WFRN LEADERSHIP TEAM 2026

Executive Office Staff

  • Stephen Sweet, Ph.D., Executive Officer
  • Haneen Abraham, Network Coordinator
  • Ann Dixon, Website Programmer
  • Brad Smith, Website Programmer
  • Mark Addona, Website Programmer
  • Judith C. Casey, Social Media Specialist/Organizer

Officers

  • President: Jennifer Hook, Ph.D., University of Southern California, USA (2025-2026)
  • Co-Vice President: Caitlyn Collins, Ph.D., Washington University in Saint Louis, USA (2025-2026)
  • Co-Vice President: Leah Ruppanner, Ph.D., University of Melbourne, Australia (2025-2026)
  • Treasurer: Krista Lynn Minnotte, Ph.D., University of North Dakota, USA (2026-2028)
  • Secretary: Samantha Ammons, Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA (2024-2026)

Executive Board

  • Matthew M. Piszczek, Ph.D., Wayne State University, USA (2024-2026)
  • Marisa Young, Ph.D., McMaster University, Canada (2024-2026)
  • Erin L. Kelly, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (2025-2027)
  • Bianca Stumbitz, Ph.D., Middlesex University, UK (2025-2027)
  • Egidio Riva, Ph.D., University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy (2026-2028)
  • Andrea Doucet, Ph.D, Brock University, Canada (2026-2028)

Nominations Committee

  • TBD

International Committee

  • Maria José Bosch, Ph.D. Universidad de los Andes, Chili
  • Sandra Idrovo Carlier, Ph.D. Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia
  • Carys Chan, Ph.D. Griffith University, Australia
  • Konjit Hailu Gudeta, PhD., Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  • Jarrod Haar, Ph.D., Massey University, New Zealand
  • Ameeta Jaga, Ph.D., University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Katherina Kuschel, Ph.D., CENTRUM Graduate Business School and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru
  • Bianca Stumbitz, Ph.D., Middlesex University Business School, UK (Chair)

Social Media Team

  • Anna Borg, Ph.D., University of Malta, Malta
  • Judi C. Casey, Social Media Specialist/Organizer
  • Xi Wen (Carys) Chan, Ph.D., Griffith University, Australia
  • Camille Desjardins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of OB/HRM at the Renmin University of China, China
  • Andrea Doucet, Ph.D., Brock University, Canada
  • Jessica Hardie, Ph.D., Hunter College, USA
  • Jen Hook, Ph.D., University of Southern California, USA
  • Yang Hu, Ph.D., Lancaster University, UK
  • Harchand Ram, Ph.D. ,Postdoctoral Fellow, International Institute for Population Sciences in Mumbai, India
  • Mengyi Xu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Human Resource Management at the University of Birmingham, UK

Featured Scholars Series Editor

  • Haneen Abraham, WFRN Network Coordinator

Program Committee

  • Daniel L. Carlson, Ph.D. University of Utah, USA
  • Xi Wen (Carys) Chan, Ph.D.  Griffith University, Australia
  • Brendan Churchill, Ph.D. The University of Melbourne, Australia
  • LaToya Council, Ph.D. Lehigh University, USA
  • Victoria Daniel, Ph.D. York University, Canada
  • Kim de Laat, Ph.D. University of Waterloo, Canada
  • Jennifer Sabatini Fraone, MSW, MBA
  • Kimberly French, Ph.D. Colorado State University, USA
  • Lonnie Golden, Ph.D. Penn State Abington, USA
  • Jill Hanley, Ph.D. McGill University, Canada
  • Lena Hipp, Ph.D. WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany
  • Jennifer Hook, Ph.D. (Chair) University of Southern California, USA
  • Ameeta Jaga, Ph.D. University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Alison Koslowski, Ph.D. University College London, UK
  • Anna Kurowska, Ph.D. University of Warsaw, Poland
  • Sophie Mathieu, Ph.D. Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
  • Tiziana Nazio, Ph.D. University of Turin, Italy
  • Rense Nieuwenhuis, Ph.D. Stockholm University, Sweden
  • Wendy Nilsen, Ph.D.  Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
  • Eunjeong Paek, Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
  • Alejandra Ros Pilarz, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  • Winny Shen, Ph.D. York University, Canada
  • Aleta Sprague, Ph.D. WORLD Policy Analysis Center, UCLA, USA
  • Lisa Stewart, Ph.D. Cal State Monterey Bay, USA
  • Daniela R. Urbina, Ph.D. University of Southern California, USA
  • Ji Young Kang, Ph.D. Chungnam National University, South Korea

Prior Leadership Teams

WFRN Leadership Team 2025

WFRN Leadership Team 2024

WFRN Leadership Team 2023

WFRN Leadership Team 2022

WFRN Leadership Team 2021

WFRN Leadership Team 2020

WFRN Leadership Team 2019

WFRN Leadership Team 2018

WFRN Leadership Team 2017

WFRN Leadership Team 2016

WFRN Leadership Team 2015

WFRN Leadership Team 2014

WFRN Leadership Team 2013

WFRN Leadership Team 2012

WFRN Leadership Team 2011