Mission/Purpose

The purpose of the Section on Sociology of Mental Health is to provide an integrative supportive framework for research on social factors in mental health. The Mental Health Section considers issues ranging from serious mental disorders to subjective indicators of quality of life. The focus is on research and theory pertaining to social processes and mental health functioning.
 

Section Officers 2012-2013

Chair: Teresa L. Scheid, University of North Carolina, Charoltte
Chair-Elect: Virginia Aldige Hiday, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Past Chair:  Michael Hughes, Virginia Tech
Secretary-Treasurer: Kristen Marcussen, Kent State University ('14)

Council Members:
Alex E. Bierman, University of Calgary ('14)

Awards Committee Chair: R. Jay Turner, Vanderbilt University ('14)
Membership Committee Chair: Stephanie W. Harwell, University of Massachusetts, Boston ('13)
Nominations Committee Chair: Berna M. Keith, Texas A&M University ('13)
Publications Committee Chair: Melissa A. Milkie, University of Maryland
Student Member: Christy LaShaun Erving, Indiana University, Bloomington ('14)

Section Journal Editor: William R. Avison, Western University ('14)

Section Homepage

The URL of the homepage is: http://www.kent.edu/CAS/Sociology/MentalHealth/index.cfm