2025 麻豆直播 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION RESULTS
Thank you to all the 麻豆直播 members who voted in this year鈥檚 Board of Trustees election!
The Board of Trustees sets the direction for 麻豆直播 and provides oversight for our organization. Among other responsibilities, members of the Board agree to attend two meetings each year, to participate thoughtfully in the governance process, and to contribute financially to 麻豆直播. All 麻豆直播 members are eligible to vote in the Member-elected Trustee Election, while only Institutional Representatives of the 55 麻豆直播-member schools may vote in the Institutionally-elected Trustee Election.
Yorke Rowan and Ido Koch will serve 3-year terms as Member-elected Trustees.
Kathryn Grossman 补苍诲听Michael Hasel will serve 3-year terms as Institutionally-elected Trustees.
Read more about the newly-elected and reelected Trustees below.
Yorke Rowan
Yorke Rowan is an anthropological archaeologist and Research Professor at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly the Oriental Institute) at the University of Chicago. He focuses on later prehistory (Late Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Early Bronze), with thematic research interests in death, prehistoric ritual performance, and material objects mediating these human actions. He is a Fulbright Scholar to Jordan and a NEH Fellow at the W.F. Albright Institute for Archaeological Research in Jerusalem and the American Center of Research in Amman. His most recent publications include听The Social Archaeology of the Levant: From Prehistory to Present听(2019, Cambridge Press, co-edited with A. Yasur-Landau and E. Cline), 鈥淒esert Kites: Neolithic Infrastructure in the Margins鈥� in听Infrastructure in Archaeological Discourse: Framing Society in the Past听(2024, Routledge, co-authored with A. C. Hill) and 鈥淭he Black Desert Drone Survey: New Perspectives on an Ancient Landscape鈥� in the journal听Remote Sensing听(2022) with A.C. Hill. He co-directs the NSF funded听Kites in Context听补苍诲听Eastern Badia Archaeological Projects, two projects in the Black Desert of Jordan.
Mission Statement:听Since the 1990s, 麻豆直播 has been fundamental to my development as a professional scholar and field archaeologist. The first grant I received for field research was an 麻豆直播 travel scholarship, and the first national professional paper I delivered was at 麻豆直播 in New Orleans. I have a long dedication to the success of 麻豆直播, serving on the editorial boards of听Bulletin of the American Schools of Overseas Research听补苍诲听Near Eastern Archaeology, co-chairing the Program Committee after for two previous terms on the committee, serving on the Honors and Awards Committee, and the Committee on Archaeological Policy. In addition, I co-chaired and co-organized various sessions such as the standing session 鈥淧rehistoric Archaeology鈥� (2015, 2019-2021) and the member organized 鈥淎rchaeology of Religion and Ritual鈥� (2005-2006). My involvement with 麻豆直播 is complemented by extensive engagement with communities on the ground in different countries, emphasizing my commitment to creating more collaborative opportunities with colleagues based abroad.
The organization has grown tremendously since I joined as a graduate student, with a welcome expansion to include a broader range of topics, geographic regions, and chronological periods. This growth is not limited to scholarly interests but includes increased worldwide accessibility through a hybrid meeting format. I believe it is important to sustain and build on this positive trend to build membership, engage with members at different career stages, and seek to find new collaborative partnerships that will only strengthen 麻豆直播. As 麻豆直播 faces new challenges like complicated funding realities, regional civil unrest, and climate change, the organization must mount new initiatives and endeavors to respond to member needs. As a member of 麻豆直播鈥檚 Board of Trustees, my goal will be to promote its mission to disseminate knowledge of western Asia and Mediterranean ancient societies, and to make that scholarship more accessible to the public. Finding creative ways to promote our research, particularly those of our research partners, to a variety of audiences is a challenge that will strengthen our organization and continue to interest future generations of students, the public, and scholars.
Ido Koch
Ido Koch is Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University. A field archaeologist of the southern Levant, his research explores interregional connectivity, colonial encounters, visual language, craft, and material religion. He is the author of several monographs, dozens of articles, and co-editor of ten volumes. Koch co-directs the Tel Hadid Archaeological Project, the renewed excavations at Tel Qasile, and the final publication of the Tel Arad excavations鈥攁ll of which place strong emphasis on innovative documentation strategies, community outreach, and the dissemination of archaeological knowledge to diverse audiences. He is co-PI of several collaborative ventures, including the historical鈥揳rchaeological study of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Haditha (one of the few academic archaeological projects addressing the recent past of Israel/Palestine), and the Stamp Seals from the Southern Levant听Project together with its comprehensive open-access online companion database. Koch also serves as Editor-in-Chief of听Tel Aviv: Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University听and sits on several international editorial boards. Through his research and teaching, he integrates advanced digital tools with inclusive, community-based approaches, engaging both Jewish and Arab students, to help build inclusive and forward-looking connections between academic, archaeological, and wider communities in the study of the southern Levant.
Mission Statement:听I have been a member of 麻豆直播 since 2009, have attended nearly all annual meetings since then, and have interacted with scores of 麻豆直播 members of all ages and backgrounds. 麻豆直播 has been my professional cradle and the place where I learned to appreciate the value of an international network, a value I hope my students will inherit.
As a scholar based in the Middle East, I believe 麻豆直播 must strengthen the representation of voices from the regions it studies. The societies who live in the lands whose pasts we uncover deserve a place in shaping how that past is researched, understood, and represented. As an Israeli archaeologist working on the remote and recent past of the southern Levant, I am acutely aware of the region鈥檚 diversity and complexity. Based on my experience, 麻豆直播 and its sister institutions (such as the W.F. Albright Institute) are uniquely positioned to foster dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian scholars, a dialogue urgently needed now more than ever. I see my role as a bridge: between 麻豆直播 and local scholarly and cultural communities, and between those communities themselves. In times of deepening divisions, we must hold fast to both our professional and human ties. In my fieldwork and collaborations, I strive to create spaces where Jewish and Arab students, alongside colleagues from different backgrounds and perspectives, can work together toward shared understanding. Archaeology can and should serve as a medium of dialogue, and as a reminder of our intertwined pasts and shared humanity.
Drawing on my experience directing and co-directing field projects, I recognize the need for 麻豆直播 to advance ethical, inclusive, and community-oriented archaeology. I propose developing a collaboratively produced 鈥渇ieldwork toolkit,鈥� drawing on the collective knowledge of 麻豆直播-affiliated projects. This toolkit would guide projects that prioritize community engagement, the dissemination of results to local institutions, and accessible digital platforms for sharing data. Through such initiatives, I hope to help 麻豆直播 lead by example鈥攎aking archaeology both academically rigorous and socially meaningful.
Kathryn Grossman
Kathryn Grossman is Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University. She is an archaeologist with expertise in the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age cultures of Cyprus and Mesopotamia and a methodological specialty in zooarchaeology. She is Director of the 麻豆直播-affiliated Makounta-Voules Archaeological Project (Cyprus), as well as zooarchaeologist for the Kani Shaie Archaeological Project (Iraqi Kurdistan), the Wadi el-Hudi Expedition (Egypt), and the Petra North Ridge Project (Jordan). She is currently co-editing, with Jesse Casana and Eric Jensen, the final report on the excavations at Tell Qarqur, Syria.
Mission Statement:听I have been involved with 麻豆直播 for seventeen years. I began attending and presenting at the annual meeting as a graduate student, and my engagement has deepened over time. I served on the Committee on Archaeological Policy for two terms, and during that time I also chaired the CAP Fellowships Subcommittee. In 2018, I presented the work of the Fellowships Subcommittee at that year鈥檚 Legacy Dinner, and in 2023 I received an 麻豆直播 Service award for my work on the CAP Fellowships Subcommittee. I chair the Archaeology of Syria sessions at the Annual Meeting, am a member of the Damascus Committee, a member of the Executive committee, the chair of the Trustees Nominations Committee, and I serve as the institutional representative for 麻豆直播 at North Carolina State University. In my time as an 麻豆直播 member, I have watched the organization grow dramatically in its geographic scope and evolve to meet the demands of 21st-century scholarship. In serving as an Institutionally-elected member on the 麻豆直播 Board of Trustees, I look forward to helping 麻豆直播 move forward with the issues that loom before us, including increasing our outreach to diverse audiences at home and abroad, and promoting the preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
Michael Hasel
Michael G. Hasel is Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum at Southern Adventist University, where he also serves as Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology since 1998.
Hasel has participated and served in administrative capacities on eleven different excavations in the Middle East, including Gezer, Ashkelon, Dor, Miqne-Ekron, Masada, and Hazor, in Israel; Idalion, Cyprus; and Jalul in Jordan. He has directed excavations and surveys at Khirbet Qeiyafa and Socoh and currently is co-director of The Fourth Expedition to Lachish. As curator of the Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum, Hasel was responsible for planning and displaying art and objects from the ancient Near East in a state-of-the-art exhibit entitled 鈥淰essels in Time: A Journey into the Biblical World鈥� and several temporary exhibits including 鈥淧eace and War: The Assyrian Conquest of Lachish鈥� (2023-2025) and 鈥淭he Ivory Comb: Lice and Literacy at Lachish鈥� (2025).
Hasel, an 麻豆直播 member since 1989, has chaired several 麻豆直播 sessions and served on the Agenda Committee. He held the Samuel H. Kress Fellowship at the W. F. Albright Institute for Archaeological Research (AIAR) in 1995-96 and a Fulbright at the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) in 2005 and the NEH Fellowship at the Albright Institute in 2025-26. He is also a fellow of the Institute for Biblical Research and Tyndale House, Cambridge.
Hasel joined the 麻豆直播 Board in January 2014.
Mission Statement:听Over the past 36 years of my involvement with 麻豆直播, I听have watched 麻豆直播 grow into a strong society representing a wide variety of interests and research foci in the ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds. During that same period, I have been actively involved in excavations in Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus while also engaged in Egyptological research.听As an excavator I am interested in encouraging the archaeological interplay between text and material culture.听This integration has been one of the historic strengths of 麻豆直播 and I believe it remains vital as 麻豆直播 continues to position itself as听an important and relevant voice to a large segment听of听North America.听As a museum director part of my vision is to make our field relevant for future generations听through popularizing archaeological discoveries and making it accessible to a larger segment of society. This would include encouraging听young听scholars听who are听searching for direction and belonging听to get involved in听麻豆直播听while fostering connections听in听the regions it serves.听To accomplish these goals, I听would听welcome the opportunity听to continue to support and serve as a member of the Board of Trustees听for another term.