Committees

ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE: COUNCIL OF READERS 

Inaugurated in 2019, the Council of Readers serves a crucial role in the Annual Conference review process. The Council of Readers is a group of CAA members from the general membership, Professional Committees, and Affiliated Societies, overseen by the Annual Conference Committee (ACC) and Program Chair. See list of current readers below the application link.  

Hundreds of proposals are submitted for review each year for selection to the conference program. Each proposal is read by three Council members. By providing their time, knowledge, and expertise of their fields, the Council helps to shape the conference program. 

Each member of the Council reviews up to 60 proposals submitted by CAA members per year. CAA uses Council members’ self-identified scholarly focus to ensure that specialized abstracts are read by at least one Council member with knowledge of that topic. Most proposals include one 250-word abstract, while complete session submissions can include 4-5 abstracts (1250 words). Each reader receives a similar amount of content. Readers serve for three years, with new members accepted each winter, and the term begins in February. Review of Annual Conference proposals is overseen by the ACC and occurs in May.  

The Annual Conference Committee and Program Chair then shape the conference content based on the reviews given by the Council.  

You may email info@collegeart.org with any questions. 

Current Council of Readers

Sajad Amini, DePaul University (2026)  
Petya Andreeva, Parsons School of Design (2024)
Francesca Bacci, Zayed University (2024)
Jeff Ball, Harford Community College (2026)  
G Douglas Barrett, Syracuse University (2027)  
Elizabeth A Berger, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2024)
Elizabeth Browne, Independent Scholar (2024)
Ashley Busby, Nicholls State University (2024)
Kara Carmack, Misericordia University (2024)
Nixi Cura, University of Glasgow (2026)  
Sabrina DeTurk, Independent Scholar (2024)
Julie Forgues, Université de Moncton (2027)  
Gabriela Germana, University of South FLorida (2024)
Sarah Graves, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (2024)
Divya Kumar-Dumas, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) (2027)  
Jessica Landau, The University of Chicago (2024)
Joseph Litts, Princeton University (2027)  
Barbara Mendoza, Santa Monica College (2024)
Jo Mikesell, Shunpike Arts (2024)
Alison Miller, University of the South (Sewanee) (2024)
Aidan Moir, University of Toronto Mississauga (2024)
Morgan T. Paine, Florida Gulf Coast University  (2025)  
Sarah Phillips, James Madison University (2024)
Natalie Phillips, Ball State University (2027)  
O. Gustavo Plascencia, New World School of the Arts (2024)
Angeliki Pollali, Deree–The American College of Greece (2026)  
CLARISSA RIBEIRO, Roy Ascott Studio, Shanghai, China (2027)  
Shenouda Rizkalla, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities-Egypt (2026)  
Jillian (Jill) Vaum Rothschild, Smithsonian American Art Museum (2024)
Sarah Schaefer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2027)  
Basia Sliwinska, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (2027)  
Valerie Taylor, Independent Scholar (2024)
Mary Trent , College of Charleston (2024)
Megan Voeller, Thomas Jefferson University (2027)  
Anne Betty Weinshenker, Montclair State University (2024)

Updated April 24, 2024.