Officers, Board of Directors, and Committee Members


OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
President: Nancy A. Naples, University of Connecticut; President-Elect:Steven E. Barkan, University of Maine; Past-President: Valerie Jenness, University of California, Irvine; Vice-President: Carrie Yang Costello, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Vice-President-Elect: Cheryl Boudreaux, Grand Valley State University; Secretary: JoAnn L. Miller, Purdue University; Treasurer: David R. Rudy, Morehead State University; Executive Officer: Thomas C. Hood, University of Tennessee; Administrative Officer & Meeting Manager: Michele Koontz, University of Tennessee
 

Other Members of the Board of Directors: Donald Cunnigen, University of Rhode Island (2005-2008); Tracy L. Dietz, University of Central Florida (2005-2008); John F. Galliher, University of Missouri, Columbia (2006-2009); Michelle Y. Janning, Whitman College (2006-2009); Carolyn C. Perrucci, Purdue University (2006-2009); Luis Fernandez, Northern Arizona University (2007-2010); Alison Griffith, York University (2007-2010); Naomi Nichols, York University (Student Member, 2006-2008); Melanie Carlson, University of Central Florida (Student Member, 2007-2009); Nancy Mezey, Monmouth University (Chairperson, Council of the Special Problems Divisions, 2006-2009); Amy S. Wharton, Washington State University (Editor, Social Problems, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2005-2008); Ken Kyle, California State University, East Bay (Editor, Social Problems Forum: The SSSP Newsletter, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2005-2008)

 
ELECTED COMMITTEES
 
Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee: Gray Cavender, Arizona State University (Chair, 2005-2008); Frances G. Pestello, University of Dayton (2006-2009); Anna M. Santiago, Wayne State University (2007-2010); David R. Rudy, Morehead State University (Treasurer, Voting, Ex-Officio, 2007-2008); Susan M. Carlson, Western Michigan University (Investment Advisor, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2007-2008)
 
Committee on Committees: Paul D. Steele, Morehead State University (Chair, 2007-2009); Beth Mintz, University of Vermont (2005-2008); Stephani A. Williams, Northern Arizona University (2005-2008); Elizabeth Ettorre, University of Liverpool (2006-2009); Shari Dworkin, Columbia University & NYSPI (2007-2010); Lloyd Klein, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY (2007-2010)
 
Editorial and Publications Committee: James A. Holstein, Marquette University (Chair, 2006-2009);  Peter J. Kivisto, Augustana College (2005-2008); A. Javier Treviño, Wheaton College (2005-2008); Suzanne Vaughan, Arizona State University (2006-2009); Lora Bex Lempert, University of Michigan, Dearborn (2007-2010); Barbara Katz Rothman, City University of New York (2007-2010); Amy S. Wharton, Washington State University (Editor, Social Problems, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2005-2008); Ken Kyle, California State University, East Bay (Editor, Social Problems Forum: The SSSP Newsletter, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2005-2008); Gray Cavender, Arizona State University (Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee Chair, Voting, Ex-Officio, 2007-2008)
 
Chairpersons of Special Problems Divisions:Community Research and Development, Theo Majka, University of Dayton (2007-2009); Conflict, Social Action, and Change, Suzanne Kurth, University of Tennessee (2006-2008); Crime and Juvenile Delinquency, Glenn Muschert, Miami University (2007-2009); Disabilities, Carol Brooks Gardner, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis (2007-2009); Drinking and Drugs, Avelardo Valdez, University of Houston (2006-2008); Educational Problems, Otis Grant, Indiana University (2007-2009); Environment and Technology, Steven R. Lang,
The City University of New York (2006-2008); Family, Cheryl Boudreaux, Grand Valley State University (2007-2009); Global, Ligaya Lindio McGovern, Indiana University, Kokomo (2007-2009); Health, Health Policy, and Health Services, Amy J. Schulz, University of Michigan (2006-2008)and Emily S. Ihara, George Mason University (2007-2009); Institutional Ethnography, Marjorie DeVault, Syracuse University (2007-2009); Labor Studies, Reuben Roth, Laurentian University (2007-2009); Law and Society, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY (2006-2008) and Cary Federman, Montclair State University (2006-2008); Mental Health, Virginia Aldige Hiday, North Carolina State University (2007-2009); Poverty, Class, and Inequality, E. Brooke Kelly, University of North Carolina, Pembroke (2006-2008); Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Melinda Messineo, Ball State University (2006-2008); Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities, Sandra Schroer, Muskingum College (2006-2008); Social Problems Theory, Mitch Berbrier, University of Alabama, Huntsville (2006-2008); Sociology and Social Welfare, Deirdre Oakley, Georgia State University (2006-2008); Teaching Social Problems, Susan Warner, Cedarville University (2006-2008); Youth, Aging, and the Life Course, Heather Dillaway, Wayne State University (2007-2009)
 
APPOINTED COMMITTEES
 
Accessibility Committee: Liat Ben-Moshe, Syracuse University (Chair); Angela L. Wadsworth, University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Chair-Elect); Diane Gifford, Duke University
 
By-Laws Committee: Gary Alan Fine, Northwestern University  (Chair); Thomas C. Hood, University of Tennessee
 
C. Wright Mills Award Committee: Kathleen Lowney, Valdosta State University (Chair); Heather Dalmage, Roosevelt University (Chair-Elect); Margaret L. Andersen, University of Delaware; Aneesh Aneesh, University of Wisconsin; Ione DeOllos, Ball State University; Lara Foley, University of Tulsa; Mark Goodman, York University
 
Elections Committee: Wendy Chapkis, University of Southern Maine (Chair); John Eric Baugher, University of Southern Maine; Luisa Deprez, University of Southern Maine; David Wagner, University of Southern Maine
 
Erwin O. Smigel Award Committee: Marlese Durr, Wright State University (Chair); PJ McGann, University of Michigan (Chair-Elect); Linda J. Morrison, Duquesne University
 
Lee Founders Award Committee: Kathleen J. Ferraro, Northern Arizona University (Chair); Carolyn C. Perrucci, Purdue University (Chair-Elect); Kathleen Asbury, Community College of Philadelphia; Ione DeOllos, Ball State University; Jean Elson, University of New Hampshire; Jolan Hsieh, National Dong Hwa University; Jennifer K. Wesely, University of North Florida
 
Lee Scholar-Activist Support Fund Committee: Luis Fernandez, Northern Arizona University (Chair); Lisa Anne Zilney, Montclair State University (Chair-Elect); Madelaine Adelman, Arizona State University; Richard A. Dello Buono, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas
 
Lee Student Support Fund Committee: Kamini Maraj Grahame, Penn State University (Chair); Phoebe Morgan, Northern Arizona University (Chair-Elect); LaDawn Haglund, Arizona State University
 
Local Arrangements Committee: Gordana Rabrenovic, Northeastern University (Chair); Sarah Bakanosky, Northeastern University; Silvia Dominguez, Northeastern University; Amy Finnegan, Boston College; Will Holton, Northeastern University; Cheryl G. Najarian, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Lorna Rivera, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Timothy Patrick Stablein, University of Connecticut
 
Membership Committee: Kimberly J. Cook, University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Chair); Jean Elson, University of New Hampshire (Chair-Elect); International: Zelalem Gebreegziabher Getaneh, St. Francis Integrated Development Organization (2006-2009); Northeast: Kathleen Asbury, Community College of Philadelphia (2007-2010); Arthur L. Greil, Alfred University (2007-2010); Southern Middle: Mindy Stombler, Georgia State University (2005-2008); Mikel Walters, Georgia State University (2006-2009); Upper Middle: L. Ann Butzin, Owens State Community College (2005-2008); Lisa Frohmann, University of Illinois (2005-2008); West: Madelaine Adelman, Arizona State University (2006-2009); Judy Hennessy, Central Washington University (2006-2009)
 
Permanent Organization and Strategic Planning Committee: Gabriel Aquino, Westfield State College (Chair, 2005-2008); Susan M. Carlson, Western Michigan University (Chair-Elect, 2006-2009); Henry H. Brownstein, NORC at the University of Chicago (2005-2008); Kathleen J. Ferraro, Northern Arizona University (2006-2009); Claire M. Renzetti, University of Dayton (2006-2009); Jemel Aguilar, University of Texas, Austin (2007-2010); Nancy C. Jurik, Arizona State University (2007-2010); Sandy Welsh, University of Toronto (2007-2010)
 
Program Committee:Héctor Delgado, University of La Verne (Co-Chair); Wendy Simonds, Georgia State University (Co-Chair); Alison Griffith, York University; Adia Harvey Wingfield, Georgia State University; Charlotte Ryan, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Clare Weber, California State University, Dominguez Hills
 
Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarship Committee: Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Chair); Adriana Bohm, Delaware County Community College (Chair-Elect); Robert J. Durán, New Mexico State University; Kamini Maraj Grahame, Penn State University; RaeDeen M. Keahiolalo-Karasuda, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Chavella T. Pittman, New College of Florida; Madeline Troche-Rodriguez, Harry S. Truman College
 
Social Action and Social Action Award Committee: Gordana Rabrenovic, Northeastern University (Chair); Kimberly Richman, University of San Francisco (Chair-Elect); Roland Chilton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Silvia Dominguez, Northeastern University; Courtney Jackson, Ibis Reproductive Health; James Ptacek, Suffolk University; A. Javier Treviño, Wheaton College; Rebekah M. Zincavage, Brandeis University
 
Standards and Freedom of Research, Publication, and Teaching Committee: Robert Perrucci, Purdue University (Chair, 2006-2009); Raquel Kennedy Bergen, St. Joseph’s University (2005-2008); David Ford, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis (2005-2008); Anna Guevarra, Arizona State University West (2006-2009); David A. Smith, University of California, Irvine (2006-2009); Marta Maldonado, Iowa State University (2007-2010)
 
Advisory Editors: Malin Åkerström, Lund University; Elizabeth Armstrong, Indiana University; Sandra Barnes, Case Western Reserve University; Karen Bradley, Western Washington University; Sara Crawley, University of South Florida; Kirsten Dellinger, University of Mississippi; Juan Díez Medrano, University of Barcelona; Marlese Durr, Wright State University; Shari Dworkin, Columbia University; Rachel Einwohner, Purdue University; Rebecca J. Erickson, University of Akron; William Finlay, University of Georgia; Lara Foley, University of Tulsa; Charles A. Gallagher, Georgia State University; Alison Griffith, York University; William Gronfein, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; John Hagan, Northwestern University; Rich Hilbert, Gustavus Adolphus College; David Holleran, The College of New Jersey; Matt Huffman, University of California, Irvine; Pei-Chia Lan, National Taiwan
University; Loren Lutzenhiser, Portland State University; Liza McCoy, University of Calgary; Paula McDonald, Queensland University of Technology; James Messerschmidt, University of Southern Maine; Terry Miethe, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Jodi O’Brien, Seattle University; Dorothy Pawluch, McMaster University; Becky Pettit, University of Washington; Townsand Price-Spratlen, Ohio State University; Jyoti Puri, Simmons College; Beth A. Rubin, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Anna M. Santiago, Wayne State University; Ellen K. Scott, University of Oregon; Vicki Smith, University of California, Davis; Arlene Stein, Rutgers University; George Tita, University of California, Irvine; Debra Van Ausdale, Independent Scholar; Sandy Welsh, University of Toronto
 
 AD HOC COMMITTEES
 
International Fellowship Committee: Alison Griffith, York University (Co-Chair); Thomas C. Hood, University of Tennessee (Co-Chair); Ligaya Lindio McGovern, Indiana University Kokomo; Shirley A. Jackson, Southern Connecticut State University
 
Joseph B. Gittler Committee: Leonard Gordon, Arizona State University (Chair); Peter Conrad, Brandeis University; John F. Galliher, University of Missouri; Judith Lorber, Graduate Center and Brooklyn College, CUNY; Paul C. Luken, University of West Georgia; Wornie Reed, University of Tennessee
 
Justice 21 Committee: Robert Perrucci, Purdue University (Chair); Kathleen J. Ferraro, Northern Arizona University; JoAnn L. Miller, Purdue University; Glenn W. Muschert, Miami University
 
Retreat Implementation Committee: Steven E. Barkan, University of Maine; Cheryl Boudreaux, Grand Valley State University; Carrie Yang Costello, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Valerie Jenness, University of California, Irvine; Naomi Nichols, York University