Statement of Purpose: The OAH is an association of historians dedicated to the promotion of teaching and scholarship about the history of the United States both before and after its formation as a nation-state. The organization pursues these goals by encouraging and supporting excellence in historic research, interpretation, and publication; advancing the teaching and practice of American history at all levels and in all settings; promoting the widest possible access to historical sources and scholarship and the widest possible discussion of historical questions and controversies, including advocacy for professional scholarly standards where appropriate; generating support for the preservation, dissemination, and exhibition of sources dealing with the history of the United States; and encouraging respectful and equitable treatment for all practitioners of history.
Find more information in the AHA Directory of History Departments and Organizations
Officers
President
Marc Stein
San Francisco State Univ.
Email: marcs@sfsu.edu
President-elect
Natalia Molina
Univ. of Southern California
Email: natalia.molina@usc.edu
Vice President
Thomas J. Sugrue
New York Univ.
Email: tjs7@nyu.edu
Immediate Past President
Annette Gordon-Reed
Harvard Univ.
Email: agordonreed@law.harvard.edu
Past President
David Blight
Yale Univ.
Email: david.blight@yale.edu
Treasurer
Jay S. Goodgold
Independent Investor
Executive Director
Beth English
Organization of American Historians
Email: benglish@oah.org
Executive Editor
Stephen Douglas Andrews
Organization of American Historians
Email: standrew@indiana.edu
Editor, The American Historian
Thomas P. Stephens
Organization of American Historians
Email: tstephens@oah.org
Updated 5/27/26