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.