Officers and Board of Directors 

President: Mary Bernstein, University of Connecticut
President-Elect: Rose M. Brewer, University of Minnesota
Past President: Shirley A. Jackson, Portland State University
Vice-President: Anthony A. Peguero, Arizona State University
Vice-President-Elect: David J. Luke, University of Michigan-Flint
Secretary: Glenn Muschert, Khalifa University
Treasurer: Heather E. Dillaway, Illinois State University
Executive Officer: Elroi J. Windsor, University of West Georgia
Administrative Officer: Michele Smith Koontz, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Other Members of the Board of Directors: Kristen M. Budd, The Sentencing Project (2021-2024); Ebonie L. Cunningham Stringer, Penn State Berks (2021-2024); David G. Embrick, University of Connecticut (2021-2024); Barbara Katz Rothman, The Graduate Center, CUNY (2022-2025); Cameron T. Whitley, Western Washington University (2022-2025); Meghna Bhat, Independent Consultant & Scholar (2023-2026); Jackie Krasas, Wake Forest University (2023-2026); Shiv Issar, University of Oregon (Student Representative, 2022-2024); Foroogh Mohammadi, Acadia University (Student Representative, 2023-2025); Giovanna Follo, Wright State University-Lake Campus (Chairperson, Council of the Divisions, Voting, Ex-Officio, 2021-2024); Shannon K. Carter, University of Central Florida (Chairperson-Elect, Council of the Divisions, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2023-2024); Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati (Co-Editor, Social Problems, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2018-2024); Earl Wright II, Rhodes College (Co-Editor, Social Problems, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2018-2024); Derrick R. Brooms, Morehouse College (Co-Editor, Social Problems, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2021-2024)

Elected Committees 

Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee: Nancy Mezey, Monmouth University (Chair, 2023-2024); Sarah E. Castillo, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2022-2025); Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University (2023-2026); Heather E. Dillaway, Illinois State University (Treasurer, Voting, Ex-Officio, 2023-2024); Susan M. Carlson, Western Michigan University (Investment Advisor, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2018-2024)

Committee on Committees: Loretta E. Bass, The University of Oklahoma (Chair, 2023-2024); Jean-Pierre Reed, Southern Illinois University (2021-2024); Shantel Gabrieal Buggs, Florida State University (2022-2025); Valerie Leiter, Simmons University (2022-2025); Brian Gran, Case Western Reserve University (2023-2026); Jessica Pearce, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (2023-2026)

Editorial and Publications Committee: Marlese Durr, Wright State University (Chair, 2023-2024); Yvonne A. Braun, University of Oregon (2021-2024); Claire Renzetti, University of Kentucky (2021-2024); Alexis A. Bender, Emory University (2022-2025); Luis Alberto Fernandez, Northern Arizona University (2022-2025); Linda M. Waldron, Christopher Newport University (2023-2026); Nancy Mezey, Monmouth University (Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee Chair Voting, Ex-Officio, 2023-2024); Kristen M. Budd, The Sentencing Project (Justice 21 Committee Chair, Voting, Ex-Officio, 2022-2024); Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati (Co-Editor, Social Problems, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2018-2024); Earl Wright II, Rhodes College (Co-Editor, Social Problems, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2018-2024); Derrick R. Brooms, Morehouse College (Co-Editor, Social Problems, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, 2021-2024)

Membership and Outreach Committee: Andrea D. Miller, Webster University (Chair, 2023-2024); Morena Tartari, Babeș-Bolyai University (2021-2024); Christina Barmon, Central Connecticut State University (2022-2025); Jacqueline M. Zalewski, West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2022-2025); Teresa Irene Gonzales, Loyola University Chicago (2023-2026); Korey Tillman, Northeastern University (2023-2026); Greer Hamilton, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Student Representative, 2021-2024); Kenya L. Goods, Howard University (Student Representative, 2022-2025); Jasmine S. Buenviaje, University of Colorado Boulder (Student Representative, 2023-2026)

Division Chairpersons: Community Research and Development: Teresa Irene Gonzales, Loyola University Chicago; Conflict, Social Action, and Change: C. Michael Awsumb, University of Tennessee, Martin; Crime and Justice: Christopher Dum, Kent State University, Rafia Javaid Mallick, Georgia State University, and Miltonette Olivia Craig, Sam Houston State University; Critical Race and Ethnic Studies: Watoii Rabii, Oakland University and Amani M. Awwad, SUNY Canton; Disability: Alan Santinele Martino, University of Calgary and Ben Sher, New York University Silver School of Social Work; Drinking and Drugs: David Frank, New York University School of Global Public Health; Educational Problems: Kyla Walters, Sonoma State University; Environment and Technology: Lauren Eastwood, SUNY, Plattsburgh; Family: Monnica Gavin, Clark State College and Tia Dickerson, Howard University; Gender: Pallavi Banerjee, University of Calgary and Meghna Bhat, Independent Consultant & Scholar; Global: Caitlin H. Schroering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Health, Health Policy, and Health Services: Yuying Shen, Norfolk State University and Virginia Kuulei Berndt, Texas A&M International University; Institutional Ethnography: Katherine E. Koralesky, University of British Columbia; Labor Studies: Emily Yen, University of Virginia and Tracy L. Vargas, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Law and Society: Catherine Hastings, Macquarie University, Michael Branch, Hartwick College, and Jacinta Gau, University of Central Florida; Poverty, Class, and Inequality: Sara Maani, University of Illinois at Chicago; Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities: Janelle M. Pham, Oglethorpe University and alithia zamantakis, Northwestern University; Social Problems Theory: Michael Adorjan, University of Calgary; Society and Mental Health: Douglas J. Engelman, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Sociology and Social Welfare: William D. Cabin, New York University Silver School of Social Work; Sport, Leisure, and the Body: Michael O. Johnston, William Penn University; Teaching Social Problems: Morena Tartari, Babeș-Bolyai University; Youth, Aging, and the Life Course: Brittney Miles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Appointed Committees 

Accessibility Committee: Alan Santinele Martino, University of Calgary (Chair); Rahsaan H. Mahadeo, Providence College (Chair-Elect); Michael O. Johnston, William Penn University; Ben R. Sher, New York University Silver School of Social Work

Anti-Harassment Committee:Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University (Chair, 2023-2025, appointed); Muhammed Faisol Olaitan, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (2023-2024, elected); Andrea D. Miller, Webster University (2022-2024, appointed); Kathryn Nowotny, University of Miami (2022-2025 elected); Hadi Khoshneviss, Rhodes College (2022-2025, appointed); Devon R. Goss, Oxford College of Emory University (2023-2026, elected); Brett Lesley Cumberbatch, University of Manitoba (2023-2026, appointed); Elroi J. Windsor, University of West Georgia (Non-Voting, Ex-Officio, Executive Officer 2023-2024)

Arlene Kaplan Daniels Paper Award Committee: Aida Villanueva, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Chair/Chair-Elect); Simona Gabriela Gavrila, Stanford University; Rachel M. Schmitz, The Oklahoma State University; Emily Schneider, Northern Arizona University

By-Laws Committee: Valerie Leiter, Simmons University (Chair); Tracy L. Dietz, University of North Texas; Elroi J. Windsor, University of West Georgia (Voting, Executive Officer)

C. Wright Mills Award Committee: Waverly Duck, University of California, Santa Barbara (Chair); Teresa Córdova, Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chair-Elect); Matthew Clair, Stanford University; Christopher Contreras, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Joseph C. Ewoodzie, Davidson College; Tey Meadow, Columbia University; Miranda R. Waggoner, Rice University

Committee on Mentorship: Ebonie L. Cunningham Stringer, Penn State Berks (Chair, 2022-2024); Barbara Katz Rothman, The Graduate Center, CUNY (2023-2025); Shiv Issar, University of Oregon (Student Representative, 2022-2024); Foroogh Mohammadi, Acadia University (Student Representative, 2023-2025)

Committee on Social Action:Anthony A. Peguero, Arizona State University (Chair and Vice-President, 2023-2024); David J. Luke, University of Michigan-Flint (Vice-President-Elect, 2023-2024); Stephani Williams, Northern Arizona University (Past Vice-President, 2023-2024); William D. Cabin, New York University Silver School of Social Work (current Sociology and Social Welfare Division Chair, 2021-2024); Emily Yen, University of Virginia (current Labor Studies Division Vice-Chair, 2022-2025); Hoan N. Bui, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (retired) (General Member, 2022-2025); Shaonta’ E. Allen, Dartmouth College (General Member, 2023-2026)

Doris Wilkinson Faculty Leadership Award Committee: Nancy Mezey, Monmouth University (Chair); Melanie E.L. Bush, Adelphi University (Chair-Elect); Sarah Adeyinka-Skold, Loyola Marymount University; JeffriAnne Wilder

Elections Committee: Emily Yen, University of Viriginia (Chair); Kathleen A. Asbury, Community College of Philadelphia; Kemi Johnson Pratt, Texas Woman’s University; James O. Maddox, Association of Black Social Workers of Greater Los Angeles; Rafia Javaid Mallick, Georgia State University

Erwin O. Smigel Award Committee: Krista Brumley, Wayne State University (Chair); R.A. Dello Buono, Manhattan College (Chair-Elect); Bhoomi K. Thakore, University of Connecticut

Joseph B. Gittler Award Committee: Rodney D. Coates, Miami University of Ohio (Chair); Felicia Arriaga, Baruch College, CUNY; Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda, Miami University; Robert J. Durán, Texas A&M University; Simona Gabriela Gavrila, Stanford University; Sanjay Tewari, Indian Sociological Society

Justice 21 Committee: Kristen M. Budd, The Sentencing Project (Chair, 2022-2024); Glenn Muschert, Khalifa University (2022-2024); Heather E. Dillaway, Illinois State University (2022-2026); David C. Lane, Illinois State University (2022-2026); Manjusha Nair, George Mason University (2022-2026); Jason A. Smith, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (2022-2026)

Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award Committee: Christina Barmon, Central Connecticut State University (Chair); Angie Beeman, Baruch College, CUNY (Chair-Elect); Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, CUNY; Bhoomi K. Thakore, University of Connecticut

Lee Founders Award Committee:Woody Doane, University of Hartford (Chair); Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University (Chair-Elect); Kathleen A. Asbury, Community College of Philadelphia; Shannon K. Carter, University of Central Florida; David G. Embrick, University of Connecticut; Anthony Abraham Jack, Boston University; Emily Schneider, Northern Arizona University

Lee Scholar Support Fund Committee: Todd Vachon, Rutgers University (Chair); Walda Katz-Fishman, League of Revolutionaries for a New America and Howard University (Chair-Elect); David C. Lane, Illinois State University

Lee Student Support Fund Committee: Rose M. Brewer, University of Minnesota (Chair); Melissa F. Weiner, College of the Holy Cross (Chair-Elect); Leping Wang, Boston University

Local Arrangements Committee: Anick Desrosiers, McGill University (Chair); Helen Hudson, University of Ottawa; Amanda Keller, McGill University; Véronic Lapalme, University of Montreal

Nominations Committee: Giovanna Follo, Wright State University - Lake Campus (Chair, 2023-2024); Shannon K. Carter, University of Central Florida (2022-2024); Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2022-2024); Joshua H. Stout, Shepherd University (2023-2025); Noreen M. Sugrue, The Latino Policy Forum and The Council of International Neonatal Nurses (2023-2025)

Permanent Organization and Strategic Planning Committee: Junior R. Hopwood, Grambling State University (Chair, 2023-2024); Barbara Katz Rothman, The Graduate Center, CUNY (Chair-Elect, 2022-2025); LaNysha T. Adams, Edlinguist Solutions (2021-2024); Luis Alberto Fernandez, Northern Arizona University (2021-2024); Kalasia Ojeh, Kean University (2022-2025); Paul D. Steele, Native American Children’s Alliance, University of New Mexico (2022-2025); Kemi Johnson Pratt, Texas Woman’s University (2023-2026); Valerie Leiter, Simmons University (2023-2026)

Program Committee: Claire Renzetti, University of Kentucky (Chair); Ligaya Lindio McGovern, Emeritus Professor, Indiana University Kokomo; Raja Staggers-Hakim, University of Connecticut; Dolores Trevizo, Occidental College

Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship Committee: Shaonta’ E. Allen, Dartmouth College (Chair); David Brunsma, Virginia Tech (Chair-Elect); Meghna Bhat, Independent Consultant & Scholar; David G. Embrick, University of Connecticut; Angela Fillingim, San Francisco State University; Kyler J. Sherman-Wilkins, Missouri State University; Stephani Williams, Northern Arizona University

Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award Committee: Jan Doering, University of Toronto (Chair); Angela Fillingim, San Francisco State University (Chair-Elect); Meghna Bhat, Independent Consultant & Scholar; Barbara Harris Combs, Kennesaw State University; Jay Corzine, University of Central Florida; Anick Desrosiers, McGill University; Helen Hudson, University of Ottawa; Thomas Pineros-Shields, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Transnational Initiatives Committee: Morena Tartari, Babeș-Bolyai University (Chair, 2023-2024); Tani Nguyen, Van Lang University (Chair-Elect, 2023-2024); Henry Parada, Ryerson University (2021-2024); Debadatta Chakraborty, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2023-2026); Jamella N. Gow, Bowdoin College (2023-2026); Francisco Longa, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (2023-2026); Elroi J. Windsor, University of West Georgia (Voting, Ex-Officio, Executive Officer, 2023-2024)

Appointed Positions

Parliamentarian: Lauren Eastwood, SUNY, Plattsburgh (2023-2026)

Social Problems Editorial Staff: Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati (Co-Editor); Earl Wright II, Rhodes College (Co-Editor); Derrick R. Brooms, Morehouse College (Co-Editor); Molly Broscoe, University of Cincinnati (Managing Editor); Jeremy Brenner-Levoy, University of Cincinnati (Assistant Editor); Annie McGhee, University of Cincinnati (Assistant Editor)

Social Problems Board of Editors: Littisha A. Bates, University of Cincinnati; Japonica Brown-Saracino, Boston University; Shantel Gabrieal Buggs, Florida State University; Tomeka Davis, Georgia State University; Meredith Huey Dye, Middle Tennessee State University; John M. Eason, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kalasia Ojeh, Kean University; LaShawnDa Pittman, University of Washington; Jeffrey Timberlake, University of Cincinnati

Social Problems Advisory Editors: Shaonta’ Allen, Dartmouth College; Rachel Allison, Mississippi State University; Felicia Arriaga, Baruch College, CUNY; Loretta E. Bass, The University of Oklahoma; Monica C. Bell, Yale Law School; Latrica Best, Boston College; Carla D. Brailey, Texas Southern University; Natalie P. Byfield, St. John’s University; Jessica Calarco, Indiana University; Koji Chavez, Indiana University; Fae Chubin, University of Tampa; Jelisa Clark, Fayetteville State University; Barbara Harris Combs, Kennesaw State University; Catherine Corrigall-Brown, University of British Columbia; Jose Miguel Cruz, Florida International University; Ebonie L. Cunningham Stringer, Penn State Berks; Christopher Dum, Kent State University; Robert J. Durán, Texas A&M University; Marlese Durr, Wright State University; Linsey N. Edwards, New York University; Sean Elias, Xavier University of Louisiana; Deborwah Faulk, James Madison University; Luis Alberto Fernandez, Northern Arizona University; Crystal Fleming, Stony Brook University; Kelley Fong, University of California, Irvine; Jason Ford, University of Central Florida; Chiara Galli, University of Chicago; Jacinta Gau, University of Central Florida; Alyssa Goldman, Boston College; Vanessa Gonlin, University of Georgia; Jessica Goodkind, The University of New Mexico; Daanika Gordon, Tufts University; Devon R. Goss, Oxford College of Emory University; Saida Grundy, Boston University; Susila Gurusami, University of Illinois at Chicago; Carmen Gutierrez, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Melissa Guzman Garcia, San Francisco State University; Margaret A. Hagerman, Mississippi State University; Chantal A. Hailey, The University of Texas at Austin; Laura Hamilton, University of California, Merced; Yossi Harpaz, Tel Aviv University; Cameron Herman, SUNY Buffalo State College; Brooklynn Hitchens, University of Maryland; Melissa Hodges, Villanova University; Lori Holyfield, University of Arkansas; Jason Houle, Dartmouth College; Lin K. Huff-Corzine, University of Central Florida; Elaina Johns-Wolfe, University of Missouri-St Louis; Hadi Khoshneviss, Rhodes College; Young-An Kim, Florida State University; Jack Jin Gary Lee, New School for Social Research; Sarah Mayorga, Brandeis University; Julia McQuillan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Marcelle Medford, Bates College; Ellis Monk, Harvard University; Dawne M. Mouzon, Rutgers University; Timothy O’Brien, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Caitlin Patler, University of California, Davis; Anthony A. Peguero, Arizona State University; Carol Rambo, University of Memphis; Victor Ray, The University of Iowa; Candice C. Robinson, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana, SUNY Albany; Ariela Schachter, Washington University in St. Louis; Louise Seamster, The University of Iowa; Ahoo Tabatabai, Columbia College; Andrew Tatch, Troy University; Megan R. Underhill, University of North Carolina Asheville; Xia Wang, Arizona State University; Simon Weffer-Elizondo, Northern Illinois University; Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California

Social Problems Social Media Committee: Mi’Chael Wright, University of Minnesota (Chair); Catalina Anampa Castro, University of Michigan; Endia Hayes, Rutgers University; Guy Hodge II, Georgia State University; J’Mauri Jackson, University of Michigan; Joshua Warren, Kent State University

Ad Hoc Committees

Annual Review Committee of the Executive Officer: Anthony A. Peguero, Arizona State University (Chair and Vice-President); Glenn Muschert, Khalifa University (Secretary); Giovanna Follo, Wright State University-Lake Campus (Chairperson, Council of the Divisions); Shannon K. Carter, University of Central Florida (Chairperson-Elect, Council of the Divisions)

Committee to Draft the Executive Officer Contract:Shirley A. Jackson, Portland State University (Chair); Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University; Susan M. Carlson, Western Michigan University; Heather E. Dillaway, Illinois State University; Michele Smith Koontz, The Society for the Study of Social Problems

Immediate Response Process Committee: Elroi J. Windsor, University of West Georgia (Chair and Executive Officer); Mary Bernstein, University of Connecticut (President); Anthony A. Peguero, Arizona State University (Vice-President)

Kauffman Foundation Paper Awards Committee: Ebonie L. Cunningham Stringer, Penn State Berks (Chair); Alexia J. Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University; Louis Edgar Esparza, California State University, Los Angeles; Glenn Muschert, Khalifa University; Stephani Williams, Northern Arizona University; Tracy L. Dietz, University of North Texas (Alternate)

Meeting Format Committee for the 2028 Annual Meeting: Noreen M. Sugrue, The Latino Policy Forum and The Council of International Neonatal Nurses (Chair); Adriana Leela Bohm, Delaware County Community College; Luis Alberto Fernandez, Northern Arizona University; Kasey Henricks, University of Illinois Chicago; Shiv Issar, University of Oregon; Jalia L. Joseph, Texas A&M University; Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University; Morena Tartari, Babeș-Bolyai University; Pattie Thomas, College of Southern Nevada; Rachel Cogburn, The Society for the Study of Social Problems (non-voting); Michele Smith Koontz, The Society for the Study of Social Problems (non-voting)

Publisher Search Committee: Elroi J. Windsor, University of West Georgia (Chair and Executive Officer); Alexis A. Bender, Emory University (Editorial and Publications Committee (at-large member); Heather E. Dillaway, Illinois State University (Treasurer); Marlese Durr, Wright State University (Chair, Editorial and Publications Committee); Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati (Co-Editor, Social Problems); Nancy Mezey, Monmouth University (Chair, Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee)

Administrative Office

Executive Officer: Elroi J. Windsor, University of West Georgia
Administrative Officer & Meeting Manager: Michele Smith Koontz
Assistant to the Administrative Officer: Kelsey Whitaker
Information Technology Specialist: Rachel Cogburn
Graduate Research Associate & Webmaster: Helen Elaine Wilds

Sustaining Members

Sustaining members enjoy all the benefits of SSSP membership without the annual dues. A sustaining membership costs $1,870. Many thanks to our sustaining members:

Sarah Adeyinka-Skold, Rodolfo Alvarez, Kristine Artello, Seth Bacon, Stéve Bernardin, Joel Best, Kristen M. Budd, Brett Clark, Patricia Hill Collins, Daniel J. Curran, Mathieu Deflem, R.A. Dello Buono, Tracy L. Dietz, Maria D. Duenas, Lauren Eastwood, David G. Embrick, Martha A. Hargraves, Kasey Henricks, James A. Holstein, Thomas C. Hood, Matthew W. Hughey, Valerie Jenness, Lallen T. Johnson, Nancy C. Jurik, E. Brooke Kelly, Judith A. Levy, John Porter Lillis, Susan Carole Malone, Angie Mejia, Nancy Mezey, Eileen G. Moran, Phoebe Morgan, Glenn Muschert, Nancy A. Naples, Irene Padavic, Diana Papademas, Anthony A. Peguero, Frances G. Pestello, Stephen J. Pfohl, Rachel L. Rayburn, Claire Renzetti, Pamela Ann Roby, Theresa Rocha Beardall, David R. Rudy, Anna Maria Santiago, Tanya L. Saunders, Richard T. Schaefer, Emily Schneider, Richard D. Schwartz, Wendy Simonds, David A. Smith, Teresa A. Sullivan, Ronald J. Troyer, Karen T. Van Gundy, Tricia Wachtendorf, Miranda R. Waggoner, Elijah G. Ward, Ellen Wartella, Cedric Williams, Stephani Williams, Terrell J.A. Winder

The following are deceased sustaining members to whom we will always be grateful: Gray Cavender, William R. Freudenburg, John F. Galliher, Kathleen S. Lowney, and JoAnn L. Miller.