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

Suvayan De

President of the Southwestern Social Science Association | University of Charleston


Theresa Morris

President-Elect | Texas A&M University


Tracy Dietz

Vice President | University of North Texas


Craig Walker

Treasurer | Oklahoma Baptist University | Term expires 2027


Jeff Justice

Communications Director | South Texas College & University of Edinburgh | Term expires 2026


Keith Gåddie

Editor, Social Science Quarterly | Texas Christian University


Kirby Goidel

Editor, Social Science Quarterly | Texas A&M University


Jennifer Horan

Past President | University of North Carolina - Wilmington


Steven Sewell

Past Past President | College of the Mainland


Affiliate Representatives

Joseph Comeau

President of the Southwestern Sociological Association | Georgia Southwestern State University


Francisco Delcanto

President of the Southwestern International Studies Association (*) | University of North Dakota


Scott Dittloff

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


Stephen Meinhold

President of the Southwestern Political Science Association | University of North Carolina - Wilmington


Ric Muñoz

President of the Southwestern Social Work Association (*) | University of Oklahoma


Gibson Nene

President of the Southwestern Economics Association (*) | University of Minnesota - Duluth


Liliana Rodriguez

Sociology President-Elect | Texas A&M University - Kingsville


Crysten Simmons

President of the Southwestern Historical Association (*) | University of Houston - Clear Lake


(*) Indicates non-voting affiliate