Committees

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: Hye Jin Yoon, University of Georgia
  
• President Elect: Chang-Dae Ham, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Vice President: Juliana Fernandes, University of Florida
  
• Secretary: Joe Phua, Southern Methodist University
  
• Treasurer: Heidi Hennink-Kaminski, Michigan State University
  
• Immediate Past President: Jameson Hayes, University of South Carolina
  
• 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, Chair, Michigan State University

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

Tom Reichert, Chair, University of South Carolina

• Charles R. Taylor, Villanova University
• Jisu Huh, University of Minnesota
• Karen Lancendorfer, Western Michigan University
• Leslie Carlson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Marla Royne Stafford, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Sela Sar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Shu-Chuan Chu, DePaul University
• Sidharth Muralidharan, Southern Methodist University

This committee is responsible for overseeing the associations' communications.

Regina Ahn, Chair, University of Miami

• Berna Balcı, Bahçeşehir University
• Greg Song, Sejong University
• HoYoung (Anthony) Ahn, Pepperdine University
• Mengyan Ma, Michigan State University
• Su Yeon Cho, Quinnipiac University
• Tony Deng, DePaul University
• Weilu Zhang, University of Kentucky
• Boyang Ding, University of Alabama (Student)
• Tre'elle Tolbert, Liberty University (Student)
• Wenwen Cao, University of Minnesota (Student)

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, Chair, Texas A&M San Antonio

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

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, Chair, University of Akron

• Aida Mokhtar, International Islamic University Malaysia
• Anan Wan, Kansas State University
• Dorit Zimand Sheiner, Ariel University
• Fang (Faye) Yang, Grand Valley State University
• Ji Yoon (Karen) Han, San Diego State University 
• Joanna Strycharz, University of Amsterdam
• Jong-Hyuok Jung, Texas Christian University
• Kara Chan, Hong Kong Baptist University
• Kyeongwon Kwon, Auburn University at Montgomery
• Marta Mensa, University of North Texas
• Pablo Matus, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Patrick Jamar, University of Texas at Austin
• Yuan Nan, University of Florida
• Shahed Rahman, University of Colorado Boulder (Student)
• Simona Rivero, University of Florida (Student)
• Tao (Tony) Deng, DePaul University
• Xinyi Zuo, University of Florida (Student)

Graduate Student Interest Committee

Linwan Wu, Chair, University of South Carolina

• Jingping Wang, University of Florida
• Joshua Cloudy, University of Georgia
• Nan Zhang, Indiana University
• Nate Evans, University of Georgia
• Sitan Li, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Ben Libon, University of Georgia (Student)
• Julio Velasquez, University of Miami (Student)
• Rachel Rogers, Southern Methodist University (Student)
• Yang (Josie) Zhou, University of Alabama (Student)

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee promotes membership in the Academy.

Osnat Cohen Roth, Chair, Ariel University 

• Eunseon (Penny) Kwon, Texas Christian University
• Hayoung Sally Lim, University of Oregon
• Jung Hwa Choi, University of South Alabama
• Mark Heisten, Marist University
• Pratik Shah, California State University, Fresno

Nominating Committee

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

Kacy Kim, Chair, Bryant University

• Alyse Lancaster, University of Miami
• Chen Lou, Nanyang Technological University 
• Claire Segjin, University of Minnesota
• Glenna Read, University of Georgia
• Linwan Wu, University of South Carolina
• Qimei Chen, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Sara Rosengren, Stockholm School of Economics
• Steve Edwards, Southern Methodist University

Research Committee

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

Hojoon Choi, Chair, University of Houston

• Ali Selcuk Can, University of Portsmouth
• Alvin Zhou, University of Minnesota
• Eunjin (Anna) Kim, University of Southern California
• Eun Kang, Bryant University
• Ewa Maslowska, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Guolan Yang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Heather Shoenberger, Penn State University
• Huan Chen, University of Florida
• Hyunsang Son, University of New Mexico
• Ilwoo Ju, Purdue University
• Itai Himelboim, University of Georgia 
• Ja Kyung Seo, University of Alabama
• Jeong-Yeob Han, University of Georgia
• Jeongmin Ham, University of Florida
• Jing (Taylor) Yang, University of South Carolina
• Jing Yang, Boston College
• Joonghwa Lee, University of North Dakota
• Joseph Chang, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
• Kasey Windels, University of Florida
• Kathrynn Pounders, University of Texas at Austin
• Kibum Youn, Kutztown University
• Matthias Glaser, University of Salzburg
• Na Bai, Syracuse University
• Nate Evans, University of Georgia
• Philip Kitchen, University of Salford
• Quan Xie, Southern Methodist University
• Rachel Esther Lim, Oklahoma State University
• Rick T. Wilson, Texas State University
• Sanchary Pal, Northwestern University
• Sangwook Lee, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Shiyun (Chole) Tian, Sacred Heart University
• Sung-Young Park, University of Massachusetts at Boston
• Veronica Thomas, Old Dominion University
• Weizi Liu, Texas Christian University
• Won-Ki Moon, University of Florida
• Yang Feng, University of Florida
• Yoon Hi Sung, Yonsei University
• Yuan Sun, University of Florida
• Yuhmiin Chang, National Chengchi University