CURRENT OFFICERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND COMMITTEES
Officers
President: Grace Yukich, Quinnipiac University (2023-2024 President), grace.yukich (at) quinnipiac.edu
President-Elect: Tricia Bruce, University of Notre Dame (2024-2025 President), tbruce (at) nd.edu
Immediate Past-President: Gerardo Marti, Davidson College (2022-2023 President), gemarti (at) davidson.edu
Secretary: Maureen Day, Franciscan School of Theology, (2022-2025), maureenday (at) fst.edu
Executive Officer: Rachel Kraus, Ball State University (2016-2024), ASREO (at) bsu.edu
Non-Voting Members of the Executive Council
Executive Officer: Rachel Kraus, Ball State University (2016-2024), ASREO (at) bsu.edu
2024 Program Chair: Aida Ramos, John Brown University (2025) aramos (at) jbu.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):
Katie Corcoran, West Virginia University (2024), kecorcoran (at) wvu.edu
Laurel Kearns, Drew University (2024), lkearns (at) drew.edu
Samuel Perry, University of Oklahoma (2024), samperry2011 (at) gmail.com
Gary Adler, Pennsylvania State University (2025), gadler915 (at) gmail.com
Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center (2025), CHackett (at) PewResearch.org
Philip Schwadel, University of Nebraska – Lincoln (2025), pschwadel (at) gmail.com
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
Standing Committees (and year term expires)*
Publications Committee:
Chair: Avi Astor, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (2026) avi.astor (at) uab.cat
Samuel Perry, University of Oklahoma (2024), samperry (at) ou.edu
Aida Ramos, John Brown University (2025) aramos (at) jbu.edu
Development (Finance) Committee:
Chair: Rhys Williams, Loyola University Chicago (2025) rwilliams7 (at) luc.edu
Tricia Bruce, University of Notre Dame (2024), tbruce (at) nd.edu
Ilana Horwitz, Tulane University (2026) ihorwitz (at) wave.tulane.edu
Membership Committee:
Chair: Carol Ann Macgregor, University of Waterloo (2025) carolann.macgregor (at) uwaterloo.ca
Robert Brenneman, Goshen College (2024) rbrenneman (at) goshen.edu
Tryce Prince, University of Illinois Chicago (2026) tprinc2 (at) uic.edu
International Liaison/Gallagher Grants Committee:
Chair: Pamela Prickett, University of Amsterdam (2025) p.j.prickett (at) uva.nl
Roberta Ricucci, University of Turin (2024), roberta.ricucci (at) unito.it
Jesús Antonio Serrano, Universidad Católica Lumen Gentium (2026) eticahoy (at) hotmail.com
Joseph Fichter Award Committee:
Chair: Courtney Irby, Illinois Wesleyan University (2025) cirby (at) iwu.edu
Landon Schnabel, Cornell University (2024) schnabel (at) cornell.edu
Meredith Whitnah, Westmont College (2026) mwhitnah (at) westmont.edu
Robert McNamara Award Committee:
Chair: Eman Abelhadi, University of Chicago (2025) abdelhadi (at) uchicago.edu
Nicolette Manglos Weber, Boston University (2024), nmw1 (at) bu.edu
Jack Delehanty, Clark University (2026) jdelehanty (at) clarku.edu
Distinguished Sociology of Religion Journal Article Award Committee:
Chair: Jerry Park, Baylor University (2025) jerry_park (at) baylor.edu
Jacqui Frost, Rice University (2024), jlf8 (at) rice.edu
Jesse Smith, Benedictine College (2026) jus769 (at) psu.edu
Lifetime Achievement Award Committee:
Chair: Dan Winchester, Purdue University (2025) dwinches (at) purdue.edu
Philip Gorski, Yale University (2024), philip.gorski (at) yale.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**
2024 Annual Program Committee:
2024 Program Chair: Aida Ramos, John Brown University (2025) aramos (at) jbu.edu
2023-2024 President: Grace Yukich, Quinnipiac University, grace.yukich (at) quinnipiac.edu
Executive Officer: Rachel Kraus, Ball State University, ASREO (at) bsu.edu
Resolutions Committee:
Chair pro tempore: Rachel Kraus, Ball State University
**NOTE: Members of Ad Hoc Committees 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.