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
