Active members of HIG may participate in the work of the following working committees: Research, Events & Conferences, Communications, Emerging Scholars, and Pedagogy. Each committee shall annually solicit applications from the general HIG membership as well as from non-HIG members, as needed. Committees shall determine their own agenda, bylaws and activities, with the approval of the Executive Committee and Advisory Board.
2025-2026 Working Committees
Communications Committee
Mission: to maintain the following platforms to facilitate HIG membership and participation in activities: SAH-HIG WordPress site, SAH Commons group site, SAH Opportunities.
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Current Members: Karen R. White
Emerging Scholars Committee
Mission: to foster exchange among and showcase the work of Emerging Scholars in the field of historic interiors broadly defined, encompassing current graduate students and early-career professionals within 5 years of completion of a terminal degree.
Current Members: Anna Flinchbaugh, Catarina Flaksman, Andrew Grider, Jaime Solares Carmona, Kairavi Maniar, Sara Shields-Rivard, Charlotte Rottiers, Vanessa Galvin
Events & Conferences Committee
Mission: to support scholarly exchange in the field of historic interiors and to help build community across disciplines and time zones by organizing regular events.
Current Members: Imogen Hart, Emily Orr, David Samson, Angelica Ponzio, Anita Puig, Mimi Hellman
Pedagogy Committee
Mission: to provide a forum for discussion about teaching the history of interiors, as well as to document, support, and advance pedagogy initiatives in the field.
Current Members: Sara D. Reed, Olivier Vallerand, Katherine Papineau, Solmaz Kive, Patrick Lee Lucas, Jennifer L. Fraser, Vanessa Vanden Berghe.
Research Committee
Mission: to document, support, discuss, and advance research initiatives in the interdisciplinary field of historic interiors.
Current Members: Meral Ekincioglu, Nasim Shiasi, Marta Peixoto, Eva Storgaard,
Fundraising Committee
Current Members: Sonya Turkman, Mark Hinchman.
