CURRENT OFFICERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND COMMITTEES
Officers
President: Jerry Park, Baylor University, jerry_park (at) baylor.edu
Immediate Past-President: Tricia Bruce, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies (USC) , triciabruce (at) gmail.com
President-Elect: Korie Edwards, The Ohio State University, little.794 (at) osu.edu
Secretary: Anna Strhan, University of York, (2025-2028), anna.strhan (at) york.ac.uk
Acting Treasurer: James Cavendish (2025-2028), University of South Florida, jcavendi (at) usf.edu
Executive Office: asreo@sociologyofreligion.org
Non-Voting Members of the Executive Council
2026 Program Chair: Esther Chan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, chane (at) uwm.edu
Editor of Sociology of Religion: Titus Hjelm, University of Helsinki (2023-2025), titus.hjelm (at) helsinki.fi
Voting Members of the Executive Council
The President, President-Elect, Past-President, and the Secretary
Elected Council Members:
(3 Council Members are elected each year to serve a 3-year term; expiration year is in parentheses):
Rebecca Catto, Kent State University (2026), rcatto (at) kent.edu
Jaime Kucinskas, Hamilton College (2026), jkucinsk (at) hamilton.edu
Sadia Saeed, University of San Francisco (2026), ssaeed3 (at) usfca.edu
Jonathan Coley, Oklahoma State University (2027), jonathan.s.coley (at) okstate.edu
Nicolette Manglos-Weber, Boston University (2027), nmw1 (at) bu.edu
Brandon Vaidyanathan, Catholic University of America (2027), brandonv (at) cua.edu
Esther Chan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2028), chane (at) uwm.edu
Carol Ann MacGregor, University of Waterloo (2028), carolannmacgregor (at) uwaterloo.ca
Guiseppe Gordan, University of Padova (2028), giuseppe.giordan (at) unipd.it
Standing Committees (and year term expires)*
Publications Committee:
Chair: Amanda Hernandez, Southwestern University (2027), hernande3 (at) southwestern.edu
John Smalzbauer, Missouri State University (2026), jschmalzbauer (at) missouristate.edu
Amanda Hernandez, Southwestern University (2027), hernande3 (at) southwestern.edu
Development (Finance) Committee:
Chair: Allison Norton, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (2027), anorton (at) hartfordinternational.edu
Ilana Horwitz, Tulane University (2026), ihorwitz (at) wave.tulane.edu
Allison Norton, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (2027), anorton (at) hartfordinternational.edu
Membership Committee:
Chair: Brian Steensland, Indiana University at Indianapolis (2027), bsteens (at) iu.edu
International Liaison/Gallagher Grants Committee:
Chair: Kenneth Vaughan, Texas Lutheran University (TBD), kvaughan (at) tlu.edu
Néstor Da Costa, Universidad Católica del Uruguay (TBD), ndacosta (at) gmail.com
Joseph Roso, Ambrose University (TBD), joseph.roso (at) ambrose.edu
Joseph Fichter Award Committee:
Chair: Meredith Whitnah, Westmont College (2026), mwhitnah (at) westmont.edu
Grace Tien (2027), grace.ngt (at) gmail.com
Robert McNamara Award Committee:
Chair: Jack Delehanty, Clark University (2026), jdelehanty (at) clarku.edu
Tia Noelle Pratt, Villanova University (2027), tnpratt0423 (at) gmail.com
Distinguished Sociology of Religion Journal Article Award Committee:
Chair: Laura Upenieks, Baylor University (2027), Laura_Upenieks (at) baylor.edu
Jesse Smith, Benedictine College (2026), jesse.smith (at) benedictine.edu
Lifetime Achievement Award Committee:
Chair: Laura Olson, Clemson University (2027), laurao (at) clemson.edu
Lucas Sharma, University of California San Diego (2026), lsharma (at) ucsd.edu
* NOTE: Members of Standing Committees typically serve for three-year terms. They are not members of Council, and therefore do not vote. Incoming members are appointed by the President-Elect and serve as Chair for the duration of his/her/their presidency.
Ad Hoc Committees**
2026 Annual Program Committee:
2026 Program Chair: Esther Chan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, chane (at) uwm.edu
2025-2026 President: Jerry Park, Baylor University, jerry_park (at) baylor.edu
Executive Office: asreo@sociologyofreligion.org
Resolutions Committee:
Chair pro tempore: asreo@sociologyofreligion.org
** NOTE: Members of Ad Hoc Committees typically serve for one-year terms. The Immediate Past President serves as Chair of the Committee on Nominations and the Incoming President appoints the other members of this committee as well as the Program Chair for the year of his/her presidency. Members appointed to Ad Hoc Committees are not members of Council, and therefore do not vote.