SHE is managed by an elected Council. All Council positions fall open our next Ordinary General Meeting. This will be held in 2027 at the Biennial Conference.
The 2026/7 Council positions are held by:
- Chair: Katie Barclay (Macquarie University)
- Secretary: Anna Quercia-Thomas (University of Western Australia)
- Treasurer (temporary holder): Katrina Tap (University of Western Australia)
- Administrative Officer: Catherine-Rose Hailstone (Durham University)
- Communications Officers: Clare Davidson (Australian Catholic University)
- Postgraduate Representatives: Kristen Foley (Torrens University, Australia)
- Journal Editors: Katie Barclay (Maquarie University), Giovanni Tarantino (University of Florence/COST Action PIMo), Diana Barnes (University of New England)
- Book Review Editors: Jane Vaughan (University of Western Australia) and Irem Kısacık Dörtkaş (Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University).
- Ordinary Members: Charles Zika (University of Melbourne), Rob Boddice (HEX Tampere University, Finland), Brendan Tam (University of Warwick), Claire Walker (University of Adelaide), Cecilia White (University of New South Wales), Michael Pickering (Trinity College, University of Melbourne), Jose Javier Diaz Freire (Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU), and Moisés Prieto (Historisches Institut der Universität Bern).
The next SHE Council Elections will be held in 2027.
Foundation Members
Jacqueline Van Gent (University of Western Australia: Chair 2017–2021), Susan Broomhall (University of Western Australia: Ordinary Member 2017–2018); Ute Frevert (Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin: Ordinary Member 2017–2019); Jakelin Troy (University of Sydney: Ordinary Member 2017–2019); Paul Yachnin (McGill University: Ordinary Member 2017); Susan Matt (Weber State University: Ordinary Member 2017–2021), Joanne McEwan (University of Western Australia: Secretary 2017–2018); Erika von Kaschke (University of Western Australia: Communications Officer 2017–2018); Rachel Allerton (Macquarie University, NSW: Postgraduate Representative 2017–2018); Jennifer Jorm (The University of Queensland: Postgraduate Representative 2017–2018); Tanya Tuffrey (University of Western Australia: Treasurer 2017–2019), Andrew Lynch (University of Western Australia: Journal Editor 2017–2021), Katrina Tap (University of Western Australia: Administrative Officer 2017-2025).
Council Members (former)
Katrina Tap (University of Western Australia: Administrative Officer), Jenny Davis Barnett (University of Queensland: Postgraduate Representative), Angela Harris (Durham University: Book Reviews Editor), Melissa Black (University of Western Australia: Postgraduate Representative and Ordinary Member), Kirk Essary (University of Western Australia: Ordinary Member), Andrew Lynch (University of Western Australia: Ordinary Member), Dolores Martin Moruno (University of Geneva: Ordinary Member), Hailey O’Harrow Ogle (St Andrews Centre for Mediaeval Studies: Postgraduate Representative ), Piroska Nagy (Université du Québec à Montréal: Ordinary Member), Carly Osborn (University of Divinity: Ordinary Member), Matthew Roberts (Sheffield Hallam University: Ordinary Member), Miri Rubin (Queen Mary University of London: Ordinary Member), Peter Stearns (George Mason University: Ordinary Member), Stephanie Trigg (University of Melbourne: Ordinary Member), Michael Barbezat (Australian Catholic University: Treasurer), Tiffany Hoffman (University of Toronto, CRRS: Book Reviews editor), Robyn Heckenberg (Curtin University: Ordinary Member), Bradley Irish (Arizona State University: Ordinary Member), Javier Moscoso (Institute of History Spanish Council for Scientific Research: Ordinary Member), Pilar Osorio (Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administracion Columbia: Communications Officer), Claudia Jarzebowski (Freie Universität Berlin), Laura Kounine (University of Sussex: Ordinary Member).
2019 Conference Convenor Representative: Kathryn Prince (University of Western Australia)
2022 Conference Convenor Representative: Giovanni Tarantino (University of Florence)
2023 Conference Convenor Representative: Katie Barclay (University of Adelaide)
2025 Conference Convenor Representative: Estela Roselló Soberón (UNAM, Mexico City)