He has served as chairperson of the Association for the Study of South Europe and the Balkans.

Since 2007, Gathercole has served as editor of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament.

He has also served as president of the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies.

For several years he also served as the director of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the university.

Meanwhile, he also serves as the Chairman of the China Association for the Study of Nonfiction.

He served as the first President of our affiliated Center for the Study of Social Administration.

In 1944, he served as President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

He has served on the editorial boards of three journals and as president of the African Association for the Study of Religion.

He served as Chair of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions from 1985-1987.

During that time Dr. Spaet served a term as president of the Society for the Study of Blood.