Community and Urban Sociology

Members of the Community and Urban Sociology Section explore new social theory and develop empirical research on groups living, working, and communicating across geographical boundaries, including cities, suburbs, and rural areas, as well as electronic communities and other spaces.

Bylaws
City & Community Policies and Procedures
Annual Report (2025)
Award Recipient History

Section Council

Chair: Brandi Summers, University of California, Berkeley
Chair-Elect: Theo Greene, Bowdoin College
Past Chair: Jeffrey M. Timberlake, University of Cincinnati
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Prentiss Dantzler, University of Toronto
Hillary Angelo, University of California, Santa Cruz
Robin Bartram, The University of Chicago
AJ Golio, Tulane University (Student Representative)
Deirdre Oakley, Georgia State University
Krista Paulsen, Boise State University
Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana, University at Albany, SUNY
Mahesh Somashekhar, University of Illinois Chicago

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Chair: Lacee Satcher, Boston College

Membership Committee Chair: Sebastián Villamizar-Santamaría, CUNY Graduate Center

Mentorship Committee Chair: Amit Patel, University of Massachusetts Boston

Publications Committee:
Ernesto Castañeda, American University
Ray Hutchison, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Nikki Jones, University of California, Berkeley
Margarethe Kusenbach, University of South Florida
Nicole Trujillo-Pagan, Wayne State University
Ana Villarreal, Boston University

Visit the Section’s website here.