The 1856 Project Team
The 1856 Project is chaired by Lae'l Hughes-Watkins & Traci M. Dula and is made up of an advisory team of experts and scholars in the fields of history.
Co-Chairs
Lae'l Hughes-Watkins
Associate Director for Engagement, Inclusion, and Reparative Archiving, Special Collections & University Archives
Advisory Board
Georgina Dodge
Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Dennis A. Doster
Black History Program Manager, Prince George's County, MD
Joni Floyd
Curator, Maryland & Historical Collections, Special Collections & University Archives
Susan Kern
Director, Historic Preservation Program, School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
Douglas McElrath
Director, Special Collections & University Archives
Kim J. Nickerson
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
Barnet Pavão-Zuckerman
Professor & Chair, Department of Anthropology
Psyche Williams-Forson
Professor & Chair, Department of American Studies
Staff
Mouhanad Al Rifay
Program Administrative Specialist for The 1856 Project
Collaborators
Manuel Mendez
Graduate Assistant, Special Collections and University Archives
Eleena Ghosh
Student Assistant, University Archives, Special Collections & University Archives
Natalie Trapuzzano
University Archivist, Special Collections & University Archives
Former Members
Richard Bell
Professor, Department of History // Former Advisory Board Member, The 1856 Project
Mallory N. Haselberger
Former Student Assistant, Maryland & Historical Collections, Special Collections & University Archives // Former Collaborator, The 1856 Project
Shavonne N. Hedgepeth
Graduate Student, College of Information Studies // Former Advisory Board Member, The 1856 Project
Taylor-Simone Johnson
Former Student Assistant, University Archives, Special Collections & University Archives // Former Collaborator, The 1856 Project
Maureen Jones
Former Graduate Assistant, University Archives, Special Collections & University Archives // Former Collaborator, The 1856 Project
Joseph B. Richardson, Jr.
Acting Chair, Department of African American Studies // Former Advisory Board Member, The 1856 Project
Shane Bolles Walsh
Lecturer, Department of African American Studies // Former Advisory Board Member, The 1856 Project
Header Image: Construction of Byrd Stadium, 1 September 1950, https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/2572