Section Officers & Executive Council

Section Officers

Chair
Susan Burgess, Ohio University

Chair-Elect
Richard Pacelle, University of Tennessee

Immediate Past Chair
Kirk Randazzo, University of South Carolina

Secretary
Nikol Alexander-Floyd, Rutgers University

Treasurer
Lee Walker, University of North Texas

Executive Council

J. Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University
Virginia Hettinger, University of Connecticut
Laura Moyer, University of Louisville
Daniel Naurin, Oslo University
Douglas Rice, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Teena Wilhelm, University of Georgia

Todd Curry, University of Texas at El Paso
Michael Fix, Georgia State University
Gbemende Johnson, Hamilton College
Michael Romano, Shenandoah University

Webmaster Team

Shane Gleason, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
David Hughes, Auburn University Montgomery
Allison Trochesset, National Center for State Courts

2021 APSA Panel Chairs:

Law and Courts Division:
Erin Kaheny, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Rebecca Reid, University of Texas at El Paso

Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence Division:
Nancy Maveety, Tulane University
Michael Tolley, Northeastern University

2022 APSA Panel Chairs

Law and Courts Division:
Mark McKenzie, Texas Tech
Rorie Solberg, Oregon State

Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence Division:
Courtenay Daum, Colorado State
Erin Mayo-Adam, Hunter College

Recruitment, Retention, and Equality Committee

Todd Curry, University of Texas at El Paso
Angelique Davis, Seattle University
Alison Gash, University of Oregon
Rebecca Gill, University of Nevada – Las Vegas
Shane Gleason, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Melinda Hall, Michigan State University
Gbmende Johnson, Hamilton College
T.J. Kimel, University of South Carolina

Best Conference Paper Award Committee

Wendy Martinek, SUNY Binghamton, (chair)
Elizabeth Chrun, McGill University
Lisa Conant, University of Denver
Edward Kammerer, Idaho State University
Dagmar Soennecken, York University

Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Tony Smith, University of California – Irvine, (chair)
Susan Achury, Miami University
Scott Barclay, Arizona State University
Lisa Holmes, University of Vermont
Jonathan Parent, LeMoyne College

Best Journal Article Award

Kathleen Sullivan, Ohio University, chair email sent

Traci Burch, Northwestern University
Tao Dumas, College of New Jersey
Maya Sen, Harvard University
Lisa Vanhalla, University College, London
Joshua Wilson, University of Denver

Service Award

Keith Bybee, Syracuse University, chair email sent
Sara Benesh, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Jennifer Fredette, Ohio University
Lauren McCarthy, UMass
Veronica Michel, CUNY
Jason Pierceson, University of Illinois-Springfield

Teaching and Mentoring Award

Stephen Engel, Bates College, chair email sent
Cyril Ghosh, Wagner College
Lisa Hilbink, University of Minnesota
Joey Mello, DePaul University
Jamie Rowan, UMass

C. Herman Pritchett Book Award

Jeffrey Dudas, University of Connecticut, (chair)
Taniesha Means, Vassar College
Paul Passavant, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Julio Rios Figueroa, CIDE, Mexico City
Joanna Wuest, Princeton University

Lasting Contribution Award

Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College, (chair)
Eileen Braman, Indiana University
Jinee Lokaneeta, Drew University
Jerry Thomas, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Lydia Tiede, University of Houston

Lifetime Achievement Award

Susan Sterett, University of Maryland – Baltimore County (chair)
Rachel Cicowski, University of Washington
Tamir Moustafa, Simon Fraser University
Miriam Smith, York University
Art Ward, Northern Illinois University