SSSA Council

The SSSA Executive Committee consists of the Association’s officers and performs most of the day-to-day business of the Association. The SSSA Council consists of the officers plus one or two voting representatives from each of our disciplinary affiliates.

SSSA Executive Committee

Theresa Morris

President of the Southwestern Social Science Association | Texas A&M University


Tracy Dietz

President-Elect | University of North Texas


Shelly Lemons

Vice President | McKendree University


Carlos Huerta

Secretary | Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi | Term expires 2028


Craig Walker

Treasurer | Oklahoma Baptist University | Term expires 2027


William McLean

Site Director | Arkansas State University | Term expires 2026


Jeff Justice

Communications Director | South Texas College & University of Edinburgh


Keith Gåddie

Editor, Social Science Quarterly | Texas Christian University


Kirby Goidel

Editor, Social Science Quarterly | Texas A&M University


Suvayan De

Past President | University of Charleston


Jennifer Horan

Past-Past President | University of North Carolina - Wilmington


Affiliate Representatives

Steven Sewell

President of the Southwestern Historical Association | College of the Mainland


Scott Dittloff

President of Women's & Gender Studies | University of the Incarnate Word


Richard Longoria

President of the Southwestern Political Science Association | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley


Ric Muñoz

President of the Southwestern Social Work Association | University of Oklahoma


Heili Pals

Sociology President-Elect | Texas A&M University


Liliana Rodriguez

President of the Southwestern Sociological Association | Texas A&M University - Kingsville