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Executive Committee

The Executive Committee serves as the governing body of the Academy and is the final authority for all policies of the Academy. The Executive Committee is composed of the current AAA Executive Committee Members.

  • President: Jameson Hayes, University of South Carolina
  • President Elect: Hye-Jin Yoon, University of Georgia
  • Vice President: Joonghwa Lee, University of North Dakota
  • Secretary: Juliana Fernandes, University of Florida
  • Treasurer: Heidi Hennink-Kaminski, Michigan State University
  • Immediate Past President: Sigal Segev, Florida International University
  • Executive Director: Eric Haley, University of Tennessee

Ad Hoc Access and Opportunity Committee

The Ad Hoc Access and Opportunity Committee supports greater participation and success in advertising scholarship, education, and practice by promoting access, representation, and opportunity. Each year, the committee also selects the AAA Conference Best Access and Opportunity Paper from nominated conference submissions.

Edward Timke, Michigan State University, Chair

  • Naa Amponsah Dodoo, Emerson College
  • Carl W. Jones, University of Westminster
  • Karen King, University of Georgia
  • Yoon Joo Lee, Washington State University
  • Teresa Mastin, Michigan State University
  • Maria De Moya, University of Tennessee
  • Sophia Mueller-Bryson, University of Miami
  • Padmali Rodrigo, Northumbria University (UK) 
  • Xiaowen Xu, Butler University

Awards Committee

The Awards Committee recommends candidates for the Academy's Distinguished Service Awards, Kim Rotzoll Award for Advertising Ethics and Social Responsibility, "Sandy" and Billy I. Ross Awards. Nominates and selects annual Outstanding Contribution to Research awardee.

Karen M Lancendorfer, Western Michigan University, Chair

  • Jef Richards, Michigan State University
  • Joe Phua, Southern Methodist University
  • Leslie Carlson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Charles R. Taylor, Villanova University 
  • Herbert Jack Rotfeld, Auburn University 
  • Jisu Huh, University of Minnesota
  • Sidharth Muralidharan, Southern Methodist University

Communications Committee

This ad-hoc committee is responsible for overseeing the associations' communications.

Regina Ahn, University of Miami, Chair

  • Jhih-Syuan (Elaine) Lin, National Chengchi University
  • Su Yeon Cho, Quinnipiac University
  • Susan McFarlane-Alvarez, Michigan State University
  • Weilu Zhang, University of Kentucky
  • Greg Song, University of St. Thomas
  • HoYoung (Anthony) Ahn, Pepperdine University 

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee advises the Executive Committee on handling of monies and audits the Academy finances. Members may not be on the Executive Committee currently or in the past three years.

Jorge Villegas, University of Illinois Springfield, Chair

  • Terry Daugherty, Indiana State University
  • Tom Kelleher, University of Florida
  • Joe Phelps, University of Alabama
  • Mengtian (Montina) Jiang, University of Kentucky
 

Global and Multicultural Committee (f/k/a International Advertising Education Committee) (GMC)

The Global and Multicultural Committee is responsible for examining the proper role of the Academy in international advertising education.

Sydney Chinchanachokchai, University of Akron, Chair

Graduate Student Committee

Steve Holiday, University of Alabama, Chair

  • Yang (Josie) Zhou, University of Alabama
  • Ben Libon, University of Georgia
  • Wenwen Cao, University of Minnesota
  • Qinran Li, University of Tennessee

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee promotes membership in the Academy.

Osnat Roth-Cohen, Ariel University, Chair
  • Jihoon (Jay) Kim, University of Alabama
  • Jihye Kim, University of Kentucky
  • Alvin Zhou, University of Minnesota
  • Hayoung Sally Lim, University of Oregon
  • Pratik Shah, Fresno State University
  • Stan Li, University of Tennessee
  • Eunseon (Penny) Kwon, Texas Christian University

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee prepares a slate of officer nominations, conducts the election, and recommends candidates for Academy Fellows. Consists of the past three Presidents of the Academy.

Publications Committee

The Publications Committee makes policy, oversees Academy publications (including the Journal of Advertising, the Journal of Interactive Advertising), and selects the annual Journal of Advertising Best Article Award. By AAA Constitution By-laws (Article I-7), comprised of nine members, serving staggered four-year terms.Committee memberships all change at the end of the business meetings of each year's annual conference and terms run to the year shown in the brackets next to each member's name.

Alyse Lancaster, University of Miami, Chair

  • Linwan Wu, University of South Carolina
  • Chen Lou, Nanyang Technical University
  • Cynthia Morton, University of Florida
  • Brian Till, Marquette University 
  • Steve Edwards, Southern Methodist University
  • Glenna Read, University of Georgia
  • Kacy Kim, Bryant University
  • Sara Rosengren, Stockholm School of Economics

Research Committee

The Research Committee encourages research by members, solicits applicants for Academy research grants and dissertation awards, and selects the awardees.

Mark Yim, University of Massachusetts Lowell ([email protected])

  • Kasey Windels, University of Florida
  • Itai Himelboim, University of Georgia
  • Joseph Chang, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
  • Rick T. Wilson, Texas State University
  • Jeong-Yeob Han, University of Georgia
  • Hojoon Choi, University of Houston
  • Eunjin (Anna) Kim, Univesity of Southern California
  • Kathrynn Pounders, University of Texas at Austin
  • Yoon Hi Sung, Yonsei University
  • Huan Chen, University of Florida
  • Philip Kitchen, University of Salford
  • Heather Shoenberger, Penn State University
  • Eun Yeon Kang, Bryant University
  • Claire M. Segijn, University of Minnesota
  • Nate Evans, University of Georgia
  • Jing (Taylor) Yang, University of South Carolina
  • Rachel Esther Lim, Oklahoma State University
  • Won-Ki Moon, University of Florida
  • Mathias Glaser, University of Salzburg
  • Yuan Sun, University of Florida
  • Haseon Park, University of Minnesota
  • Sangwook Lee, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Quan Xie, Southern Methodist University
  • Ja Kyung Seo, University of Alabama
  • Jaewon Royce Choi, Louisiana State University
  • Ilwoo Ju, Purdue University