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

2018 Governing Board


John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA 2015-2020 (Chair)	Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 2012-2018 (Past Chair)	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA 2016-2021 (Chair-elect)

Edward Awh University of Chicago, USA 2016-2021	Teresa Bajo University of Granada, Spain 2013-2018	Marc Brysbaert Ghent University, Belgium 2017-2022	Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA 2015-2020

Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada 2018-2023	James Pomerantz Rice University, USA 2017-2022	Patricia Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan, USA 2014-2019	Valerie Reyna Cornell University, USA 2014-2019

Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA 2018-2023	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) ex officio	Reed Hunt University of Mississippi, USA (Secretary) 2017-2019 ex officio	Marianne Lloyd Seton Hall University, USA (Treasurer) 2017-2019 ex officio

Officers of the Society


John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA (Chair)	Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, USA (Past Chair)	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA 2016-2021 (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, 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


Patricia Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan, USA	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada	Valerie Reyna Cornell University, USA	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) ex officio

Awards Committee


Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada (Chair)	Teresa Bajo University of Granada, Spain	Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, USA	Marc Brysbaert Ghent University, Belgium	Tania Lombrozo University of California, Berkeley, USA	Evan Risko University of Waterloo, Canada, USA	Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA	Jessica Witt Colorado State University, USA

Communication Committee


Valerie Reyna Cornell University, USA (Chair)	Teresa Bajo University of Granada, Spain	Wandi Bruine de Bruin University of Leeds, United Kingdom	Valérie Camos Université de Fribourg, Switzerland	James Michael Lampinen University of Arkansas, USA	Duane Watson Vanderbilt 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	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada	Travis Seymour University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

Ethics Committee


Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA (Chair)	Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA	John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA	Jessica Witt Colorado State University

Executive Committee


John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA (Chair)	Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (Past Chair)	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, 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	John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA (GB Chair) ex officio	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) ex officio

Fellows Committee


Marc Brysbaert University of Ghent, Belgium	Thomas Busey Indiana University Bloomington, USA	Patricia Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan, 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	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada	Zofia Wodniecka Jagiellonian University, Poland	Rene Zeelenberg Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands	John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA ex officio

Nominations Committee


Aaron Benjamin University of Illinois, USA (Chair)	Lynn Hasher University of Toronto, Canada	Howard Nusbaum University of Chicago, USA	Patricia Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan, USA	Suparna Rajaram Stony Brook University, USA	Klaus Oberauer University of Zurich, Switzerland

Program Committee


Edward Awh University of Chicago, USA (Chair)	Marc Brysbaert Ghent University, Belgium	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA	Stephen Mitroff George Washington University, USA	Kristi Multhaup Davidson College, USA	Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA	Reed Hunt University of Mississippi, USA (Secretary) ex officio

Publications Committee


Fernanda Ferreira University of California, Davis, USA (Chair)	Suzanne MacDonald York University, Canada	Sarah Creel University of California, San Diego, USA	James Pomerantz Rice University, USA	Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA	Jeffrey Zacks Washington University in St. Louis, USA	John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA (GB Chair) ex officio	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) ex officio

Workshop Committee


No committee required in 2018.

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.


Gordon Logan Vanderbilt University, USA (Chair)	Alice Healy University of Colorado, Boulder, USA	David Rosenbaum University of California, Riverside, USA	Jeffrey Zacks Washington University in St. Louis, USA

FABBS Representatives


John Dunlosky Kent State University, USA	Valerie Reyna Cornell University, USA	Amy Criss Syracuse University, USA

AAAS Representative

Jim Pomerantz
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USA

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2018 Governing Board