2025 Annual Conference Program Committee

The role of the program committee is to review all incoming proposals for the upcoming conference. Each program committee member serves a 2-year term. Members are selected by the respective AAS Councils. The Vice-Chair moves into the position of Chair in the 2nd year of their term.

Durba Ghosh

Committee Chair
Interarea/ Border Crossing
Sub-Committee
Term: 2024 & 2025

Cornell University

Howard Chiang

East and Inner Asia
Sub-Committee
Term: 2023 & 2024

University of California, Davis

Maria Repnikova

East and Inner Asia
Sub-Committee
Term: 2025 & 2026

Georgia State University

Tyrell Haberkorn

South/Southeast Asia
Term: 2024 & 2025

University of Wisconsin-Madison

William Fleming

Japan/Korea Sub-Committee
Term: 2024 & 2025

UC, Santa Barbara

Kristin Vekasi

Japan/Korea Sub-Committee
Term: 2025 & 2026

University of Maine

Jessamyn Abel

Committee Vice Chair
Interarea/ Border Crossing
Sub-Committee
Term: 2025 & 2026

Pennsylvania State University

Karin Myhre

East and Inner Asia
Sub-Committee
Term: 2025 & 2026

University of Georgia

Ya Zuo

East and Inner Asia
Sub-Committee
Term: 2025 & 2026

UC, Santa Barbara

Tamara Sears

South/Southeast Asia
Term: 2024 & 2025

Rutgers University

Nicholas Harkness

Japan/Korea Sub-Committee
Term: 2025 & 2026

Harvard University