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, 2024
Steven Sewell
President of the Southwestern Social Science Association | College of the Mainland
Jennifer Horan
President-Elect | University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Suvayan De
Vice President | University of Charleston
Anna Caney
Secretary | Florida Southern College | Term expires 2025
Craig Walker
Treasurer | Oklahoma Baptist University | Term expires 2024
Tracy Dietz
General Program Director | University of North Texas | Term expires 2025
Nicole Farris
Site Director | Texas A&M University - Commerce | Term expires 2026
Jeff Justice
Communications Director | South Texas College & University of Edinburgh | Term expires 2026
Keith GÃ¥ddie
Editor, Social Science Quarterly | Texas Christian University
Kirby Goidel
Editor, Social Science Quarterly | Texas A&M University
Salli Vargis
Past President | Georgia State University - Perimeter
Israel Nandamudi
Past Past President | East Texas Baptist University
Affiliate Representatives, 2024
Rifat Akhter
President of the Southwestern International Studies Association | University of Central Arkansas
Abbie Grubb
President of the Southwestern Historical Association | San Jacinto College
Scott Liebertz
Political Science Vice President and Program Chair | University of South Alabama
William McLean
President of the Southwestern Political Science Association | Arkansas State University
Theresa Morris
President of the Southwestern Women's & Gender Studies Association | Texas A&M University
Aurelia Lorena Murga
President of the Southwestern Sociological Association | University of Texas - El Paso
Jori Sechrist
Sociology President-Elect | McMurry University
Dan Zhao
President of the Southwestern Economics Association | Cornerstone University