The purpose of the Section on Methodology is to foster the development of this aspect of sociology through the organized interchange of ideas and research results. It shall encourage the development of methodology and its applications in sociology both through organized meetings and conferences, publication, and such other means as deemed appropriate by the Council of the Section. The term methodology shall be interpreted in its broadest sense to include the development of investigative methods appropriate to any branch of sociology, of a qualitative or quantitative nature, for data collection or analysis, and such other interests as may be useful in sociological research.

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Annual Report (2023)
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Section Council

Chair: Erin Leahey, University of Arizona
Chair-Elect: Lincoln Quillian, Northwestern University
Past Chair: Jeremy Freese, Stanford University
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Jessica Calarco, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Caitlin Ahearn, University of California, Los Angeles (Student Representative)
Ian Lundberg, Cornell University
Charlie Pollard, University of Arizona (Student Representative)
Xi Song, University of Pennsylvania
Brandon Stewart, Princeton University
Jenny Trinitapoli, University of Chicago
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Xiang Zhou, Harvard University