SAMLA
| Email samla@gsu.edu | Mailing Address South Atlantic Modern Language Association PO Box 3970 Atlanta, GA 30302-3970 |
| Office Phone 404-413-5817 | Office/Delivery Address South Atlantic Modern Language Association Department of English Georgia State University 25 Park Place NE, Suite #2425 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 |
The best way to contact SAMLA is via email at samla@gsu.edu.
SAR
| E-mail SouthAtlanticReview@clemson.edu | Mailing Address Department of English 801 Strode Tower Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634 |
![]() | LeeAnne M. Richardson Executive Director |
![]() | Dev Jaiswal Associate Director djaiswal@gsu.edu |
Dev Jaiswal joined SAMLA as Associate Director in September 2024 after previous roles in higher education, event management, local news, and the hospitality industry. His academic interests lie in creative writing, psychology, and religion, and he is an alum of Princeton University.
![]() | Paushali Bhattacharya Assistant Conference Manager |
Paushali Bhattacharya (she/her) is a graduate student pursuing her PhD in English at Georgia State University. Her research interests include posthuman studies, poststructuralist theories and postcolonial texts. In her free time, she’s often found petting dogs.
![]() | Arezoo Bayat Barooni Assistant Conference Manager |
Arezoo Bayat Barooni is a Ph.D. student in Rhetoric and Composition at Georgia State University. She holds master’s degrees in English Translation and Literary Studies. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, she teaches English 1101 and 1102, focusing on Multimodal Composition and Digital Literacy. Her research interests include Data Visualization, Digital Literacy, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is also a staff member at SAMLA and is committed to fostering inclusive dialogue and effective communication across diverse contexts.
![]() | Danielle Hestand Production & Design Manager |
Danielle Hestand is a PhD student at Georgia State University. She is majoring in English, Literary Studies, and her research interests include the roles of cats and women in Victorian literature.
![]() | Rachel Woods Assistant Production & Design Manager |
Rachel Woods is a PhD candidate in English Rhetoric and Composition with interests in Irish Rhetoric, Historic Preservation, and Archival Research. Along with her research, Rachel is a Graduate Teaching Assistant of first-year composition and business writing, and she has worked as SAMLA’s Production and Design Manager since 2021.

















