Executive Council 2024-2025
President
Elected Office
Ruth Whisler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Northern Arizona University - Yuma Branch Campus
PO Box 6236, Yuma, AZ 85366
Phone: 928-373-8880
Immediate Past President
Elected Office
Karen Jarratt-Snider, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Applied Indigenous Studies
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 15020
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
President-Elect
Elected Office
Monica S. Gallamore, Ph.D.
Mellon/ACLS Fellow, 2022
Vice-President / Secretary
Elected Office
Tonia Warnecke, Ph.D.
Cornell Chair & Professor of Social Entrepreneurship
Rollins College
1000 Holt Avenue, Box 2781
Winter Park, FL 32789
WSSA Council Members
Council Member Through 2028
Elected Office
Erik Dean
Full Time Instructor
Department of Economics
Portland Community College
Council Member Through 2028
Elected Office
Elvis Nshom, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Department of Communication & Media Studies
California State University San Marcos
Council Member Through 2028
Elected Office
Samar Zahrawi
Associate Professor
Department of English, Department of World Languages & Cultures, Integrated Studies
Sam Houston State University
Council Member Through 2027
Elected Office
Dr. Ejiro U. Osiobe, D.E.D.
Senior Researcher, The Ane Osiobe International Foundation
Department of Business and Economics
Baker University
Council Member Through 2027
Elected Office
Lily Zeng, Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate Coordinator
School of Media and Journalism
Arkansas State University
Council Member Through 2027
Elected Office
Monica S. Gallamore, Ph.D.
Mellon/ACLS Fellow, 2022
Council Member Through 2027
Elected Office
E. Scott Lee, D.A.
Chair – Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science
Associate Professor of Political Science
Council Member Through 2026
Elected Office
Pierre M. Atlas, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University Indianapolis
801 W. Michigan Street
BS 4050
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Council Member Through 2026
Elected Office
Fernando Viacava Breiding
Tecnológico Nacional de México, Campus Morelia
Michoacán
Mexico
Council Member Through 2026
Elected Office
Pete Martini, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Nevada State University
1300 Nevada State Drive
Kasner Academic Building 119
Henderson, NV 89002
Ex-Officio Council Members
Executive Director
Larry A. Gould, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Northern Arizona University
2307 Chof Trail
Flagstaff, AZ 86005
Contact For:
- All WSSA business matters
- All WSSA legal matters
- All WSSA election matters
- Proposals to add or delete WSSA sections
Co-Editor, Social Science Journal
Mandi Bates Bailey, Editor-in-Chief
American University
Co-Editor, Social Science Journal
Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, Editor-in-Chief
North Carolina Central University
(919) 530-7259
Co-Editor, Social Science Journal
Anne Price, Editor-in-Chief
Valdosta State University
(229) 245-4326
Association Archivist
Nina Burkardt, Ph.D.
Midcontinent Ecological Science Center
United States Geological Survey (retired)
4512 McMurry Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Office: (970) 226-9275
Conference Manager / Membership Manager
Thomas Stark, B.Sc.
Owner, One Stone Web
1955 E. Grovers Ave. #22
Phoenix, AZ 85022
Cell: (815) 213-2479
Social Media Presence
Oliver Harkins
Northern Arizoina University - Yuma
