Pearson elected president of Midwest Sociological Society
Dr. Jenny Pearson, professor of sociology, has been elected president of the Midwest Sociological Society. The society is a nonprofit, regional, professional society dedicated to building community among sociologists and to advancing sociological knowledge, teaching, and practice for social
Dr. Jenny Pearsonscientific purposes and social betterment. A number of Wichita State University faculty and students attend the conference and present their research each year.
Pearson will serve a four-year term starting in April as president elect-elect; followed by president elect and program chair; president; and immediate past president. She previously served as the Kansas state director and the co-founder and chair of the MSS LGBTQ+ Task Force, collaboratively working toward making the organization and annual conference more inclusive for LGBTQ+ members.