Join us! Conference Planning Committee & Editorial Contributors

The Annual Academic Conference Committee meets monthly/weekly to plan and organize MoM’s Annual International Academic & Arts Conference. Committee members volunteer their time, skill set, and knowledge to create and disseminate the Call for Papers, organize presenter submissions into an event schedule which is unique each and every year, prioritize bringing in new keynote speakers relative to the event’s theme, write and secure grant funding to bring the event to fruition. We are so mighty! These amazing humans create opportunities for all and help increase the knowledge base of Mother Studies as a discipline. THANK YOU COMMITTEE MEMBERS for all your diligent labor! 

Meet the 2026 conference planning committee members!

Committee Chair: Brittany “Britt” DeNucci, MA (She/Her/Hers)

Committee Member: Meagan Welch, MEd, PhD (ABD) (She/Her/Hers). Editor ; Journal of Mother Studies (JourMS), 2025

Committee Member: Courtney Kessler, MFA, PhD Candidate (She/Her/Hers)

Committee Member: Shamella “Mel” Joy (She/Her/Hers)

Committee Member: Elizabeth Charles, MFA (She/Her/Hers)

Committee Member: Hannah Brockbank, PhD, MSc Econ (She/Her/Hers)

Committee Member: Sonia Meerai, MSW, RSW, PhD Candidate (She/Her/Elle)

Committee Member: Jill M. Wood, PhD (She/Her/Hers)

Committee Member: Regan Moss, Doctoral Student at Tulane University University & Fellow with the Newcomb Institute & Predoctoral Fellow with the Khora Lab (She/Her/Hers)

Committee Member: Batya Weinbaum, PhD (She/Her/Hers)

Alyse Keller ’21	Amanda Hickman ’18
Amber Blair ’16	Angela Castañeda ’16, ’21
Annie Mandart ’16, ’21	Candace Lecco ’18
Charlyn Marie Ingwerson ’22	Christa Baiada ’16
Christina Hodel ’22	Clarissa Monteiro ’22
Colleen Clements ’21	Courtney Weida ’18
DaKysha Moore ’21	Debadrita Chakraborty ’22
Donna Delprete ’20, ’21	Elham Fatmae ’20
Elizabeth Philps ’18	Ella Kurz ’18
Giovana Acacia Tempesta ’18	Hannah Brockbank ’19, ’20, ’21
JoAnna Boudreaux ’21	Joy Baum ’18
Kathy Curto ’21	Keishana L. Barnes ’21
Kandee Kosior ’19	Kimberly Hillier ’20
Kimya Barden ’19, 20	Krista Cline ’22
Laura Tropp ’18	Lexy Valdes ’21
Lincoln Addison ’22	Lindsey Reuben ’22
Lori Crawford ’22	Lynda Ross ’16
Martha Joy Rose ’16-’21	Mairi McDermott ’22
Marcene Gandolfo ’22	Maya Bhave ’22
Misty L. Knight ’19	Natalie Bruvels ’22
Olatunbosun Samuel Adekogbe ’21	Rachael Kulick Bommarito ’16
Renata Ferdinand ’18	Rebekah Hutton ’22
Rosalind Howell ’16	Sanae Elmoudden ’19
Sarah Akomoh ’22	Sarah Carranza ’18
Shelby Hennessey ’22	Shweta Bist ’22
Sierra A. Schnable ’18	Summer Cunningham ’19
Sylvie Lafraniere ’21	Tracy Sidesinger ’19, ’21, ’22

CONTACT US – FORM BELOW:

We are always seeking editorial board members, lead editors, and copy-editors. Fill out the form below if you are interested in participating as an editor, blind reviewer, or just want to get involved: JourMS@gmail.com.