2014-15 President Patricia A. Gwartney Website pacificsoc.org | Executive Director Lora Bristow | |
Formation October 1, 1929; 87 years ago (1929-10-01) Headquarters Pacific Sociological Association
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The Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) is a professional association of sociologists in the Pacific region of North America. The PSA is best known for its quarterly academic journal Sociological Perspectives.
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History
The Pacific Sociological Association was established in October 1929, when Emory S. Bogardus of the University of Southern California called together a group of area sociologists for the purpose of organizing a society. The organization was originally called the Pacific Southwest Sociological Society. In 1930, the new name, Pacific Sociological Association, was adopted. The goal of the charter members was to emerge from the isolation in which they had been at their respective institutions in order to, in union, promote sociological research and teaching. The first annual meeting was held in January 1930 in Los Angeles.
Regions
The Pacific Sociological Association currently encompasses much of the Pacific region of North America. The organization of the PSA is divided into three regions:
Leadership
The current executive director of the PSA is Lora Bristow. The presidency of the organization shifts each year at its annual conference. The title is currently held by Dr. Patricia A. Gwartney of the University of Oregon.
Periodicals
Awards
The Pacific Sociological Association Awards Committee grants 8 annual awards. Nominations for these awards must come from members of the PSA.