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Mission of the Pacific Sociological Association

The mission of the Pacific Sociological Association is to advance scholarly research on all social processes and areas of social life, to promote high quality teaching of sociological knowledge, and to mentor the next generation of sociologists.  Consistent with principles of scientific investigation, the PSA endorses engagement of sociologists in areas of social justice and social responsibility.  The Association accomplishes its mission by convening an annual meeting and publishing its journal, Sociological Perspectives.

Members of the Pacific Sociological Association subscribe to and are bound by the Code of Ethics of the American Sociological Association. The PSA and its members also subscribe to the PSA Manifesto on Academic Freedom and the AAUP Statement on Principles of Academic Freedom and Tenure

Brief History of the Association

The Pacific Sociological Association (originally called the Pacific Southwest Sociological Society and then a year later in 1930 the Pacific Sociological Society) was established in October 1929. A small group of sociologists was called together by Emory S. Bogardus of the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California for the purpose of organizing the Society. The initial officers elected at this meeting were President Emory S. Bogardus (USC), Vice President William Kirk (Pomona College), Secretary/Treasurer L. D. Osborn (University of Redlands), and Program Chair George Day (Occidental College). The charter members agreed that they had been in isolation at their respective institutions long enough. They embraced the idea of a colleague, Earle E. Eubank, who said, "where there is contact of human minds, there an association exits; where there is no contact, there is a state of isolation." So the charter members decided to illustrate one of sociology's basic concepts, "social interaction," which they defined as "that dynamic interplay of forces in which contact between persons and groups results in a modification of the behavior of the participants." As stated in the original constitution, the purpose and object of the Society was the promotion of both sociological research and the teaching of sociology in universities, colleges, community colleges, and high schools in the Pacific area. The first Annual Meeting (with a program) was held on January 25, 1930 in Los Angeles at the Alexandria Hotel.

The history of the PSA's first 75-years is available.

Current Membership, Geographical Reach, Archives, and Office

Today the PSA is the professional association of sociologists in the Pacific Region of North America: Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, and Baja California Sonora and Chihuahua in Mexico. Our membership includes professors and students working at colleges and universities located throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada, but especially those who live in the western region of those countries. Many Association members work as consultants, researchers, and administrators. Some members have government jobs and others own businesses. A significant number are graduate students. The Association holds an annual meeting in late March or early April and publishes a newsletter, The Pacific Sociologist, and a journal, Sociological Perspectives.

The archives of the PSA are located at the library of California State University, Sacramento.

The office of the association is located at the Department of Sociology, California State University Sacramento. The Executive Director is Dean S. Dorn.

committee meeting times in Oakland April 8-11 2010

 

Committee Meeting Times During the Annual Meeting in Oakland April 8-11, 2010.  [Rooms will be listed in the final program.]

 

 

Elected Permanent Committees

 

Nominations Committee (meets on Friday April 9^th, Noon-1:30 PM)

 

Judith Treas (10) UC Irvine, incoming ex officio Chair

Dwaine Plaza (10) Oregon State University

Adalberto Aguirre, Jr. (11) UC Riverside

Amy Leisenring (12) San Jose State University

Amy Orr (13) Linfield College

Dean Dorn Executive Director, liaison from Council

 

Publications Committee (meets on Friday April 9^th, 1:45-3:15 PM)

 

Dennis Downey, CSU Channel Islands, Chair

Scott Akins (10) Oregon State University

Celestino Fernandez (09) University of Arizona

Karen Miller-Loessi (10) Arizona State University

Dina Okamoto (10) UC Davis

Rebecca Sandefur (12) Stanford University

Steven Ortiz (12) Oregon State University

Dennis Downey (12) CSU Channel Islands

Kevin Wehr (13) CSU Sacramento

Karen Seccombe (13) Portland State University

Jane Hood (13) University of New Mexico

Charles Powers (11) Santa Clara University and Marilyn Fernandez (11) Santa Clara University, ex officio, Editors

Dean S. Dorn Executive Director, liaison from Council

 

Committee on Committees (meets on Saturday April 10^th, 10:15-11:45 AM)

 

Robert O'Brien (10) University of Oregon, ex officio Co-Chair

Amy Wharton (11) Washington State University, ex officio Co-Chair

Nancy Andes (10) University of Alaska

Manuel Barajas (10) CSU Sacramento

David Boyns (10) CSU Northridge

Peter Callero (11) Western Oregon University

James Dean (11) Sonoma State

Faye Wachs (11) Cal Poly Pomona

Sheila Steinberg (12) Humboldt State University

Michelle Jacob (12) University of San Diego

Echo Fields (12) University of Southern Oregon

Ann Travers (13) Simon Fraser University

Vickie Smith (13) UC Davis

Dana Collins (13) CSU Fullerton

Dean Dorn (10) Executive Director, liaison from Council

 

Appointed Standing Committees

 

Awards Committee (meets on Friday April 9th, 12-1:30 PM)

 

Teresa Ciabattari (10) Pacific Lutheran University, Chair

Leontina Hormel (10) University of Idaho

Elaine Draper (10) CSU Los Angeles

Kari Lerum (11) Univ. of Washington Bothell

Marie Butler (11) Oxnard College

Jennifer Reich (11) University of Denver

Vikas Gumbhir (12) Gonzaga University

Shari L. Dworkin (12) UC San Francisco

Roberta Espinoza (13) CSU Fullerton

Sunil Kukreja (13) University of Puget Sound

Jane Ward (13) UC Riverside

Issac Martin (10) UC San Diego

Vilma Ortiz (10) UCLA

 

 

Committee on Teaching (meets Saturday April 10^th, 8:30-10:00 AM)

 

Michelle Camacho (11) University of San Diego, Co-Chair

Adam Rafalovich (10) Pacific University, Co-Chair

Olga Bright (10) CSU Chico

Rosemary Powers (11) Eastern Oregon University

Caleb Bush (11) University of New Mexico Gallup

Lindsay Custer (11) Cascadia Community College

Amy Denissen (12) CSU Northridge

Joshua Meisel (13) Humboldt State University

Nadia Raza (13) Lane Community College

 

Committee on Race and Ethnic Minorities (meets on Saturday April 10^th, 8:30-10:00 AM)

 

Sharon Elise (11) CSU San Marcos, Chair

Michael Aguilera (10) University of Oregon

Nelson Pichardo (10) Central Washington University

Michael Perez (11) CSU Fullerton

Victor Rios (11) UC Santa Barbara

Peter Chua (11) San Jose State University

Elvia Ramirez (11) CSU Sacramento

Lisa Catanzarite (13) Washington State University

Gilberto Garcia, Central Washington University

 

Committee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (meets on Friday April 9^th, 3:30-5:00 PM)

 

Don Barrett (11) CSU San Marcos, Chair

Marcia Marx (10) CSU San Bernardino

Dennis Loo (10) Cal Poly Pomona

Susan Palmer (10) Walla Walla Community College,

Daniel  Renfrow (11) Wells College

Jodi Dewey (11) Concordia University

Byron Lee (11) Temple University

Akihiko Hirose, University of Colorado Denver

Mary Texeira, CSU San Bernardino

Sine Anahita, University of Alaska Fairbanks

 

Committee on Freedom of Research and Teaching (meets on Saturday April 10^th, 3:30-5:00 PM)

 

Sharon Davis (11) University of La Verne, Co-Chair

Glenn Goodwin (10) University of La Verne, Co-Chair

Virginia Mulle (10) University of Alaska Southeast

Daniel Renfrow (11) Wells College

Monika J. Ulrich (12) University of Arizona

Elsa Valdez (12) CSU San Bernardino

Kooros Mahmoudi (13) Northern Arizona University

Jeffrey Houser (13) University of Northern Colorado

 

Contract Monitoring Committee (does not meet in Oakland)

 

Jane Ward (11) UC Riverside,

Beth Schneider (11) UC Santa Barbara

Dean S. Dorn Executive Director, liaison from Council

 

Committee on the Status of Women (meets on Saturday April 10^th, 12-1:30 PM)

 

Debra Guckenheimer (11) UC Santa Barbara, Chair

Zeynep Kilic (10) Arizona State University

Natalia Deeb-Sossa (10) UC Davis

Kathy Kaiser (10) CSU Chico

Teresa Ciabattari (11) Pacific Lutheran University

Cynthia Siemsen (11) CSU Chico

Judith Hennessy (13) Central Washington University

Patricia Drew (13) CSU East Bay

Jennifer Jacobson (13) Yavapai College

 

Membership Committee (meets on Friday April 9^th, 10:15-11:45 AM)

 

Jennifer Eichstedt (11) Humboldt State University, Co-Chair

Keith Farrington (11) Whitman College, Co-Chair

Dennis Downey (10) CSU Channel Island

Melissa Thompson (11) Portland State University

Amy Orr (11) Linfield College

Kristen Bates (12) CSU San Marcos

Vikas Gumbhir (12) Gonzaga University

Gilberto Mireles (13) Whitman College

 

Committee on the Status of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons in Sociology (meets on Saturday April 10^th, 10:15-11:45 AM)

 

William Wagner III (10) CSU Channel Islands, Chair

Nicole Raeburn (11) USF

Ann Travers (11) Simon Fraser University

Anna Muraco (11) Loyola Marymount University

James Thing (12) USC

Dan Cortese (12) UC San Francisco

Jillian Deri (12) Simon Fraser University

 

Audit Committee (does not meet in Oakland)

Nicholas Miller (12) Sacramento City College

Carolina Apesoa-Varano (12) UC Davis

 Dean S. Dorn (08) Executive Director, liaison from Council

 

Site Selection Committee (does not meet in Oakland)

 

Sharon Araji (12) University of Colorado, Denver, President-elect 2010

Michael Messner (11) USC, President 2010

Judith Treas (10) UC Irvine, President,2008 and Past President 2009

Dean S. Dorn, Executive Director, liaison from Council

 

Student Affairs (meets on Saturday April 10th (1:45-3:14 PM)

 

Tina Burdsall (09) Portland State University, Co-Chair

Cherylynn Bassani (10) University of British Columbia, Co-Chair

Sharon Oselin (10) CSU Los Angeles

Liahna E. Gordon (10) CSU Chico

Michael Barnes (10) CSU Long Beach

Joanna Gregson (11) Pacific Lutheran University

Sally Raskoff (11) Los Angeles Valley College

Rebecca Romo (12) UC Santa Barbara

Herman Loether (13) CSU Domingez Hills

Ann Strahm (13) CSU Stanislaus

Joshua Meisel (13) Humboldt State University

Shannon Bell (13) University of Oregon

 

 

Committee on Practice, Applied, and Clinical Sociology (meets on Saturday April 10^th, 12-1:30 PM)

 

Robert Kettlitz (12) Hastings College, chair

Meda Chesney-Lind (10) University of Hawaii

Richard Lockwood (11) Portland State University

Yvonne Luna (11) Northern Arizona University

Susan Mannon (11) Utah State University

Richard Garvey (11) Rand Corporation

Don Winiecki (12) Boise State University

David Musick (13) University of Northern Colorado

Marcus Marquandt (13) CSU Los Angeles

 

 The Social Conscience Committee (meets on Friday April 9^th, 1:45-3:15 PM)

 

 Phylis Martinelli (10) St Mary's College

J. Vern Cromartie (10)  Contra Costa College

 

The PSA Endowment Committee (meets on Saturday April 10^th, 1:45-3:15 PM)

 

Wendy Ng (10) San Jose State University, Co-Chair

David Snow (11) UC Irvine, Co-Chair

Jane Prather (10) CSU Northridge

Steven Ortiz (10) Oregon State University

Sine Anahita (11), University of Alaska Fairbanks

Deirdre Tyler (11) Salt Lake Community College

Melanie Arthur (13) University of Alaska Fairbanks

Eileen Ie (13) East Los Angeles City College

David Bogumil (13) CSU Northridge

 

Committee on Community College (meets on Saturday April 10^th, 3:30-5:00 PM)

 

J. Verne Cromartie (13) Contra Costa College, Chair

Tonmar Johnson (10) Solano Community College

Debjani Chakraborti (10) Columbia Basin Community College

Jeffrey W. Basham (12) College of the Sequoias

Susan Palmer (12) Walla Walla Community College

Chris Solario (12) Chemeketa Community College

Carli Richie-Zavaleta (13) Mira Costa College

Amy Holzang (13) Cerritos College

Nicholas Miller (13) Sacramento City College

Vivian Varela (13) Mendocino College

 

Program Committee for 2010 Annual Meeting in Oakland (does not meet in Oakland)

 

Karen Sternheimer, University of Southern California, Chair

Mike Messner, University of Southern California

Amy Wharton, Washington State University

James McKeever, University of Southern California

Scott Akins, Oregon State University

Shamshul Alam, Southern Oregon State University

Scott Brooks, UC Riverside

Kjersten Bunker Whittington, Reed College

Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego

Mike Chavez, University of California, Riverside,

Marisol Clark-Ibanez, CSU San Marcos

Alison Cliath, CSU, Fullerton

Celestino Fernandez, University of Arizona

Glenda Flores, University of Southern California

Liahna Gordon, CSU Chico

Kathryn Hadley, CSU Sacramento

Karla Hackstaff, Northern Arizona University

Gary Kinte Perry, Seattle University

Aimee Liu, CSU Sacramento 

Dennis Loo, CSU Pomona 

Ann Travers, Simon Fraser University

Virginia Mulle, U Alaska Southeast

Sally Raskfoff, Los Angeles Valley College

Ellen Scott, University of Oregon

Carl Stempel, CSU East Bay

Sandra Way, New Mexico State University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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