Erica Haugtvedt
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (USA)
(Term ends 2027)
Richard Menke
University of Georgia (USA)
(Term ends 2027)
Caroline Sumpter
Queens University, Belfast (UK)
(Term ends 2028)
Candace Ward
Florida State University (USA)
(Term ends 2028)
Recording Secretary
Madeline Gangnes
University of Scranton (USA)
(Term ends 2027)
Appointed Positions
Editor of Victorian Periodicals Review (VPR)
Katherine Malone
Associate Professor of English
South Dakota State University (USA)
VPR Book Reviews Editor
Lauren Ottaviani
Doctoral Researcher in English Literature
KU Leuven (Belgium)
RSVP Bibliographer
Kristin E. Kondrlik
Associate Professor of English
West Chester University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Editor of The Curran Index
Martin Hewitt
President, British Association for Victorian Studies
Visiting Professor of English
University of Leeds (UK)
Archivist
Sigrid Anderson
University of Michigan (USA)
Operations Manager
Marion Tempest Grant
York University (Canada)
Digital Content Manager
Kaari Newman
Independent Scholar (USA)
Student & Early Career Representatives
Matthew Stephens
Edge Hill University (UK) and The British Library
Victoria Bartness
University of St. Thomas (USA)
Gillian Walters
University of Nottingham (UK)
Xiangtai Zeng
Queen Mary University of London (UK)
Senior Advisory Council
Laurel Brake
Julie Codell
Marysa Demoor
Maria Frawley
Richard Fulton
Linda K. Hughes
Anne Humpherys
Christopher Kent
Patrick Leary
Robert Patten
Jennifer Phegley
Joanne Shattock