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Center Staff

Board of Advisors:

Dr. Franziska Bechtel (2027) Research Associate Insitut für Theologie, Diakonie, Ethik AGAPLESION gAG, Frankfurt Germany	franziska-bechtel@gmx.de
Dr. Greg Blair (2029) Assistant Professor of Art and Design University of Southern Indiana	gblair1@usi.edu
Ms. Wendy Bredhold (2026) Senior Manager Transmission Initiative National Audubon Society’s Climate Team (USI '98)	wendybredhold@gmail.com
Dr. Gregory W. Brown (2029) Educator (ret.)	drgwbrown@aol.com
Dr. Andrew Buck (2027) Professor of Sociology Advisor, Communal Studies Minor University of Southern Indiana	adbuck@usi.edu
Ms. Jennifer Greene Archivist, University of Southern Indiana Associate Professor of Library Science (USI BA '03, MALS '09)	jagreene@usi.edu
Dr. Matthew Hanka (2027) Professor of Political Science University of Southern Indiana	mjhanka@usi.edu
Dr. Donald E. Janzen (2029) Consultant (ret.)	don.janzen@yahoo.com
Dr. Joshua Lockyer (2025) Professor of Anthropology Arkansas Tech University	jlockyer@atu.edu
Dr. Carol Medlicott (2026) Professor emerita of Geography Northern Kentucky University	medlicottc1@nku.edu
Dr. Tristra Newyear (2029) Lecturer Central Eurasian Studies Indiana University Publisher and Novelist	hitnewyear@gmail.com
Mr. G. Graham Perry III (2025) Tennessee Historical Society Columbia State Community College	graham.perry@tn.gov
Dr. Donald Pitzer Professor emeritus of History Founding Director, Center for Communal Studies University of Southern Indiana	dpitzer@usi.edu
Dr. Claudia Roesch (2029) Assistant Professor of Modern History University of Konstanz, Germany	claudia.roesch@uni-konstanz.de
Dr. Kristalyn Shefveland (2026) Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts Professor of History University of Southern Indiana	kmshefvela@usi.edu
Dr. Michael Strezewski (2028) Professor of Anthropology University of Southern Indiana	mstrezewsk@usi.edu
Ms. Leslie Townsend Director of Community Engagement Interim Director of Historic New Harmony University of Southern Indiana USI (BS '88, MA '08)	ltownsen@usi.edu

Ex Officio

Dr. Del Doughty Dean of the College of Liberal Arts University of Southern Indiana	ddoughty1@usi.edu
Dr. Jason Hardgrave Assistant Provost Associate Professor of History University of Southern Indiana	jhardgrave@usi.edu
Ms. Marna Hostetler Director of David L. Rice Library University of Southern Indiana	marna.hostetler@usi.edu