Advisory Committee, 2024~
The Advisory Committee is comprised of leaders in the field of YA studies, that is whose work, scholarly or creative, engages YA. This Committee plays an integral role in YASA’s governance. In this first term, the Advisory Committee played an especially valuable role in helping to shape our revised Constitution while also providing guidance and oversight where necessary.
Dr Leah Phillips (past President)
Senior Lecturer
English
Plymouth Marjon University
Dr Jennifer Gouck (past Secretary/Treasurer)
Occasional Lecturer and Tutor
University College Dublin
Dr Emily Booth (past Social Media Coordinator)
Casual Academic and Research Assistant
University of Technology in Sydney
Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor
Department of Information Studies
University College London
Dr Kelly Gardiner
Author and Lecturer
Creative and Professional Writing
La Trobe University
Dr Angel Daniel Matos
Assistant Professor
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Bowdoin College
Dr Lucy Pearson
Senior Lecturer in Children’s Literature
Children’s Literature Unit
Newcastle University
Dr Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
Associate Professor
Division of Literacy, Culture, and International Education
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Dr Stephanie Toliver
Assistant Professor
Literacy Studies & Secondary Humanities
University of Colorado, Boulder
Dr Alison Waller
Reader in Children’s Literature
The National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature
University of Roehampton