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
Scotty Beland
Student Assistant, Instruction & Outreach, Special Collections & 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