Governance
Institute Board of Elected Members (Institutsrat):
Institute Director
Sebastian Kohl
Professors
James Dorson, Jessica Gienow-Hecht, Frank Kelleter, Markus Kienscherf, Sebastian Kohl, Max Steinhardt, Lora Anne Viola
Junior Faculty
Clara Heinrich, Jonas von Ciriacy-Wantrup
Deputies: Martin Lüthe, David Bosold
Staff
Gabi Bodmeier, Medea Seyder
Students
Thilo Prange, Julius Wolf
Deputies: Salome von Stolzmann, Lino Lacalandra
Dean of research
Max Steinhard
Research Committee
Chair: Markus Kienscherf
James Dorson, Sebastian Jobs, Markus Kienscherf, Curd Knüpfer, Medea Seyder, external member: Andrew Gross
Library Committee
Jessica Gienow-Hecht, Frank Kelleter, Maria Mildner, Medea Seyder, Max Steinhardt
Exam Review Committee
Chair: Curd Knüpfer
Chair Deputies: Sönke Kunkel (BA-Representative), Martin Lüthe (MA-Representative)
David Bosold (Dean of studies), Christian Haferland, Frank Kelleter, Verena Specht
Deputies: Gabi Bodmeier, Joel Fisher, Christian Lammert, Martin Lüthe, Max Steinhardt, Birte Wege
Academic Committee
Chair: Pernille Grage (Deputy: Katrin Schmitz)
David Bosold, Pernille Grage, Sönke Kunkel, Katrin Schmitz, Alexander Starre
Budget & Personnel Management
Chair: Sebastian Kohl
Jessica Gienow-Hecht, Frank Kelleter, Markus Kienscherf, Sönke Kunkel, Christian Lammert, Medea Seyder, Max Steinhardt, Lora Anne Viola, Birte Wege
Equal Opportunities
Chair: Verena Specht
Sarah Dasouki, Anne Hecht, Lora Anne Viola, Birte Wege, N.N. (student)
Computer Resources
Christian Lammert
Deputies: Alexander Starre
Website
Alexander Starre
Keyuser CMS
Alexander Starre
Deputy: Regina Götz
Newsletter
Birte Wege
European Academic Exchange Coordinator (Erasmus+)
Gabi Bodmeier
Ombudsman for PhD Students
Frank Kelleter
Deputy: David Bosold
Mentoring, Magister
Advisory support by the exam review committee
Dean of Studies
David Bosold
Research Reports (German Association for American Studies, DGfA)
Marie Bergeron
Canadian Studies
Coordination of the Canadian Studies Task Force: Jessica Gienow-Hecht
American Studies Network
Frank Kelleter
Elections Committee
Chair: Luca Stella
Marie Bergeron, Kerstin Brunke, Regina Götz, Christian Haferland, Cyntia Kossmann
Internships and General Professional Skills (ABV)
David Bosold
Willi Paul Adams Prize for the best M.A. Thesis
Chair: Sebastian Jobs
Markus Kienscherf, Curd Knüpfer, Christopher Prömel, Alexander Starre, Birte Wege
Berlin Program
Lora Anne Viola (deputy chairwoman), Harald Wenzel (Member of the advisory board)