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. Psychonomic Society 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 on Society committees. Members who volunteer on committees, serve as editors and reviewers, or who participate in 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 who leads the staff.

Previous Governing Boards

2017 Governing Board


Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois 2012-2018 Chair Website	Cathleen Moore University of Iowa 2011-2017 Past Chair Website	John Dunlosky Kent State University 2015-2020 Chair-Elect Website

Edward Awh University of Chicago 2016-2021 Website	Teresa Bajo University of Granada 2013-2018 Website	Marc Brysbaert Ghent University 2017-2022 Website	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame 2016-2021 Website

Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis 2015-2020 Website	Robert Logie University of Edinburgh 2012-2017 Website	Janet Metcalfe Columbia University 2012-2017 Website	James Pomerantz Rice University 2017-2022 Website

Patricia Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan 2014-2019 Website	Valerie Reyna Cornell University 2014-2019 Website	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society Executive Director ex officio	Reed Hunt University of Mississippi Secretary 2017-2019 ex officio

Marianne Lloyd Seton Hall University Treasurer 2017-2019 ex officio

Officers of the Society


Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois, USA (Chair)	Cathleen Moore University of Iowa, USA (Past Chair)	John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA (Chair-elect)	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director)	Reed Hunt University of Mississippi, USA (Secretary)	Marianne Lloyd Seton Hall University, USA (Treasurer)

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, Membership 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


Janet Metcalfe Columbia University, USA (Chair)	Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois, USA ex officio	Marianne Lloyd Seton Hall University, USA (Treasurer) ex officio	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) ex officio

Awards Committee


Marc Brysbaert Ghent University, Belgium (Chair)	John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA	John Henderson University of California, Davis, USA	Tania Lombrozo University of California, Berkeley, USA	Patricia Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan, USA	Jessica Witt Colorado State University, USA

Communication Committee


Valerie Reyna Cornell University, USA (Chair)	Wandi Bruine de Bruin University of Leeds, United Kingdom	Valérie Camos Université de Fribourg, Switzerland	Jason Finley Fontbonne University, USA

James Michael Lampinen University of Arkansas, USA	Cathleen Moore University of Iowa, USA	James Pomerantz Rice University, USA	Stephen Lewandowsky University of Bristol, United Kingdom ex officio

Diversity & Inclusion Committee


Valerie Reyna Cornell University, USA (Chair)	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA	Ivy Defoe University of Pennsylvania, USA	Jean Fox Tree University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

Alejandro Lleras University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA	Janet Metcalfe Columbia University, USA	Travis Seymour University of California, Santa Cruz, USA	Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA

Ethics Committee


Janet Metcalfe Columbia University (Chair)	Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA (Chair, Publications Committee)	Patricia Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan, USA	Cathleen Moore University of Iowa, USA	Eric Schumacher Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Executive Committee


Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois, USA (Chair)	Cathleen Moore University of Iowa, USA (Past Chair)	John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA (Chair-Elect)	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) ex officio

Finance Committee


James Pomerantz Rice University, USA Chair	Fabio Leite Ohio State University Lima, USA	Patricia Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan, USA	Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA ex officio

Marianne Lloyd Seton Hall University, USA (Treasurer) ex officio	Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois, USA ex officio	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) ex officio

Fellows Committee


Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA (Chair)	Thomas Busey Indiana University Bloomington, USA	Marc Brysbaert Ghent University, Belgium	Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA	Holly Taylor Tufts University, USA

International Presence Committee


Teresa Bajo University of Granada, Spain (Chair)	Edward Awh University of Chicago, USA	Marc Brysbaert Ghent University, Belgium	Robert Logie University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Zofia Wodniecka Jagiellonian University, Poland	Rene Zeelenberg Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois, USA ex officio

Nominations Committee


Cathleen Moore University of Iowa Chair	Judith Kroll University of California, Riverside	Max Coltheart Macquarie University	Robert Logie University of Edinburgh	Steven Luck University of California, Davis	Kathleen Rastle University of London

Program Committee


Edward Awh University of Chicago Chair	Teresa Bajo University of Granada	John Dunlosky Kent State University	Stephen Mitroff George Washington University	Cathleen Moore University of Iowa	Kristi Multhaup Davidson College	Reed Hunt University of Mississippi ex officio

Publications Committee


Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA (Chair)	Suzanne MacDonald York University, Canada	James Pomerantz Rice University, USA	Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Jan Theeuwes Vrije Universitei Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Jeffrey Zacks Washington University in St. Louis, USA	Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois, USA ex officio	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) ex officio

Workshop Committee


Robert Logie University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Chair)	Morgan Barense University of Toronto, Canada	Jonathan Grainger Aix-Marseille Université, France	Janet Metcalfe Columbia University, USA

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.


Jeffrey Zacks Washington University in St. Louis, USA Chair	Gordon Logan Vanderbilt University, USA	Janet Metcalfe Columbia University, USA	David Rosenbaum University of California, Riverside, USA

FABBS Representatives


Valerie Reyna Cornell University, USA	Amy Criss Syracuse University, USA

AAAS Representative

James
Pomerantz
Rice University, USA

IUPsys/US Committee Representative

Jeffrey Zacks
Washington University in St. Louis, USA

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