Governance - Psychonomic Society

Governance

The Psychonomic Society (PS) is a membership-based organization governed by a rotating body of Governing Board members who are supported by full-time professional staff and management support company run by the PS Executive Director. The Governing Board serves as the board of directors for the Society and is responsible for the business, organizational, and legal affairs of the Society as well as ensuring that all programs and activities are in accordance with the Society's mission and strategic goals. PS staff manage the day-to-day aspects of the organization, partnering with the Governing Board to implement the strategic plan. Members of the Governing Board also serve as chairs of Society committees. Members who volunteer on committees, serve as editors and reviewers, and/or who participate in PS annual meeting presentations and posters, all play a crucial role in strengthening the Society for the future.

The primary leaders of the Psychonomic Society are the members of the Executive Committee (Chair, Past Chair, and Chair-elect of the Governing Board) and the Executive Director.

Previous Governing Boards

2020 Governing Board


James Pomerantz Rice University, USA 2017-2022 (Chair)	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA 2016-2021 (Past Chair)	Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA 2018-2023 (Chair-elect)

Edward Awh University of Chicago, USA 2016-2021	John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA 2015-2020	Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA 2015-2020	Angela Gutchess Brandeis University, USA 2019-2024

Michael J. Kane University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA 2019-2024	Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol, UK 2020-2025	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada 2018-2023	Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA 2020-2025

Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) Non-voting	Reed Hunt University of Mississippi, USA 2017-2022 (Secretary) Non-voting	Marianne Lloyd Seton Hall University, USA 2017-2022 (Treasurer) Non-voting

Officers of the Society


James Pomerantz Rice University, USA 2017-2022 (Chair)	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA 2016-2021 (Past Chair)	Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA (Chair-elect)	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) Non-voting	Reed Hunt University of Mississippi, USA (Secretary) Non-voting	Marianne Lloyd Seton Hall University, USA (Treasurer) Non-voting

Committees

There are thirteen standing committees of the Society: Audit Committee, Awards Committee, Communications Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Ethics Committee, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, International Presence Committee, Fellows Committee, Nominations Committee, Program Committee, Publications Committee, and Workshop Committee. There is also a steering committee for the William K. & Katherine W. Estes Fund, which is managed jointly with the Association for Psychological Science. Each committee will seek to engage the full cross-section of members (e.g., in terms of age, gender, geography, professional status, etc.) as they work to fulfill their roles and responsibilities. Committee members and chairs may consist both of Governing Board members and non-Governing Board members.

Audit Committee


Edward Awh University of Chicago, USA (Chair)	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada	Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) Non-voting

Awards Committee

Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award/Mid-career Award Subcommittee


Angela Gutchess Brandeis University, USA (Chair)	John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA	Roberta Klatzky Carnegie Mellon University, USA	Klaus Oberauer University of Zurich, Switzerland	Brian Ross Minerva Schools at KGI, USA	Jyotsna Vaid Texas A&M University, USA

Early Career Award Subcommittee


Angela Gutchess Brandeis University, USA (Chair)	Ian Dobbins Washington University in St. Louis, USA	Christopher Donkin Washington of New South Wales , Australia	Michael J. Kane University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA	Candice Morey Cardiff University, UK	Evan Risko University of Waterloo, Canada

Communications Committee


Michael J. Kane University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA (Chair)	Carolina E. Kuepper-Tetzel University of Glasgow, UK	James Michael Lampinen University of Arkansas, USA	Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol, UK	Vanessa Loaiza University of Essex, UK

Diversity & Inclusion Committee


Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol, UK (Chair)	Matthew Dye Rochester Institute of Technology, USA	Kathy Rastle Royal Holloway University of London, UK	Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA	Travis Seymour University of California, Santa Cruz, USA	Jill Shelton University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA	Sharda Umanath Claremont McKenna College, USA

Ethics Committee


Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA (Chair)	Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA	Michael J. Kane University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA	Jessica Witt Colorado State University	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada (Publications Chair Ex Officio )

Executive Committee


James Pomerantz Rice University, USA 2017-2022 (Chair)	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA (Past Chair)	Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA (Chair-elect)	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) Non-voting

Fellows Committee


Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA (Chair)	Maryanne Garry University of Waikato, New Zealand	Angela Gutchess Brandeis University, USA	Holly Taylor Tufts University, USA	Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA

Finance Committee

Laura Carlson
University of Notre Dame, USA
(Chair)

Fabio Leite
Ohio State University Lima, USA

Michael J. Kane
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA

Penny M. Pexman
University of
Calgary, Canada
(Publications Chair Ex Officio)

James Pomerantz
Rice University, USA
(GB Chair Ex Officio)

Marianne Lloyd
Seton Hall University, USA
(Treasurer)
Non-voting

Louis Shomette
Psychonomic Society
(Executive Director)
Non-voting

International Presence Committee


John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA (Chair)	Edward Awh University of Chicago, USA	Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol, UK	Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA	Zofia Wodniecka Jagiellonian University, Poland	Rene Zeelenberg Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands	James Pomerantz Rice University, USA (GB Chair Ex Officio)

Nominations Committee


John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA (Chair)	Pooja K. Agarwal Berklee College of Music, USA	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA	Lynn Hasher University of Toronto, Canada	Klaus Oberauer University of Zurich, Switzerland	Sharon Thompson-Schill University of Pennsylvania, USA

Program Committee


Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA (Chair)	Edward Awh University of Chicago, USA	Kimberly Fenn Michigan State University USA	Angela Gutchess Brandeis University, USA	John Henderson University of California, Davis, USA	Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol, UK	Reed Hunt University of Mississippi, USA (Secretary) Non-voting

Publications Committee


Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada (Chair)	Sarah Creel University of California, San Diego, USA	Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA	Angela Gutchess Brandeis University, USA	Pernille Hemmer Rutgers University, USA	Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA	Jeffrey Zacks Washington University in St. Louis, USA	James Pomerantz Rice University, USA (GB Chair) ex officio	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) Non-voting

Workshop Committee


No committee required in 2020.

William K. & Katherine W. Estes Fund Steering Committee

The Psychonomic Society and the Association for Psychological Science (APS) have entered into a joint venture to support activities that honor the contributions to mathematical psychology of William K. and Katherine W. Estes. The Psychonomic Society supports this initiative financially and has two representatives on the Steering Committee of this initiative.


Alice Healy University of Colorado, Boulder, USA (Chair)	Elizabeth Ligon Bjork University of California, Los Angeles, USA	Morton Ann Gernsbacher University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA	Mike Jones Indiana University, USA	David Rosenbaum University of California, Riverside, USA	Richard Shiffrin Indiana University, USA

Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS) Representatives


James Pomerantz Rice University, USA	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director)

AAAS Representative

James Pomerantz
Rice University, USA

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