Project Team

Mollie Godfrey (2022–Present)
Professor of English & African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, James Madison University

Seán McCarthy (2022–Present)
Professor of Writing Studies, Montclair State University

Ja’La Wourman (2023–Present)
Assistant Professor of English, Howard University 

Kevin Hegg (2022–Present)
Head of Digital Projects, Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Distinctive Collections, James Madison University

Ben Cook (2024–Present))
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University 

Iliana Cosme-Brooks (2022–2024)
Graduate Student, School of Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication, James Madison University

Partners

Kirsten Mlodynia (2023–Present)
Digital Projects Specialist, JMU Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Distinctive Collections

Jaimee Swift (2023–Present)
Assistant Professor of Political Science, James Madison University

Student Collaborators

Kayleigh Bishop (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University 

Jessica Carter (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Emma Gentry (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Kaitie Goodwin (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Richard Hollis (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Ava Jacobs (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Bailey McInturff (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Kara Miller (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Jeslyn Pool (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Bri Sage (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Abbey Sandhovel (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Evan Sizemore (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Madeline Spivey (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University

Grace Thomsen (Spring 2023)
Graduate Student, Department of English, James Madison University