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, 2011-2012

Chair: Loretta Bass, University of Oklahoma
Chair-Elect: Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson, Washington State University
Past Chair: Robert Crosnoe, University of Texas
Secretary/Treasurer: Holly Foster, Texas A&M University ('13)

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)

Nominations Committee
Chair: Rosalind King, NICHD
Holly Heard, Rice University
Alison Pugh, University of Virginia
Jacob Cheadle, University of Nebraska
Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham, Emory University

Distinguished Contributions Award for Advocacy
Chair: Valerie Leiter, Simmons College
Rachel Gordon, University of Illinois-Chicago
Melanie Jones, Notre Dame University
Elizabeth Vaquera, University of South Florida
Melissa Herman, Dartmouth University

Publications Committee
Chair: Elizabeth Elizabeth Vaquera, University of South Florida
Website editor: Matt Rafalow
Newsletter co-editor (with Vaquera): Sarah Ovink

Graduate Student Paper
Chair: Sampson Blair, State University of New York-Buffalo
Committee Members to be determined

Membership Committee
Chair: Ingrid Castro, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Program Committee
Chair: Robert Crosnoe, University of Texas at Austin
Stefanie Mollborn, University of Colorado-Boulder
C.J. Pascoe, Colorado College
Brian Gran, Case Western Reserve University
Jennifer Lee, Indiana University

Student Representatives:
Brian Gillespie, University of California, Irvine ('13)
Jason Blind, Indiana University ('14)

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

Section Website