Section on Children and Youth

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Section on Children and Youth is to encourage the development and dissemination of sociological perspectives on children in the areas of research, theory, policy, practice, and teaching. Here, the term "children" includes every human being from infancy through the transition to adulthood.
 

Section Officers, 2012-2013

Chair: Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson, Washington State University
Chair-Elect: Dalton Conley
Past Chair: Loretta Bass, University of Oklahoma
Secretary/Treasurer: Kelly Musick, Cornell University ('15)

Council Members:
Holly Heard, Rice University ('13)
Pamela Anne Quiroz, University of Illinois, Chicago ('13)
David A. Kinney, Central Michigan University ('14)
Ann Meier, University of Minnesota ('14)
Shannon Cavanagh, University of Texas ('14)
Dana L. Haynie, Ohio State University ('14)
Stefanie Mollborn, University of Colorado, Boulder ('14)

Nominations Committee
TBA

Distinguished Contributions Award for Advocacy
TBA

Publications Committee
TBA

Graduate Student Paper
TBA

Membership Committee
TBA

Program Committee
TBA

Student Representatives:
Brian Gillespie, University of California, Irvine ('13)
Jason Blind, Indiana University ('14)
Kristin Smith Abner, University of Illinois at Chicago ('14)

Founding Chair
Gertrud Lenzer, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center, The City University of New York

Section Website