We are excited about an excellent lineup of presentations. As always, everyone’s presentation was accepted into a session. The list of sessions is in the conference program,
The program is complete. A hard copy will be available for you at the check-in desk when you arrive.
An online copy of the conference program is here. \ spelling and other minor/late updates version of the online program (also includes campus map from below) is here
Thank you to CSA president-elect J Vern Cromartie, who served as lead organizer this year, and produced the program. Contact info if you notice a mistake in the program: <j_vern_cromartie@yahoo.com>
Also, please read the important information below, especially regarding parking and campus location.
The CSA is continuing it’s grant-funded fee-refund program this year. Participation rewards are distributed based on the order of signup on this form (see other rules on the form).
Sessions are 90 minutes. Please coordinate with your session organizer regarding timing, and to send them a presentation file if needed. There will be a projector and screen in each room. .
What to Expect at the 2026 CSA Conference
Friday, November 6–Saturday, November 7, 2026 | Cal Poly Pomona
Congratulations on your paper or poster acceptance! We look forward to welcoming you to the California Sociological Association conference. The conference program will provide your session time and room assignment.
Registration and check-in
Check-in is scheduled to begin Friday, November 6, at 8:00 a.m. Stop by the CSA registration table when you arrive to pick up your program, campus map, and name badge. Please wear your badge throughout the conference.
Where the conference takes place
Conference sessions (and check in) will meet in Building 5 (College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences). The check-in will be in the front of Building 5. There’s pretty much only one main entrance that is walk-up accessible. Friday evening’s buffet dinner and keynote will be held in Ursa at the Bronco Student Center (Building 35). The two buildings are within walking distance.
Campus maps: Building 5 | Bronco Student Center | Kellogg West Hotel
The map we had placed inline before is incorrect, please see the above map for the corrected version (Thank you to Pomona’s Jack Fong).
Please note that you must secure your own on-campus parking.
If you are staying at Kellogg West
Kellogg West Conference Center & Hotel is on the Cal Poly Pomona campus. Registered hotel guests have complimentary parking in the hotel’s designated parking area. You may leave your car there and walk to Building 5 rather than purchasing a separate campus parking permit.
The hotel is on a wooded hillside, so allow extra time for the walk. If you choose to drive from the hotel to a regular university visitor lot, you will need to purchase a campus parking permit.
If you are driving to campus
We recommend visitor/student parking in Lots J-3 or J-8 on Friday and Saturday. Lot M is another option if those lots are full. Lots J-1 and J-2 are restricted to faculty/staff before 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Follow the posted signs and parking restrictions in every lot.
Campus visitor parking costs $8 on Friday, November 6, and $5 on Saturday, November 7 ($13 for both days). Conference registration does not include parking. Permits are required on Saturdays as well as weekdays.
The simplest option is a daily digital permit through PayByPhone, accessible from CPP Parking Services. Buy it on the day you park and follow the lot’s instructions for the parking location and your vehicle information. Daily permits are also available at campus parking pay stations.
Parking maps: Lots J-3 and J-8 | Lot M | CPP Parking Services
We suggest parking once and walking between Building 5 and the Bronco Student Center rather than moving your vehicle during the day. Allow extra time on Friday to find parking, purchase your permit, and reach your session.
Presentations and session format
Most sessions are 90 minutes, with three to five presentations grouped by topic. Plan for approximately 10–15 minutes for your presentation, followed by a question-and-answer period for the panel. The session chair or discussant will keep time and moderate discussion.
Rooms will have a projector, screen, and HDMI connection. To minimize delays between speakers, the session organizer or chair should use one laptop for the panel. Please coordinate with your organizer and send your presentation file in advance.
Join the conversation
We encourage you to attend many sessions on Friday and Saturday, visit the student research presentations, and join the discussions. Participating as an audience member is an important part of making the conference valuable for everyone.
Friday evening: dinner, keynote, and celebration
The Friday buffet dinner is included with regular conference registration; student-observer registration does not include dinner. The keynote is open to attendees and guests, including family and friends. Check the final conference program for evening start times and event details.
On behalf of the CSA Executive Board, thank you for taking part in this year’s conference. We look forward to seeing you at Cal Poly Pomona!
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The deadline to submit a presentation proposal is Oct. 15. See the call for presentations below.
We will be meeting on the CSU Pomona campus on November 6 and 7.
Note that the conference center hotel still has a few rooms and a new hotel building will open before November. We recently learned that the conference center breakout rooms will be under renovation during our conference so we will be moving our presentations to nearby rooms on campus.
Location: CSU Pomona Kellogg Conference Center Date: Nov 6-7, 2026 Phone number: (909) 869 2222 |
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS We are calling for participants to present at the CSA annual conference. Presentations are open to faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and community professionals. To submit your presentation, review the session list below and select the topic that best aligns with your research. Then, email the designated session organizer with your name, institutional affiliation, academic status, presentation title, and a one-paragraph abstract. Please use your institutional email for all CSA correspondence. Organizers usually accept all relevant submissions. If yours is declined, feel free to try a second organizer. You are welcome to deliver multiple presentations, as long as each one represents a distinct paper or separate piece of research. Each session needs between 3 and 5 presenters. If a session fails to reach the three-presenter minimum, we will move you to a similar session or find another presenter to complete the group. Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Individual sessions will close as soon as they reach their maximum capacity of 5 presenters. Prompt submission is highly encouraged to secure a spot in your preferred session. |
| Session topic | Session Organizer | Organizer email address |
| Holidays and Social Movements | Tim Kubal | tkubal@csufresno.edu |
| Undergraduate Student Research | Alicia Gonzales | amgonzal@csusm.edu |
| Race Matters | Alicia Gonzales | amgonzal@csusm.edu |
| Applied Community cultural Wealth | Alicia Gonzales | amgonzal@csusm.edu |
| Current Issues in Latina/o Research | Alicia Gonzales | amgonzal@csusm.edu |
| Making Sociology Matter | Alicia Gonzales | amgonzal@csusm.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Education | Jennifer Laughter | jsl_828@usc.edu |
| global social change | chris chase-dunn | chriscd@ucr.edu |
| Student session | Alessandro Morosin | amorosin@laverne.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Sexuality | Shae Miller | shae.miller@csulb.edu |
| Current Research in Sociology | Jonathan Leif Basilio | jbasilio@csub.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Theory | Mora Kestelman | hi@morakestelman.com |
| Researching with/in Communities | Gilda Ochoa | gochoa@pomona.edu |
| Student session | Hien Park | hien.park@vanguard.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Health and Medicine | Celina Bridges | crbridges@ucdavis.edu |
| Hip Hop Culture, Breaking and it’s relation to society – Documentary | Joseph Dyno Corrales | DCORRALES@UCSD.EDU |
| Sociological Studies of Education | Fatima Andrade Martinez | f_andrademartinez@ucsb.edu |
| Issues in Race and Ethnicity (session full) | J. Vern Cromartie | j_vern_cromartie@yahoo.com |
| Student session | Lauren McDonald | lauren.mcdonald@csun.edu |
| Sociological Methodology – Qualitative | Bianca N. Haro-Villa | bnharo@cpp.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Religion | Reema Saad | rasaad@ucdavis.edu |
| Sociology of Food and Agriculture/Food, Power, and Society in the Americas | Enrique C. Ochoa | eochoa3@calstatela.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Urbanism and Community | Jack Fong | jackfong@cpp.edu |
| Student session | Bianca N. Haro-Villa | bnharo@cpp.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Health and Medicine | Marcellino Morales | drmarcelm@gmail.com |
| Sociological Studies of Family | Jazmin Chagolla | jgarc231@ucr.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Gender | yajaira ceciliano | cecilianonavarro@uhd.edu |
| Latino Sociology | Jose Jesus Gutierrez | jjgutie6@uci.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Culture | Charles Sarno | Charlie.Sarno@dominican.edu |
| Student session | Anne Marenco | anne.marenco@canyons.edu |
| Reimagining Relevance: Social Science at the Nexus of Theory, Practice, and Teaching | Gabriele Plickert | gplickert@cpp.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Social Movements and Social Change | Philippe Duhart | peduhart@cpp.edu |
| Publishing workshop | Anthony Ocampo | acocampo@cpp.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Gender | Marie Rivera | Marieerivera1997@gmail.com |
| Student session | Caryn Gerstenberger | caryng@cpp.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Race/Ethnicity | Alejandro Zermeno | zermeno@cpp.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Social Movements and Social Change | Molly Talcott | mtalcot@calstatela.edu |
| Undergraduate Student Session | Maria Mora | mmora4@csustan.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Health and Medicine | Christopher Sullivan | chsullivan@mail.fresnostate.edu |
| social movements and social change – any | Dr. Stephanie White | Whitesl@lasc.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Family | Lauren Whiting | laurenwhiting176@gmail.com |
| Student Session: Application of Social Theory | Jimiliz Valiente-Neighbours | jvalient@pointloma.edu |
| Student Session: Reflections on the State of Civil Rights in California and Beyond | Jimiliz Valiente-Neighbours | jvalient@pointloma.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Family | Yajaira Ceciliano | cecilianonavarroy@uhd.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Demography | Chunyan Echo Song | csong3@csuchico.edu |
| Teaching in Community College | Corina Diaz | cdiaz3@compton.edu |
| Sociological Studies of Sexuality | James Joseph Dean | james.dean@sonoma.edu |
| Environmental Sociology | Catherine Rivera Hernandez | criverahernandez@ucmerced.edu |
| Student Session (Qualitative Methods) | Soma de Bourbon | soma.debourbon@sjsu.edu |
The signup sheet to serve as a session organizer is here, The call for presentations will be released soon.
Kellogg West Conference Center & Hotel
Kellogg West Conference Center & Hotel
3801 W. Temple Avenue
Building 76
Pomona, CA 91768
(909) 869 2222
You may watch the 2025 keynote speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqpCjLTziZ4