CURRENT OFFICERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND COMMITTEES

Officers

President: Jerry Park, Baylor University

Immediate Past-President: Tricia Bruce, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies (USC)

President-Elect: Korie L. Little, The Ohio State University

Secretary: Anna Strhan, University of York, (2025-2028)

Acting Treasurer: James Cavendish (2025-2028)

Executive Office: asreo@sociologyofreligion.org

Non-Voting Members of the Executive Council

2026 Program Chair: Esther Chan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 

Editor of Sociology of Religion: Titus Hjelm, University of Helsinki (2023-2025)

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)

Jaime Kucinskas, Hamilton College (2026)

Sadia Saeed, University of San Francisco (2026)

Jonathan Coley, Oklahoma State University (2027)

Nicolette Manglos-Weber, Boston University (2027)

Brandon Vaidyanathan, Catholic University of America (2027)

Esther Chan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2028)

Carol Ann MacGregor, University of Waterloo (2028)

Guiseppe Gordan, University of Padova (2028)

Standing Committees (and year term expires)*

Publications Committee:

Chair: Amanda Hernandez, Southwestern University (2027)

John Smalzbauer, Missouri State University (2026)

Amanda Hernandez, Southwestern University (2027)

Development (Finance) Committee:

Chair: Allison Norton, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (2027)

Ilana Horwitz, Tulane University (2026)

Allison Norton, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (2027)

Membership Committee:

Chair: Brian Steensland, Indiana University at Indianapolis (2027)

International Liaison/Gallagher Grants Committee:

Chair: Kenneth Vaughan, Texas Lutheran University (TBD)

Néstor Da Costa, Universidad Católica del Uruguay (TBD)

Joseph Roso, Ambrose University (TBD)

Joseph Fichter Award Committee:

Chair: Meredith Whitnah, Westmont College (2026)

Grace Tien (2027)

Robert McNamara Award Committee:

Chair: Jack Delehanty, Clark University (2026)

Tia Noelle Pratt, Villanova University (2027)

Distinguished Sociology of Religion Journal Article Award Committee:

Chair: Laura Upenieks, Baylor University (2027)

Jesse Smith, Benedictine College (2026)

Lifetime Achievement Award Committee:

Chair: Laura Olson, Clemson University (2027)

Lucas Sharma, University of California San Diego (2026)

* 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

2025-2026 President: Jerry Park, Baylor University

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.