Listing of Officers and Committee Members

Officers and Board of Directors 

President: Corey Dolgon, Stonehill College 
President-ElectNoreen M. Sugrue, The Latino Policy Forum 
Past PresidentHeather M. Dalmage, Roosevelt University 
Vice-President: Pamela Anne Quiroz, University of Houston 
Vice-President-Elect: Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University 
Secretary: Glenn W. Muschert, Khalifa University of Science and Technology 
Treasurer: Susan M. Carlson, Western Michigan University 
Executive Officer: Héctor L. Delgado, Professor Emeritus, University of La Verne 
Administrative Officer & Meeting Manager: Michele Koontz, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 

Other Members of the Board of Directors: Yvonne A. Braun, University of Oregon (2018-2021); Matthew W. Hughey, University of Connecticut (2018-2021); Debbie A. Potter, University of Louisville (2018-2021)Giovanna Follo, Wright State University – Lake Campus (2019-2022); Bhoomi K. Thakore, University of Central Florida (2019-2022); Lauren E. Eastwood, SUNY College of Plattsburgh (2020-2023); Shirley A. Jackson, Portland State University (2020-2023); Melissa R. Maxey, University of Oklahoma (Student Representative, 2019-2021); Lydia Hou, University of Illinois at Chicago (Student Representative, 2020-2022); Kristen M. Budd, Miami University (Voting, Ex-Officio, Chairperson, Council of the Divisions, 2018-2021); Giovanna Follo, Wright State University – Lake Campus (Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, Chairperson-Elect, Council of the Divisions, 2020-2021); Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati (Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, Co-Editor, Social Problems2018-2021) Earl Wright II, Rhodes College (Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, Co-Editor, Social Problems2018-2021) 

Elected Committees 

Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee: David J. Luke, University of Michigan-Flint (Chair, 2020-2021); Stephani Williams, Northern Arizona University (2020-2021); Becky Pettit, University of Texas (2020-2023); Susan M. Carlson, Western Michigan University (Voting, Ex-Officio, Treasurer 2020-2021 and Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, Investment Advisor 2018-2021) 

Committee on Committees: Trinidad de jesus Arguello, Compostela Community and Family Cultural Institute (Chair, 2020-2021); Kasey Henricks, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2018-2021); Anthony A. Peguero, Arizona State University (2019-2022); Alex F. Trillo, Saint Peter’s University (2019-2022); Elizabeth Seton Mignacca, Cayuga Community College (2020-2023); Elroi J. Windsor, University of West Georgia (2020-2023) 

Editorial and Publications Committee: A. Javier Treviño, Wheaton College (Chair, 2020-2021); Rogelio Saenz, University of Texas at San Antonio (2018-2021); David G. Embrick, University of Connecticut (2019-2022); Paul Joosse, University of Hong Kong (2020-2022); Louis Edgar Esparza, California State University, Los Angeles (2020-2023); Jean-Pierre Reed, Southern Illinois University (2020-2023); David J. Luke, University of Michigan-Flint (Voting, Ex-Officio, Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee Chair, 2020-2021)Pamela Anne Quiroz, University of Houston (Voting, Ex-Officio, Outgoing Editor, Social Problems2018-2021) Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati (Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, Co-Editor, Social Problems2018-2021); Earl Wright II, Rhodes College (Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, Co-Editor, Social Problems, 2018-2021) 

Membership and Outreach Committee: Barbara Wejnert, University at Buffalo, SUNY (Chair, 2020-2021); Cameron Thomas Whitley, Western Washington University (2018-2021); Janelle M. Pham, Oglethorpe University (2019-2022); Alessandra Bazo Vienrich, Worcester State University (2020-2022)Amaka Camille Okechukwu, George Mason University (2020-2023); Cynthia Baiqing Zhang, Evergreen Campus LLC (2020-2023); Nathalie Rita, University of Hawaii at Mānoa (Student Representative, 2018-2021), Carley Geiss, University of South Florida (Student Representative, 2019-2022); Martin Jacinto, University of California (Student Representative, 2020-2023) 

Division Chairpersons: Community Research and DevelopmentJudith R. HalaszSUNY New Paltz (2019-2021); Conflict, Social Action, and ChangeEbonie L. Cunningham Stringer, Penn State Berks (2019-2021); Crime and Juvenile DelinquencyKelley J. Sittner, Oklahoma State University (2019-2021); Robert L. Peralta, The University of Akron (Chair-Elect, 2019-2021); and Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University (Associate Chair, 2019-2021); DisabilityKate Caldwell, University of Illinois at Chicago (Co-Chair, 2019-2021) and Loren Wilbers, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Co-Chair, 2020-2022)Drinking and Drugs: Kathryn M. Nowotny, University of Miami (2020-2022)Educational ProblemsLinda M. Waldron, Christopher Newport University (2019-2021); Environment and TechnologyClare Cannon, University of California, Davis (2020-2022); Family: Emmie JoAnne Cochran-Johnson, Georgia Gwinnett College (Co-Chair, 2020-2022) and Amanda Catherine Ferraro, University of Oklahoma (Co-Chair, 2021-2023)Gender: Giovanna Follo, Wright State University – Lake Campus (2019-2021); GlobalManjusha Nair, George Mason University (2019-2021); Health, Health Policy, and Health Services: Kathleen Abrahamson, Purdue University (Co-Chair, 2019-2021) and William D. Cabin, Temple University (Co-Chair, 2020-2022); Institutional EthnographyLaNysha T. Adams, Edlinguist Solutions (2019-2021); Labor StudiesJacqueline M. Zalewski, West Chester University (2019-2021) and Todd E. Vachon, Rutgers University (Vice-Chair, 2019-2021)Law and SocietyAmani AwwadSUNY Canton (2020-2022) and John M. HalushkaSan Jose State University (Vice-Chair, 2019-2021); Poverty, Class, and InequalityElizabeth Korver-Glenn, University of New Mexico (2019-2021); Racial and Ethnic MinoritiesKasey Henricks, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Co-Chair, 2019-2021) and Felicia Arriaga, Appalachian State University (Co-Chair, 2020-2022); Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities: Dawn M. Baunach, Georgia Institute of Technology (2020-2022) and Janelle M. Pham, Oglethorpe University (Associate Chair, 2020-2022)Social Problems Theory: Paul Joosse, University of Hong Kong (2020-2022)Society and Mental HealthGiovani Burgos, Adelphi University (2019-2021); Sociology and Social WelfareEthan J. Evans, California State University, Sacramento (2019-2021) and Arturo Baiocchi, California State University, Sacramento (Co-Chair, 2019-2021)Sport, Leisure, and the BodyAlicia Smith-Tran, Oberlin College (2019-2021); Teaching Social ProblemsPattie Thomas, College of Southern Nevada (2019-2021); Youth, Aging, and the Life CourseChristina Barmon, Central Connecticut State University (2019-2021) 

Appointed Committees 

Accessibility Committee: Brian R. Grossman, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chair)Junior R. Hopwood, Bethel University (Chair-Elect); Leslie Ann Miller, University of Oklahoma 

Anti-Harassment Committee: Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University (Chair, 2019-2022, appointed); Adriana Leela Bohm, Delaware County Community College (2019-2021, appointed); Claire Renzetti, University of Kentucky (2019-2021, appointed)Wendy Simonds, Georgia State University (2019-2022, appointed); Kristen M. BuddMiami University (2020-2023elected)hephzibah v strmic-pawl, Manhattanville College (2020-2023, elected)Héctor L. Delgado, Professor Emeritus, University of La Verne (Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, Executive Officer, 2020-2021) 

Arlene Kaplan Daniels Paper Award CommitteeLaTonya J. Trotter, Vanderbilt University (Chair); Judith R. Halasz, New Paltz, SUNY (Chair-Elect)Yvonne A. Braun, University of Oregon; Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda, Miami University; Emily Schneider, Northern Arizona University; Ronnie Jill Steinberg, Vanderbilt University 

By-Laws Committee: Valerie Leiter, Simmons University (Chair); Héctor L. Delgado, Professor Emeritus, University of La Verne (Voting, Executive Officer)Tracy L. Dietz, University of North Texas 

C. Wright Mills Award Committee: Melissa F. Weiner, College of the Holy Cross (Chair)Tsedale M. Melaku, The Graduate Center, CUNY (Chair-Elect); Maryann Erigha, University of Georgia; Myra Marx Ferree, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Daina Cheyenne Harvey, College of the Holy Cross; Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, CUNY; Amaka Camille Okechukwu, George Mason University; Ranita Ray, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Mary Scherer, Sam Houston State University 

Committee on Social Action: Pamela Anne Quiroz, University of Houston (Chair and Vice-President2020-2021); Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University (Vice-President-Elect, 2020-2021); Daina Cheyenne Harvey, College of the Holy Cross (Past Vice-President, 2020-2021); Ebonie L. Cunningham Stringer, Penn State Berks (current Conflict, Social Action, and Change Division Chair, 2019-2022); Amani Awwad, SUNY Canton (former Conflict, Social Action, and Change Division Chair, 2019-2021); Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, CUNY (General Member, 2019-2022)Amaka Camille Okechukwu, George Mason University (General Member, 2020-2023) 

Doris Wilkinson Faculty Leadership Award CommitteeBeth Williford, Manhattanville College (Chair); Margaret S. Kelley, University of Kansas (Chair-Elect); David G. Embrick, University of Connecticut; Mary Ann Kanieski, Saint Mary’s College 

Elections CommitteeRobert J. Durán, Texas A&M University (Chair); Felicia Arriaga, Appalachian State University; Jennifer Mueller, Skidmore College; Ranita Ray, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 

Erwin O. Smigel Award Committee: Silvia Dominguez, Northeastern University (Chair)Sydney Hart, Wilbur Wright College (Chair-Elect); Bhoomi K. Thakore, University of Central Florida 

Joseph B. Gittler Award Committee: Yvonne A. Braun, University of Oregon (Chair); Nicolas Baxter, Indiana University Kokomo; Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda, Miami University; Michael O. Johnston, William Penn University; Emily Schneider, Northern Arizona University 

Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award CommitteeKathy Shepherd Stolley, Virginia Wesleyan University (Chair); Deborah Lynn Little, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook (Chair-Elect); Laurie Linhart, Des Moines Area Community College; Rita Shah, Eastern Michigan University 

Lee Founders Award Committee: Marlese Durr, Wright State University (Chair)Rodney D. Coates, Miami University (Chair-Elect); David Brunsma, Virginia Tech; William D. Cabin, Temple University; Jean Elson, University of New Hampshire; Valerie Jenness, University of California, Irvine; Doug Meyer, University of Virginia; Johnny Eric Williams, Trinity College 

Lee Scholar Support Fund Committee: John Dale, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Chair); Nancy A. Matthews, Northeastern Illinois University (Chair-Elect); Yuying Shen, Norfolk State University 

Lee Student Support Fund Committee: Daniel Olmos, California State University, Northridge (Chair); Cindy Brooks Dollar, University of North Carolina Greensboro (Chair-Elect); Ferzana D. Havewala, University of Baltimore 

Local Arrangements Committee: Steven H. Corey, Columbia College Chicago (Co-Chair); David G. Embrick, University of Connecticut (Co-Chair); Kathryn Albrecht, Louisiana Northwestern University and Northwestern Law; Sharon M. Collins, University of Illinois at Chicago; Meghan Daniel, University of Illinois at Chicago; Lara Janson, University of Chicago; Cristian L. Paredes, Loyola University Chicago 

Nominations Committee: Kristen M. Budd, Miami University (Chair, 2020-2021); Giovanna Follo, Wright State University – Lake Campus (Chair-Elect, 2020-2021); David C. Lane, Illinois State University (2019-2021); Stephani Williams, Northern Arizona University (2019-2021); Janelle M. Pham, Oglethorpe University (2020-2022); Meghan Ashlin Rich, University of Scranton (2020-2022) 

Permanent Organization and Strategic Planning Committee: Rodney D. Coates, Miami University (Chair, 2020-2021); Jill Niebrugge-Brantley, The George Washington University (Chair-Elect, 2020-2021); Kathleen A. Asbury, Community College of Philadelphia (2018-2021)Heather K. Sanchez, North Carolina State University (2018-2021); Abdallah Badahdah, South Dakota State University (2019-2022); Yuying Shen, Norfolk State University (2019-2022); Michael O. Johnston, William Penn University (2020-2023); Elroi J. Windsor, University of West Georgia (2020-2023) 

Program CommitteeWoody Doane, University of Hartford (Co-Chair); Saher Selod, Simmons University (Co-Chair); Michelle Christian, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Saida Grundy, Boston University; Kasey Henricks, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Raul Perez, University of La Verne 

Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship Committee: Anthony A. Peguero, Arizona State University (Chair); Teresa Irene Gonzales, University of Massachusetts Lowell (Chair-Elect); Janet Garcia-Hallett, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Kasey Henricks, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Victor Ray, The University of Iowa; Juliette Kathryn Roddy, Northern Arizona University; Rita Shah, Eastern Michigan University 

Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award Committee: Jennifer E. Cossyleon, Community Change (Chair); Stephanie A. Limoncelli, Loyola Marymount University (Chair-Elect); Leslie T. Grover, Assisi House, Inc.; Jessica E. Hoffman, Hilbert College; Edith Kinney, San Jose State University; Rafia Javaid Mallick, University of Oklahoma; Emily McDonald, George Mason University; Angus A. Nurse, Middlesex University; Beth Williford, Manhattanville College 

Transnational Initiatives Committee: Eberhard Raithelhuber, University of Salzburg (Co-Chair, 2020-2021); Alan Jay Spector, Purdue University (Co-Chair, 2020-2021); Josephine T.V. Greenbrook, University of Edinburgh and University of Gothenburg (Chair-Elect, 2020-2021); Shahla Ali, University of Hong Kong (2018-2021); Chelle Jones, University of Michigan (2019-2022); Nicholas H. Johnson, University of Massachusetts Boston (2020-2023); Nathalie Rita, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (2020-2023); Diana Therese Montejo Veloso, De La Salle University (2020-2023); Héctor L. Delgado, Professor Emeritus, University of La Verne (Voting, Ex-Officio, Executive Officer, 2020-2021)

Appointed Positions 

Listserv Moderator: Elizabeth East, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2014-2021) 

Parliamentarian: Héctor L. Delgado, Professor Emeritus, University of La Verne (2019-2022) 

Social Problems Editorial Staff: Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati (Co-Editor); Earl Wright II, Rhodes College (Co-Editor); Shaonta Allen, Dartmouth College (Managing Editor); Marcus Brooks, University of Cincinnati (Assistant Editor); Anthony J. Stone Jr., University of Cincinnati (Assistant Editor); Cindy Carlton-FordUniversity of Cincinnati (Production Editor) 

Social Problems Board of Editors: Littisha A. Bates, University of Cincinnati; Joyce Bell, University of ChicagoDerrick R. Brooms, University of CincinnatiMarcus Anthony Hunter, University of California, Los AngelesRamiro Martinez, Northeastern UniversityLaShawnDa Pittman, University of WashingtonFernando I. Rivera, University of Central FloridaMangala Subramaniam, Purdue University; Jeffrey M. Timberlake, University of Cincinnati 

Social Problems Advisory Editors: Reza Azarian, Uppsala UniversityLoretta E. BassUniversity of OklahomaShantel Gabrieal Buggs, Florida State University; Ryon J. Cobb, University of Georgia; Barbara Harris Combs, Clark Atlanta University; Benjamin Cornwell, Cornell University; Christopher P. Dum, Kent State University; Marlese Durr, Wright State University; John M. Eason, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Louis Edgar Esparza, California State University, Los Angeles; Abby L. Ferber; University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Brian Foster, University of MississippiTanya GladneyUniversity of St. ThomasTrevor A. HoppeUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroElizabeth Hordge-FreemanUniversity of South FloridaLeslie IrvineUniversity of Colorado Boulder; Odis Johnson Jr.Washington University in St. LouisKris MarshUniversity of MarylandKelly MooreIndependent Scholar; Kalasia Ojeh, University of Louisville; Robert L. Peralta, The University of AkronCarolyn Cummings PerrucciPurdue UniversityGwendolyn PurifoyeNorth Park UniversityCarol RamboUniversity of MemphisKeramet ReiterUniversity of California, IrvinePeter RichCornell University; Belinda Robnett, University of California, Santa Barbara; Abigail A. Sewell, Emory University; Brittany C. Slatton, Texas Southern University; Kamesha S. Spates, Kent State University; James M. Thomas; University of Mississippi; France Winddance Twine, University of California, Santa Barbara; Simón Weffer-Elizondo, Northern Illinois University; Geoffrey Wodtke, University of Chicago 

Social Problems Student Advisory EditorsMolly Broscoe, University of Cincinnati; Ayesha Casie-Chetty, University of Cincinnati; Irina Chukhray, University of California, Davis; Sevsem Cicek-Okay, University of Cincinnati; TehQuin Forbes, Florida State University; Trenton M. Haltom, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Taylor Jackson, Florida State University; Shobha Pai Kansal, University of Cincinnati; Praveena Lakshmanan, Michigan State University; Sadé Lindsay, The Ohio State University; Tayler Mathews, Clark Atlanta University; Maria de Jesus Mora, University of California, Merced; Oneya Okuwobi, The Ohio State University; Michael Parrish, University of Cincinnati; Marie Plaisime, Howard University; Shawn M. Ratcliff, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Candice C. Robinson, University of Pittsburgh; Karina Santellano, University of Southern California; Kyle Shupe, University of Cincinnati; Shannell Thomas, Howard University; Mi’Chael N. Wright, University of Minnesota 

Ad Hoc Committees 

Conduct an Audit of SSSP Awards and Award Processes: Shirley A. Jackson, Portland State University (Chair); Joel Best, University of Delaware; Héctor L. Delgado, Professor Emeritus, University of La Verne (Voting, Executive Officer); Tracy L. Dietz, University of North Texas; Luis Fernandez, Northern Arizona University 

Conduct an Audit of the SSSP Meeting Mentor Program: Bhoomi K. Thakore, University of Central Florida (Chair); Heather M. Dalmage, Roosevelt University; Melissa R. Maxey, University of Oklahoma 

Immediate Response Process Committee: Héctor L. Delgado, Professor Emeritus, University of La Verne (Chair and Executive Officer); Corey Dolgon, Stonehill College (President)Pamela Anne Quiroz, University of Houston (Vice-President) 

Justice 21 Committee: Glenn W. Muschert, Khalifa University of Science and Technology (Chair); Kristen M. Budd, Miami University; Heather Dillaway, Wayne State University; David C. Lane, Illinois State University; Manjusha Nair, George Mason University; Jason A. Smith, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan 

Transnational Virtual Initiatives Committee: Morena Tartari, University of Antwerp (Chair); Miriam S. Gleckman-Krut, University of Michigan; Fatime Güneş, Anadolu University, Turkey; Ligaya Lindio McGovern, Indiana University; Pattie Thomas, College of Southern Nevada 

Administrative Office 

Executive Officer: Héctor L. Delgado, Professor Emeritus, University of La Verne 
Administrative Officer & Meeting Manager: Michele Smith Koontz 
Assistant to the Administrative Officer: Kelsey Whitaker 
Information Technology Specialist: Rachel Cogburn 
Graduate Research Associate & Webmaster: Zaina Shams