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: Esther Godfrey, University of South Carolina-Upstate
Vice President: LeeAnne Richardson, Georgia State University
Secretary: Gretchen Braun, Furman University
Treasurer: Dan Abitz, Emory University

Faculty council members at large

Melissa Schaub, University of North Carolina-Pembroke
Emma Davenport, Emory University
Molly Granatino, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Graduate student council members at large

Ryan Carroll, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Jordan Frederick, University of South Carolina

Editors of the Victorians Institute Journal

Albert Pionke, The University of Alabama
Bonnie Shishko, Queens University of Charlotte

Senior Advisory Council

Casey Cothran, Winthrop University
Cameron Dodworth, Methodist University
Cheryl Price, University of North Alabama
Bonnie Shishko, Queens University of Charlotte
Keaghan Turner, Coastal Carolina University

Webmaster

Paul Fyfe, NC State University