Much of the Association’s work is facilitated by volunteer members who serve on one of the standing committees designated in our Bylaws.
Awards Committee
Committee on Committees
Committee on Professional Ethics
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Nominating Committee
Program Committee
Publications Committee
Sections Committee
Awards Committee
The Awards Committee is responsible for supporting the association’s awards program, including recommending to the Council relevant policy changes and liaising with the award selection committees.
It is composed of three members appointed by Council on the recommendation of the Committee on Committees and three members appointed by Council from among the Council members-at-large for three-year terms, and the Executive Director (non-voting). The committee chooses a chair from among the members who have served at least one year on the committee, but who do not also serve on Council. Terms of the members are staggered such that one general member and one Council member-at-large expire each year.
Name and Affiliation
Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Arizona State University, Chair
Tristan Bridges, University of California, Santa Barbara
Cedric de Leon, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Wendy D. Roth, University of Pennsylvania
Veronica Terriquez, University of California, Los Angeles
Heather M. Washington, Interim Executive Director (non-voting)
Committee on Committees
The Committee on Committees develops recommendations for Council on appointments to all award selection committees, the at-large portion of the Awards Committee, the Committee on Professional Ethics, the at-large portion of the Sections Committee, and other matters as requested from time to time by Council.
The committee is composed of the Immediate Past Vice President, Executive Director (non-voting), and eight members elected by the voting membership of the association for two-year terms, with four members elected at-large, one member representing a PhD-granting institution, one member representing an MA institution or four-year institution, one member representing a 2-year institution, and one member representing a non-teaching institution or in self-employment. The Immediate Past Vice President serves as Chair. Terms of the elected members are staggered such that terms of four members expire each year, two at-large members and two members from reserved seats.
Name and Affiliation
Mignon R. Moore, Barnard College – Columbia University, Chair
Amber R. Crowell, California State University, Fresno
Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Arizona State University
Kesha S. Moore, Legal Defense Fund – Thurgood Marshall Institute
Sadie Pendaz-Foster, Inver Hills Community College
Heather M. Washington, Interim Executive Director (non-voting)
Four additional members to be elected in May 2024
Committee on Professional Ethics
The Committee on Professional Ethics is responsible for promoting ethical conduct by sociologists through educational activities for members. It also navigates complaints of violations of the Code of Ethics as per policies and procedures adopted by Council, makes recommendations for proposed changes to the Code of Ethics, and addresses other matters as requested from time to time by Council.
The committee is composed of nine members appointed by Council on the recommendation of the Committee on Committees for three-year terms and the Executive Director (non-voting). The Committee chooses a chair or co-chairs from among the members who have served at least one year on the Committee. Terms of the members are staggered, such that terms of three members expire each year. No member will serve more than two successive terms.
Name and Affiliation
Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati, Co-Chair
Elizabeth Borland, The College of New Jersey, Co-Chair
Cynthia Feliciano, Washington University-St. Louis
Douglas Hartmann, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Christin L. Munsch, University of Connecticut
Wendy Ng, California State University, East Bay
Robin Stryker, Purdue University
Veronica Terriquez, University of California, Santa Barbara
Regina E. Werum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Laurel Westbrook Grand Valley State University
Heather M. Washington, Interim Executive Director (non-voting)
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee has the authority to act on behalf of Council between meetings of Council, subject to the D.C. Nonprofit Corporation Act of 2010.
The Executive Committee consists of the following members: President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary-Treasurer, a Council member-at-large elected by the Council members-at-large, and Executive Director (non-voting).
Name and Affiliation
Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Adia Harvey Wingfield, Washington University in St. Louis
Prudence L. Carter, Brown University
Monica McDermott, Arizona State University
Earl Wright II, Rhodes College
Heather M. Washington, Interim Executive Director (non-voting)
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee is responsible for supporting the association’s financial health, including recommending to Council an annual budget proposal, changes to investment policy, and other relevant policy proposals, and other matters as requested from time to time by Council.
The committee is composed of the Secretary-Treasurer, President-Elect, President, Immediate Past President, Secretary-Treasurer-Elect (non-voting), Executive Director (non-voting), and three members appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Secretary-Treasurer for three-year terms. The Secretary-Treasurer serves as Chair. Terms of the appointed members are staggered, such that a term of one member will expire each year.
Name and Affiliation
Monica McDermott, Arizona State University, Chair
Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Prudence L. Carter, Brown University
Adia Harvey Wingfield, Washington University in St. Louis
Manuel Barajas, California State University, Sacramento
Andrew J. Perrin, Johns Hopkins University
Adria Welcher, Morehouse College
Heather M. Washington, Interim Executive Director (non-voting)
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee develops the annual election ballot for elected Officers (if needed), Council members-at-large, and Committee members, as applicable, and other matters as requested from time to time by Council.
The committee consists of the Vice President, Executive Director (non-voting), and 10 members elected by a plurality vote of the Regular Members of the Association for two-year terms on the recommendation of the at-large members of Council with the Vice President-Elect serving as chair of the recommending group. The Vice President serves as Chair. Terms of the elected members are staggered, such that terms of five members expire each year.
Name and Affiliation
Jennifer A. Reich, University of Colorado-Denver, Chair
Monica C. Bell, Yale University and Yale Law School
Heba Gowayed, Boston University
Rory M. McVeigh, University of Notre Dame
Deadric T. Williams, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Heather M. Washington, Interim Executive Director (non-voting)
Five additional members to be elected in May 2024.
Program Committee
The Program Committee develops programming for one Annual Meeting, and other matters as requested from time to time by Council.
The Program Committee consists of the following members: The individual who will be President during the Annual Meeting being planned, the individual who will be Vice President during the Annual Meeting being planned, the individual who is Secretary-Treasurer two years in advance of the Annual Meeting being planned, two members from the previous year’s Program Committee, the Executive Director (non-voting), and four to six additional members appointed by Council on the recommendation of the person who will be President during the Annual Meeting being planned. The person who will be President during the Annual Meeting being planned will serve as Chair. Terms of all of the committee members will extend until the end of the Annual Meeting being planned.
Name and Affiliation
Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, President
Jennifer A. Reich, University of Colorado-Denver, Vice President
Monica McDermott, Arizona State University-Tempe, Secretary-Treasurer
Kimberly R. Huyser, University of British Columbia
Angela Jones, SUNY-Farmingdale
Alfonso R. Latoni, DHHS/National Institutes of Health/NIEHS
C. Shawn McGuffey, Boston College
Tasleem J. Padamsee, The Ohio State University
Amrita Pande, University of Cape Town
Myron T. Strong, Community College of Baltimore County
Adia M. Harvey Wingfield, Washington University-St. Louis
Heather M. Washington, Interim Executive Director (non-voting)
Publications Committee
The Publications Committee is responsible for supporting the association’s publishing program, including appointing associate editors and recommending to Council editors for the association’s journals, changes to the association’s publications portfolio, and changes to publications-related policy, and other matters as requested from time to time by Council.
The committee is composed of the Immediate Past President, Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Director (non-voting), and nine members elected by a plurality vote of the Regular Members of the Association for three-year terms. The Committee chooses a chair from among the elected members who have served at least one year on the Committee. Terms of the elected members are staggered, such that terms of three members expire each year.
Name and Affiliation
Jean Beaman, University of California-Santa Barbara, Chair
Elizabeth A. Armstrong, University of Michigan
Ellen Berrey, University of Toronto
Prudence L. Carter, Brown University
Nadia Y. Flores-Yeffal, Texas Tech University
Angela Jones, Farmingdale State University – SUNY
Zakiya Luna, Washington University-St. Louis
Monica McDermott, Arizona State University
Jennifer Randles, California State University- Fresno
Brandon Andrew Robinson, University of California-Riverside
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Heather M. Washington, Interim Executive Director (non-voting)
The meeting minutes from previous meetings can be found here.
Sections Committee
The Sections Committee is responsible for supporting the association’s sections, including recommending to Council relevant policy changes and serving as the liaison between sections and Council, and other matters as requested from time to time by Council.
The committee is composed of three members appointed by Council on the recommendation of the Committee on Committees, three members appointed by Council from among the Council members-at-large, three members elected by current section chairs from among current section chairs in each case for three-year terms, and the Executive Director (non-voting). The Committee chooses a chair from among the members who have served at least one year on the Committee who do not also serve on Council. Terms of the members are staggered, such that one member of each type expires each year.
Name and Affiliation
Hyunjoon Park, University of Pennsylvania, Chair
D’Lane R. Compton, University of New Orleans
Patricia Snell Herzog, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
ChangHwan Kim, University of Kansas
Neda Maghbouleh, University of Toronto
Sharon Quinsaat, Grinnell College
Victor Ray, University of Iowa
Poulami Roychowdhury, McGill University
Frederick F. Wherry, Princeton University
Heather M. Washington, Interim Executive Director (non-voting)
