ASA is pleased to announce the results of the 2019 ASA election. Thank you to all the candidates who generously volunteered their service, and congratulations to the new members of our leadership team. Aldon Morris, Northwestern University, has been elected the 112th President of the American Sociological Association, and Rhacel Salazar Parrenas , University of Southern California, has been elected Vice President. Professors Morris and Parrenas will assume their respective offices in August 2020, following a year of service as President-elect and Vice President-elect (2018-2019). Morris will chair the 2021 Program Committee that will shape the ASA Annual Meeting program in Chicago, August 7-10, 2021.
President-Elect
One-year term as President-Elect, one-year term as President, and one-year term as Past President
Aldon Morris, Northwestern University
Vice President-Elect
One-year term as Vice President-Elect, one-year term as Vice President, and one-year term as Past Vice President
Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, University of Southern California
Council Members-at-Large
Three-year terms
Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University
Laura Hamilton, University of California-Merced
Maria Krysan, University of Illinois at Chicago
Vincent Roscigno, Ohio State University
Committee on Committees
Two-year terms
Kara Cebulko, Providence College
Virginia D’Antonio, Northern Virginia Community College
Tyrone A. Forman, University of Illinois at Chicago
Melissa Wooten, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Committee on Nominations
Two-year terms
Pawan Dhingra, Amherst College
Tanya Golash-Boza, University of California-Merced
Kimberly Kay Hoang, University of Chicago
Daniel Laurison, Swarthmore College
Anthony Paik, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Wendy D. Roth, University of British Columbia
Committee on Publications
Three-year terms
Julia Adams, Yale University
Kristin Turney, University of California-Irvine
Debra Umberson, The University of Texas-Austin
Student Forum
Graduate Student Members, Two-year terms
Madelyn Diaz, University of Central Florida
TehQuin D. Forbes, Florida State University
Karina Santellano, University of Southern California
Mi’Chael Wright, Howard University
Undergraduate Student Member, One-year term
Kelsey Broadfield, Bennington College
Proposed Amendments the Student Forum Advisory Board Bylaws
The proposal amending the bylaws was approved.
Opportunities in Retirement Network
Two-year term
Sarah Fenstermaker, University of California-Santa Barbara (Retired)
Harry Perlstadt, Michigan State University (retired)
David R. Segal, University of Maryland (retired)
Roberta Spalter-Roth, Center for Social Science Research, George Mason University
Proposed Amendments the Opportunities in Retirement Network Bylaws
The proposal amending the name to ASA Retirement Network as well as other changes was approved.
