Governing Board Election

 The 2026 Election is now closed. Voting closed on August 31, 2025.

General Overview of Elections

Procedures: Nominations and Elections
Nominations and elections in the Psychonomic Society are governed by the Article V: Elections of its Bylaws. Bylaws direct that there shall be a Nominations Committee that prepares a slate with six candidates for two positions on the Governing Board. This is done by the Secretary canvassing the membership for nominations of Fellows or Emeritus Fellows to serve on the Governing Board. Nominations may not include any current members of the Governing Board.

Terms for a General Election
Each Member may vote for two nominees. The two candidates that receive the most votes in this year's election will fill the two full terms available on the Governing Board (2026-2031).

Terms for a Special Election
In the case of resignation, recall, or death of a member of the Governing Board, the vacancy shall be filled during the next election.

Nominations for the 2026 Governing Board
Nominations opened on April 15, 2025. Each member (Member, Fellow, Emeritus Member, or Emeritus Fellow) may nominate up to four persons. Undergraduate and Graduate Student Members may not vote. The names of the three persons who receive the greatest number of nominations, and who signify their willingness to serve, shall be placed on an election ballot. The Nominations Committee will select an additional three candidates (who may also be persons nominated by the membership) to be placed on the ballot. Thus, the final ballot to be submitted for vote by the membership will include six nominees.

Nomination Period
The nominating period for members to serve on the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society will close June 30, 2025. The two full terms will run from 2026-2031. Student members are unable to submit nominations or vote in the election.

Governing Board Member Duties
The Governing Board works throughout the year. The duties of the Governing Board include chairing and serving on committees, attending meetings, and participating in email discussions and votes. There are two in-person meetings during the year, one in the summer and one that is held the day before the Annual Meeting in November. During times when travel may not be safe, as in during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, these meetings will be held virtually. Sometimes there is one annual teleconference meeting in the spring (usually in April). Email discussions and votes occur frequently through the year, between meetings.

Diversity
The Psychonomic Society is committed to scientific merit, which entails the inclusion of scientists regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, disability status, country of origin, geographic location, and disciplinary expertise. In making your nominations, we ask that you critically examine your deliberations to eliminate biases that detract from our commitment to merit.

Submitting Nominations
You may nominate yourself and you are free to encourage colleagues to nominate anyone that you consider particularly well-suited to play a leadership role in governing the Psychonomic Society. We encourage you to participate in the nominating process as the Society is in an exciting period of change with many new initiatives under way.

Nominations are submitted online during the nomination window. If you wish to encourage others to nominate you or another person, please remind them to login to the PS site and use their own nomination form. Each PS member may only submit one nomination form (which can include up to four nominees).

If you are an Associate Editor of one of our journals, you may not run for a Board position unless you agree to resign your journal position if elected.

Election
Current Fellows, Members, and Emeriti may vote between August 1 and September 1. Ballots can be accessed online by logging in to your PS member account. Your ballot can be used only once and should only be used by you.

Questions
Contact Member Services at info@psychonomic.org. Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT (U.S. Central Time)

Nominations
Committee

Stephan Lewandowsky
University, of Bristol UK
(Chair)

Elisabeth Kensinger
Boston College, USA

Tania Lombrozo
Princeton University, USA

Daniel J. Simons
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, USA

Edward Awh
University of Chicago, USA

2025 Governing Board/Committees