Elizabeth Chew

At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Elizabeth Chew serves as a lecturer in the MA in Museum Studies program.

Elizabeth became CEO of the South Carolina Historical Society in January 2024. A public historian, curator, and educator, she has worked at museums and history organizations for almost forty years. Prior to arriving in Charleston, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Curator at James Madison’s Montpelier in Orange, Virginia and as Curator at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville.

She received a BA from Yale University, an MA from the University of London, and Ph.D. from UNC- Chapel Hill.