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ASA Section on Body & Embodiment
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Past Section Council Members

2021-2022

Section Officers:
Chair: Kjerstin Gruys, University of Nevada, Reno
Chair-Elect: Michelle Smirnova, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Krystale Littlejohn, University of Oregon

Past Chair: Georgiann Davis, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 

Council Members
Oluwakemi M. Balogun, University of Oregon
Edward Orozco Flores, University of California-Merced
Asia Friedman, University of Delaware
Natalie Ingraham, California State University-East Bay
Angela Jones, SUNY-Farmingdale 
Susan Markens, CUNY-Lehman College
Andrea D. Miller, Webster University

Sonny Nordmarken, University of Houston
Miranda Waggoner, Florida State University 


Student Representatives
Brittne Miles, University of Cincinnati 
Torisha Khonach, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Program Committee
Chair: Kjerstin Gruys, 
Member: Torisha Khonach Stone 
Member: Dan Morrison 
 
Nominations Committee
Chair: Jason Orne 
Member: Angela Jones
Member: Virginia Berndt
 
Communications Committee
Co-Chair: Asia Friedman
Co-Chair: Natalie Ingraham
Website Manager: Torisha Khonach 
Social Media Manager:  Virginia Berndt
 
Mentorship Committee
Co-Chair: Susan Markens
Co-Chair: Sonny Nordmarken
Member: Brittney Miles 
 
Membership Committe
Chair: Kemi Balogun 
Member: Jenn Haskins 
Member: Warren Jensen
 
Best Publication Award (Book)
Chair: Georgiann Davis
Member: Ed Flores
Member: Gili Hammer
Past winner: Alka Menon
 
Grad Paper Award
Chair: Andrea Miller
Member: Miranda Waggoner
Past winner: Eliza Brown
Past winner: Tara Gonsalves​

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2020-2021

Section Officers:

Chair: Georgiann Davis, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Chair-Elect: Kjerstin Gruys, University of Nevada, Reno
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Krystale Littlejohn, University of Oregon

Past Chair: Mary Nell Trautner, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Council Members:
Oluwakemi M. Balogun, University of Oregon
Edward Orozco Flores, University of California-Merced
Asia Friedman, University of Delaware
Jennifer Haskin, Arizona State University-Tempe
Natalie Ingraham, California State University-East Bay

Susan Markens, CUNY-Lehman College
Andrea D. Miller, Webster University
Piper Sledge, Bryn Mawr College

Student Representatives:
Endia Louise Hayes, Rutgers University 
Virginia Kuulei Berndt, University of Delaware

Committees 2020-2021
Best Publication Award Committee
Chair: Mary Nell Trautner, past chair
Past winner: Sabrina Strings
Member: Edward Flores

Communications Committee
Co-Chair: Asia Friedman
Co-Chair: Natalie Ingraham
Website Manager: Torisha Khonach Stone
Social Media Manager: Ginger Berndt

Graduate Student Paper Award Committee
Chair: Jennifer Haskin
Past winner: Danya Lagos
Member: Andrea Miller
Additional Volunteer: Corey Stevens

Membership Committee
Chair: Piper Sledge
Member: Jennifer Haskin
Member: Hannah Regan

Mentorship Committee
Chair: Susan Markens
Member: Brittney Miles
Graduate student member: Ginger Berndt
Additional Volunteer: Stephanie Pullés

ASA Body & Embodiment Section Officers, Council members, and award winners

Embodying Sociology -- Members of the ASA Section on Body and Embodiment strike an "M. Bodiment" pose at the section's business meeting held Saturday, August 12, at the 2017 ASA Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada.

Nominations Committee
Chair: Kjerstin Gruys, (Section Chair-Elect)
Member: Michelle Smirnova
Member: Paige Sweet

Program Committee
Chair: Georgiann Davis, chair
Grad rep (roundtables): Endia Hayes
Member: Koyel Khan
Member: Navjotpal Kaur
Additional Volunteer: Madeleine Pape

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2019-2020

Section Officers:

Chair: Mary Nell Trautner, University of Buffalo, SUNY ('20) 
Chair-Elect: Georgiann Davis, University of Nevada-Las Vegas ('20) 
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Krystale Littlejohn, University of Oregon ('22)

Past Chair: Linda M. Blum, Northeastern University ('20) 

Council Members:
Shari L. Dworkin, University of Washington ('20)
Kjerstin Gruys, University of Nevada, Reno ('20)
Jennifer Haskin, Arizona State University ('21)
Piper Sledge, Bryn Mawr College ('21)
Edward Orozco Flores, University of California, Merced ('22)
Asia Friedman, University of delaware ('22) 
Susan Markens, City University of New York- Lehman college and The Graduate Center ('22)

Student Representatives:
Sonny M. Nordmarken, University of Houston ('20)
Stephanie A. Pullés, University of California, Irvine ('20)

2019-2020 People - ASA Body and Embodiment Section
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2018-2019

Section Officers:

Chair: Linda M. Blum, Northeastern University 
Chair-Elect: Mary Nell Trautner, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Section Secretary/Treasurer: Elise Paradis, University of Toronto

Past Chair: Natalie Boero, San Jose State University

Council Members:
Kelly Underman, University of Illinois at Chicago (’19)
Krystale Littlejohn, Occidental College (’19)
Sabrina Strings, University of California, Irvine (’19)
Shari L. Dworkin, University of California, San Francisco ('20)
Kjerstin Gruys, University of Nevada ('20)
Jennifer Haskin, Arizona State University ('21)
Piper Sledge, Bryn Mawr College ('21)

Student Representatives:
Anne Marie Champagne, Yale University ('19)
Rayanne Streeter, Virginia Tech ('19)

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2017-2018

Section Officers:

Chair – Natalie Boero, San Jose State University
Chair-Elect – Linda Blum, Northeastern University
Secretary/Treasurer – Elise Paradis, University of Toronto

Past Chair – Maxine Leeds Craig, University of California, Davis
 
Council Members:
Miliann Kang, University of Massachusetts Amherst ('18)
Rene Almeling, Yale University ('18)

Kelly Underman, University of Illinois at Chicago (’19)
Krystale Littlejohn, Occidental College (’19)
Sabrina Strings, University of California, Irvine (’19)
Shari L. Dworkin, University of California, San Francisco ('20)
Kjerstin Gruys, University of Nevada ('20)

Student Representative:
Paige Sweet, University of Illinois at Chicago ('18)
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ASA 2017 Body & Embodiment -- Passing the gavel. With the M. Bodiment gavel in hand, Past Chair Maxine Leeds Craig ceremoniously confers the office of Chair upon Natalie Boero.


2016-2017

Section Officers:

Chair – Maxine Leeds Craig, University of California, Davis
Chair-Elect – Natalie Boero, San Jose State University
Secretary/Treasurer – Elise Paradis, University of Toronto

Past Chair – Laura Carpenter, Vanderbilt University
 
Council Members:
Joanna Kempner, Rutgers University ('17)
Miranda Waggoner, Florida State University ('17)

Miliann Kang, University of Massachusetts Amherst ('18)
Rene Almeling, Yale University ('18)

Kelly Underman, University of Illinois at Chicago (’19)
Krystale Littlejohn, Occidental College (’19)
Sabrina Strings, University of California, Irvine (’19)

Student Representatives:
Celene Reynolds, Yale University ('17)
Shelly Ronen, New York University ('17)
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2016-2017 ASA Section on
Body & Embodiment Officers

(pictured left to right): Chair-Elect Natalie Boero, Chair Maxine Leeds Craig, Past Chair Laura Carpenter, and 2015 Outgoing Chair Sharon Preves.  TEST

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2015 - 2016

Section Officers:

Chair – Laura Carpenter, Vanderbilt University
Chair-Elect – Maxine Leeds Craig, University of California, Davis
Secretary/Treasurer – Carla A. Pfeffer, University of South Carolina

Past Chair – Sharon Preves, Hamline University
 
Council Members:
Joanna Kempner, Rutgers University ('16)
Kate Mason, Miami University ('16)
Heather Laine Talley, Western Carolina University ('17)
Michaela Null, University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac ('17)

Rene Almeling, Yale University ('18)
Miliann Kang, University of Massachusetts Amherst ('18)

Student Representative:
Gemma Mangione, Northwestern University ('16)
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2015-2016 ASA Section on
Body & Embodiment Chairs

(pictured counterclockwise
from upper right): Chair Laura Carpenter, Chair-Elect Maxine Leeds Craig, and Outgoing
Chair Sharon Preves.  

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Past Council Members (2010-2015)
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