The purpose of the Section on Medical Sociology is to foster the development of sociology in the field of health through the organized interchange of ideas, teaching experiences, research programs, and results. The Section on Medical Sociology examines the phenomena of health and illness, the social organization of health care delivery, and differential access to medical resources.
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Section Council
Chair: Karen Lutfey Spencer, University of Colorado Denver
Chair-Elect: Lijun Song, Vanderbilt University
Past Chair: Susan Short, Brown University
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Kelly MacArthur, University of Nebraska Omaha
Section Secretary/Treasurer-Elect: Kevin M. Moseby, University of Akron
KJ Davidson-Turner, University of Texas at Austin (Student Representative)
J’Mauri Jackson, Indiana University Bloomington (Student Representative)
Megan M. Reynolds, University of Utah
Emily Vasquez, University of Illinois Chicago
Committee Leadership
Section Career & Employment Committee Chair: Joseph D. Wolfe, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Section Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Chair: San Juanita García, University of California, Santa Barbara
Section Health Policy & Research Committee Chair: Cathy van de Ruit, Ursinus College
Section Membership Committee Chair: Jonathan Shaffer, University of Vermont
Section Publications Committee Chair: Jason Houle, Darmouth College
Section Teaching Committee Chair: Tasleem J. Padamsee, Ohio State University
Section Nominations Committee
Chair-Elect: Alexandra Vinson, University of Michigan
Chair: Christy Erving, University of Texas at Austin
Alex Brewer, University of Southern California
Caroline V. Brooks, Indiana University Bloomington (Student Representative)
Kelly Underman, Drexel University
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