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SPSA - Southern Political Science Association
About SPSA
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Endowments and Awards
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Journal of Politics
Past Presidents
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Political Science Fellowship Opportunities
Political Science Book Chapter Opportunities
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2026 Conference Information
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SPSA Leadership
SPSA Officers:
President:
Byron D’Andra Orey
, Jackson State University
President-Elect:
Kirk Randazzo
, University of South Carolina
Past President:
Elizabeth Oldmixon,
James Madison University
Past Vice President:
Mary Anderson
, Salve Regina University
Vice President/Program Chair:
Angela Lewis,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vice President Elect:
Martha Kropf
, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Secretary:
Whitney Ross Manzo
, Meredith College
Treasurer:
Kerstin Hamann
, University of Central Florida
Executive Director:
Mark Hurwitz
, Western Michigan University
Journal of Politics
Editors:
Timothy Hellwig
(University at Buffalo, SUNY) and
Timothy P. Nokken
(Texas Tech University)
SPSA Council Members:
Emily Farris
, Texas Christian University, expires January 2026
Shane Singh
, University of Georgia, expires January 2026
Alixandra Yanus
, High Point University, expires January 2026
Quintin Beazer
, Florida State University, expires January 2027
Michael Fix
, Georgia State University, expires January 2027
Ellen Key
, Appalachian State University, expires January 2027
Daphne Cooper
, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, expires January 2028
Rebecca Glazier
, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, expires January 2028
Michelangelo Landgrave
, University of Colorado at Boulder, expires January 2028
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