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The Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies oversees and coordinates the work of several of Monticello's scholarly departments. This concerted, multidisciplinary approach is a hallmark of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation's dedication to advancing broadly the Jeffersonian legacy.


Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies

  • Andrew M. Davenport, Vice President for Research and Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies
  • Nicole Brown, Historian
  • Savannah Miles, ICJS Assistant

Archaeology

  • Ellie Alvey, Field Technician
  • Luke Arcement, Field Technician
  • Mia Armstrong, Project Archaeologist
  • Alyssa Baker, Field Technician
  • Lindsay Bloch, Consultant, The Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery 
  • Elizabeth Bollwerk, Project Manager for the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery
  • Chris Devine, Archaeological Analyst
  • Kyle Koch, Field Technician 
  • Miranda Leclerc, Archaeological Analyst
  • Chris Lin, Field Technician
  • Jack McFadden, Field Technician
  • Fraser D. Neiman, Director of Archaeology 
  • Lizzie Prow, Field Technician
  • Crystal Ptacek O'Connor, Archaeological Field Research Manager
  • Iris Puryear, Archaeological Analyst
  • Corey Sattes, Curator of Archaeological Collections
  • Josie Schreiber, Field Technician
  • Derek Wheeler, Research Archaeologist 

Getting Word African American History Department 

  • Niya Bates, Senior Fellow of African American History
  • Ty'Leik Chambers, Community Outreach Coordinator
  • Suzanne Holt, Archivist
  • J. Calvin Jefferson, Sr., Consulting Archivist
  • Jenna Owens, Oral Historian
  • B. Bernetiae Reed, Genealogist
  • Lucia "Cinder" Stanton, Director Emeritus, Consulting Historian
  • Tiana Woodard, Research & Oral Historian
  • Auriana Woods, Director

Jefferson Library

  • Anna Berkes, Manager for Public Services and Collection Development
  • Megan Brett, Manager for Collections Processing and Digital Initiatives
  • Endrina Tay, Fiske and Marie Kimball Librarian

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series

  • Kerry A. Dahm, Assistant Editor
  • Andrea R. Gray, Senior Associate Editor
  • Peyton Brown Hastings, Editorial Assistant
  • Ellen C. Hickman, Associate Editor
  • Melissa Smith Kennedy, Editorial Assistant
  • William B. Kurtz, Assistant Editor
  • Julie L. Lautenschlager, Senior Associate Editor
  • J. Jefferson Looney, Daniel P. Jordan Editor-in-Chief
  • Susan Holbrook Perdue, Senior Associate Editor
  • Brianna Solt, DASFAM Digital Technician