Established in 1971 as a small group for Victorian studies in the southeastern US, the Victorians Institute has grown into an interdisciplinary academic society with a peer-reviewed journal and an annual conference attracting international participation. Read more about its origins, past officers and editors, or the institute’s constitution and bylaws.
Current Officers
President: Bonnie Shishko, Queens University of Charlotte
Vice President: Emily Harbin, Converse University
Secretary: Esther Godfrey, University of South Carolina-Upstate
Treasurer: David Latané, Virginia Commonwealth University
Faculty council members at large
LeeAnne Richardson, Georgia State College
Melissa Schaub, University of North Carolina-Pembroke
Graduate student council members at large
Emily Sferra, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Katherine Stein, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Caroline Liebel, University of Delaware
Editor of the Victorians Institute Journal
Albert Pionke, The University of Alabama