Service to the Profession
Board of Directors. Renaissance Society of America. Associate Organizations and International Cooperation, Chair, 2024 —
(3 year renewable). Responsible for: promoting the interests of one hundred and nineteen Associate Organizations and facilitating their relations with each other and with the Board; considering association with international and domestic groups and organizations, and present recommendations to the Board.
Nominating Committee. Renaissance Society of America. 2025—
Folger Institute Consortium Executive Committee, Member. Folger Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Washington D.C. 2018—
Focus Group. Environmental Studies. Developing program planning with CEC. Folger Shakespeare Library, Folger Institute, Washington D.C., 2024-
Focus Group. Future Directions for the Renaissance Society of America. March 6, 2024.
Associate Organizations and International Cooperation Committee, Member. Council for the Renaissance Society of America, 2021— 2024
Subcommittee of CEC: Working Group on Folger Institute Undergraduate Opportunities, Member. Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C., 2023
UMass Amherst Representative, Folger Institute. 2018—
Ad Hoc Committee, Member. Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures, Shakespeare Association of America. 2023-2024
Renaissance Society of America, Ad Hoc Committee for the creation of a new Mission, Vision, & Values Statement, Member. 2020.
Ad Hoc Committee to rewrite policy on gender and sexual harassment for the Shakespeare Association of America, Member. 2021-2022.
Ad Hoc Committee to produce a revised statement & policies on gender and sexual harassment for the Shakespeare Association of America. 2020.
Nominating Committee. Committee to nominate Trustees and VP. Shakespeare Association of America. 2015-2016
Ad Hoc Committee to produce a policy on gender and sexual harassment for the Shakespeare Association of America. 2015-2016
Fellowship & Grant Reviewing
The Huntington Library Short-Term Research Fellowships Committee. 3 year appointment: 2017; 2018; 2019
Board Memberships & Editorial Experience
Editorial Board. English Literary Renaissance. 2018—
Editor. Michigan Feminist Studies. “Within Hostile Borders,” Issue 18, 2004.
Editorial Assistant. Gay Shame, eds. David Halperin and Valerie Traub. U Chicago Press, 2008.
Editorial Assistant. Oral Tradition. Editor, John Miles Foley. 1998-2000.