Advisory Committees

The Humanities Research Institute appoints faculty from a broad interdisciplinary range of departments to its Advisory Committee.

Members of the Advisory Committee serve two-year terms, and participate in the selection of HRI Faculty, Graduate Student, and Post-Doctoral Fellows. Advisory Committee members also participate in the selection of the HRI Prizes for Research in the Humanities, and serve in an advisory capacity as the program develops its activities. You can view past Advisory Committee members at the Advisory Committee history page.

HRI Advisory Committee 2025–2026

• John Levi Barnard, English/Comparative and World Literature
• Teresa Barnes, Gender and Women’s Studies/History
• Angela Calcaterra, American Indian Studies
• Deena Ryhms, American Indian Studies Soo Ah Kwon, Asian American Studies
• Robert Morrissey, History
• Bobby J. Smith II, African American Studies
• Oscar Vázquez, Art History, Art and Design