Past Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and Editors
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
Editors
Presidents of SSSP, 1952-2026
| 1952-53: Ernest W. Burgess, University of Chicago | 1989-90: Murray Straus, University of New Hampshire |
| 1953-54: Alfred McClung Lee, Brooklyn College | 1990-91: James A. Geschwender, SUNY Binghamton |
| 1954-55: Herbert Blumer, University of California, Berkeley | 1991-92: Stephen J. Pfohl, Boston College |
| 1955-56: Arnold M. Rose, University of Minnesota | 1992-93: William Chambliss, George Washington University |
| 1956-57: Mabel Elliott, Chatham College | 1993-94: Barbara Katz Rothman, CUNY |
| 1957-58: Byron Fox, Syracuse University | 1994-95: James D. Orcutt, Florida State University |
| 1958-59: Richard Schermerhorn, Western Reserve University | 1995-96: Peter Conrad, Brandeis University |
| 1959-60: Alfred R. Lindesmith, Indiana University | 1996-97: Pamela A. Roby, University of California, Santa Cruz |
| 1960-61: Alvin W. Gouldner, Washington University | 1997-98: Beth B. Hess, County College of Morris |
| 1961-62: Marshall B. Clinard, University of Wisconsin | 1998-99: Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1962-63: Marvin B. Sussman, Western Reserve University | 1999-00: Robert Perrucci, Purdue University |
| 1963-64: Jessie Bernard, Pennsylvania State University | 2000-01: John F. Galliher, Missouri University Columbia |
| 1964-65: Irwin Deutscher, Syracuse University | 2001-02: Joel Best, University of Delaware |
| 1965-66: Howard S. Becker, Northwestern University | 2002-03: Nancy C. Jurik, Arizona State University |
| 1966-67: Melvin Tumin, Princeton University | 2003-04: Kathleen J. Ferraro, Northern Arizona University |
| 1967-68: Lewis Coser, Brandeis University | 2004-05: Gary Alan Fine, Northwestern University |
| 1968-69: Albert J. Reiss, Jr., University of Michigan | 2005-06: Claire M. Renzetti, University of Dayton |
| 1969-70: Raymond W. Mack, Northwestern University | 2006-07: Valerie Jenness, University of California, Irvine |
| 1970-71: Kai Erikson, Yale University | 2007-08: Nancy A. Naples, University of Connecticut |
| 1971-72: Albert K. Cohen, University of Connecticut | 2008-09: Steven E. Barkan, University of Maine |
| 1972-73: Edwin M. Lemert, University of California, Davis | 2009-10: JoAnn L. Miller, Purdue University |
| 1973-74: Rose Coser, SUNY Stony Brook | 2010-11: A. Javier Treviño, Wheaton College |
| 1974-75: Stanton Wheeler, Yale University Law School | 2011-12: Wendy Simonds, Georgia State University |
| 1975-76: S.M. Miller, Boston University | 2012-13: R.A. Dello Buono, Manhattan College |
| 1976-77: Bernard Beck, Northwestern University | 2013-14: Anna Maria Santiago, Case Western Reserve University |
| 1977-78: Jacqueline Wiseman, University of California, San Diego | 2014-15: Marlese Durr, Wright State University |
| 1978-79: John I. Kitsuse, University of California, Santa Cruz | 2015-16: David A. Smith, University of California, Irvine |
| 1979-80: Frances Fox Piven, Boston University | 2016-17: Donileen R. Loseke, University of South Florida |
| 1980-81: James E. Blackwell, University of Massachusetts Boston | 2017-18: Luis A. Fernandez, Northern Arizona University |
| 1981-82: Egon Bittner, Brandeis University | 2018-19: Nancy J. Mezey, Monmouth University |
| 1982-83: Helena Z. Lopata, Loyola University Chicago | 2019-20: Heather M. Dalmage, Roosevelt University |
| 1983-84: Louis Kriesberg, Syracuse University | 2020-21: Corey Dolgon, Stonehill College |
| 1984-85: Joan W. Moore, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee | 2021-22: Noreen M. Sugrue, The Latino Policy Forum and The Council of International Neonatal Nurses |
| 1985-86: Rodolfo Alvarez, University of California, Los Angeles |
2022-23: Shirley A. Jackson, Portland State University |
| 1986-87: Arlene Kaplan Daniels, Northwestern University | 2023-24: Mary Bernstein, University of Connecticut |
| 1987-88: Doris Y. Wilkinson, University of Kentucky | 2024-25: Rose M. Brewer, University of Minnesota |
| 1988-89: Joseph R. Gusfield, University of California, San Diego | 2025-26: Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University |
Vice-Presidents of SSSP, 1952-2026
| 1952-53: Arnold M. Rose, University of Minnesota | 1989-90: Evelyn Nakano Glenn, SUNY Binghamton |
| 1953-54: Jessie Bernard, Pennsylvania State College | 1990-91: Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Colby College |
| 1954-55: James B. McKee, University of Toledo | 1991-92: Rose M. Brewer, University of Minnesota |
| 1955-56: Byron Fox, Syracuse University | 1992-93: Walda Katz-Fishman, Howard University |
| 1956-57: Richard A. Schermerhorn, Western Reserve University | 1993-94: Ronald Troyer, Drake University |
| 1957-58: W.F. Cottrell, Miami University | 1994-95: Beth B. Hess, County College of Morris |
| 1958-59: Alfred R. Lindesmith, Indiana University | 1995-96: Nancy Kleniewski, SUNY Geneseo |
| 1959-60: Everett C. Hughes, University of Chicago | 1996-97: Judith Levy, University of Illinois |
| 1960-61: Marvin B. Sussman, Western Reserve University | 1997-98: Robert Perrucci, Purdue University |
| 1961-62: Jessie Bernard, Pennsylvania State University | 1998-99: Kathleen Ferraro, Arizona State University |
| 1962-63: Irwin Deutscher, Syracuse University | 1999-00: Jane C. Hood, University of New Mexico |
| 1963-64: Charles R. Snyder, Southern Illinois University | 2000-01: Nancy C. Jurik, Arizona State University |
| 1964-65: Frank E. Hartung, Southern Illinois University | 2001-02: Claire Renzetti, St. Joseph's University |
| 1965-66: Frank F. Lee, Northeastern University | 2002-03: Richard Dello Buono, Dominican University |
| 1966-67: Albert Reiss, Jr., University of Michigan | 2003-04: Valerie Jenness, University of California, Irvine |
| 1967-68: Raymond W. Mack, Russell Sage Foundation | 2004-05: Martha A. Hargraves, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston |
| 1968-69: Peter I. Rose, Smith College | 2005-06: Kimberly J. Cook, University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| 1969-70: Albert K. Cohen, University of Connecticut | 2006-07: Keith M. Kilty, The Ohio State University |
| 1970-71: Lee Rainwater, Harvard University | 2007-08: Carrie Yang Costello, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee |
| 1971-72: Ned Polsky, SUNY Stony Brook | 2008-09: Cheryl Boudreaux, Grand Valley State University |
| 1972-73: Murray Wax, University of Kansas | 2009-10: PJ McGann, University of Michigan |
| 1973-74: Melvin Kohn, National Institute of Health | 2010-11: Carolyn C. Perrucci, Purdue University |
| 1974-75: Helena Z. Lopata, Loyola University Chicago | 2011-12: Wendy Chapkis, University of Southern Maine |
| 1975-76: Betty Cogswell, University of North Carolina | 2012-13: Tracy L. Dietz, University of North Texas |
| 1976-77: Frances Fox Piven, Boston University | 2013-14: Luis Fernandez, Northern Arizona University |
| 1977-78: Elizabeth Briant Lee, Short Hills, N.J. | 2014-15: Nancy J. Mezey, Monmouth University |
| 1978-79: John R. Howard, SUNY Purchase | 2015-16: Ronnie J. Steinberg, Vanderbilt University |
| 1979-80: Joan Huber, University of Illinois | 2016-17: Valerie Leiter, Simmons College |
| 1980-81: Pamela Roby, University of California, Santa Cruz | 2017-18: David G. Embrick, University of Connecticut |
| 1981-82: Arlene Kaplan Daniels, Northwestern University | 2018-19: William D. Cabin, Temple University |
| 1982-83: Sally T. Hillsman, Vera Institute of Justice | 2019-20: Daina Cheyenne Harvey, College of the Holy Cross |
| 1983-84: Judith Lorber, CUNY | 2020-21: Pamela Anne Quiroz, University of Houston |
| 1984-85: Doris Y. Wilkinson, University of Virginia | 2021-22: Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 1985-86: Carol A. B. Warren, University of Southern California | 2022-23: Stephani Williams, Northern Arizona University |
| 1986-87: Joseph R. Feagin, University of Texas Austin | 2023-24: Anthony A. Peguero, Arizona State University |
| 1987-88: Herbert A. Aurbach, State University College Buffalo | 2024-25: David J. Luke, University of Michigan-Flint |
| 1988-89: James D. Orcutt, Florida State University | 2025-26: Clare E.B. Cannon, University of California, Davis |
Editors of Social Problems, 1953-2027
| 1953-58: Jerome Himmelhoch, Brandeis University | 2002-05: James A. Holstein, Marquette University |
| 1958-61: Erwin O. Smigel, Indiana University | 2005-08: Amy S. Wharton, Washington State University |
| 1961-65: Howard S. Becker, Stanford University | 2008-11: Ted Chiricos, Florida State University |
| 1965-69: Hyman Rodman, Merill-Palmer Institute | 2011-14: Becky Pettit, University of Washington |
| 1969-75: David Gold, University of California, Santa Barbara | 2014-15: Nilda Flores-González, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 1975-78: Arlene Kaplan Daniels, Northwestern University | 2014-18: Pamela Anne Quiroz, University of Houston |
| 1978-81: Richard Colvard, S. Oregon State College | 2018-24: Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati |
| 1981-84: Malcolm Spector, McGill University | 2018-24: Earl Wright II, Rhodes College |
| 1984-87: James D. Orcutt, Florida State University | 2021-24: Derrick R. Brooms, Morehouse College |
| 1987-90: Joseph Schneider, Drake University | 2024-27: Andrew Fullerton, Oklahoma State University |
| 1990-93: Merry Morash, Michigan State University | 2024-27: Michael Long, Oklahoma State University |
| 1993-96: Robert Perrucci, Purdue University | 2024-27: Rachel Schmitz, Oklahoma State University |
| 1996-99: Joel Best, Southern Illinois University | 2024-27: Kelley Sittner, Oklahoma State University |
| 1999-02: David A. Smith, University of California,Irvine |
