The purpose of the Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements is to foster the study of emergent and extra-institutional social forms and behavior; crowds, social movements, disasters, riots, fads, strikes, and revolutionary movements are a few of the areas explored by the Section.

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Section Council

Chair: David Cunningham, Washington University in St. Louis
Chair-Elect: Paul D. Almeida, University of California, Merced
Past Chair: Edwin Amenta, University of California, Irvine
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Melinda Kane, East Carolina University
Minwoo Jung, Loyola University Chicago
Zakiya Luna, Washington University in St. Louis
Ann Mische, University of Notre Dame
Sonali Patel, University of British Columbia (Student Representative)
Sharon Quinsaat, Grinnel College
Didem Turkoglu, Kadir Has University
Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California

Membership, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee:
Soma Chaudhuri, Michigan State University
Sarah Gaby, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Sarah Hernandez, New College of Florida
Weijun Yuan, University of California, Irvine (Student Representative)

Mentorship Committee:
Selina Gallo Cruz, Syracuse University
Kelsy Kretschmer, Oregon State University
Lisa Leitz, Chapman University

Publications Committee:
Nicole Iturriaga, University of California, Irvine
Jasmine Kerrissey, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Chandra Russo, Colgate University

Nominations Committee:
David Pettinicchio, University of Toronto Mississuaga
Michelle Smirnova, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Catherine Tan, Vassar College

Workshop Committee:
Hilary Boudet, Oregon State University
Margaret Brower, University of Washington
Burrel Vann Jr., San Diego State University

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