Executive Council 2022-2023
President
Elected Office
Karen Jarratt-Snider, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Applied Indigenous Studies
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 15020
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Immediate Past President
Elected Office
William Schaniel, Ph.D.
University of West Georgia (retired)
Global Scholastic Services
126 Point Rd.
Whitesburg, GA 30185
President-Elect
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
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 2027
Elected Office
Dr. Ejiro U. Osiobe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics, Data Analytics, & Entrepreneur
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 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
Council Member Through 2025
Elected Office
Barbara Bonnekessen, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920-3099
Council Member Through 2025
Elected Office
Michèle Companion, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Phone: 719-255-4141
Council Member Through 2025
Elected Office
Aresta Tsosie-Paddock, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
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
Journal Administrative Support
Kate Herke, B.Sc.
La. Ofc.Student Financial Assist. (ret.)
c/o Western Social Science Assoc.
7350 Jefferson Hwy.
Suite 485-158
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Book Review Editor, Social Science Journal
Jonathan Westover, Ph.D., MPA, SFHEA
Utah Valley University
Professor and Chair, Organizational Leadership
Academic Director, Center for Social Impact
Editor, Social Science Journal
Rick Wheelock, Ph.D.
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
Web Presence Manager
Gary Holden
Marketing, One Stone Web
Cell: (619) 889-6885