The ASAA is delighted to announce that its Council for the 2027/28 membership cycle is now largely in place.
Starting in 2027, the President of the ASAA will be Associate Professor Eva F. Nisa (Australian National University). A cultural anthropologist, ARC DECRA Fellow, and leading expert in Islamic studies, Associate Professor Nisa brings deep administrative experience and international standing to the role.
Eva will be supported by the new Vice President, Professor Sharyn Davies (Monash University), Secretary (Dr Qiuping Pan, University of Melbourne), Treasurer (Dr Adam Zulawnik, University of Melbourne), all of whom served on the previous Council as regional Councillors.
Joining them will be Associate Professor Yu Tao (University of Western Australia), who will continue in the role of Publications Officer, a position he assumed in 2023.
A new collective editorial team for Asian Studies Review, which consists of Dr Jonathan Benney (Monash University), Associate Professor Lis Kramer (UNSW), and Ass Prof Tao (UWA), rounds out the Executive Committee.
The wider Council includes the following colleagues:
• Councillor for Southeast Asia (Ass Prof Patrick Jory, University of Queensland)
• Councillor for Japan (Dr Emma Dalton, La Trobe University)
• Councillor for South, West, and Central Asia (Dr Felix Pal, University of Western Australia)
• Councillor for China (Ass Prof Qian Gong, Curtin University)
• Education/Teachers Representative (Dr Yeow-Tong Chia, University of Sydney)
• Library Representative (Nithiwadee Chitravas, Australian National University)
• General Councillor – Women’s Forum (Dr Emerald King, University of Tasmania)
• Postgraduate Representatives (Mariam Jayne Agonos, Monash University, and Amber Hammad, University of Sydney)
The position of General Councillor – ECR Representative will be decided by an electronic ballot, and all financial members will have received an invitation to take part in this ballot.
The position of Councillor for Korea will be filled in due course, and members with an interest in this position are encouraged to contact the ASAA.
Congratulations to all those colleagues who were elected to the Council, and we thank them for their service to the ASAA.
David Hundt
President, ASAA (2025/26)