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   

2021 Governing Board

Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA 2018-2023 (Chair)	James Pomerantz  Rice University, USA 2017-2022 (Past Chair)	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada 2018-2023 (Chair-elect)
Jeanette Altarriba University at Albany, SUNY, USA 2021-2026	Edward Awh University of Chicago, USA 2016-2021	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA 2016-2021	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	Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA 2020-2025	Priti Shah University of Michigan, USA 2021-2026
Eva Van den Bussche KU Leuven, Belgium 2021-2022	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

Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA (Chair-elect)	James Pomerantz  Rice University, USA 2017-2022 (Past Chair)	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada 2018-2023 (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	Eva Van den Bussche KU Leuven, Belgium	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) Non-voting

Awards Committee

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

Priti Shah University of Michigan, USA (Chair)	Jan De Houwer Ghent University, Belgium	Angela Gutchess Brandeis 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 / Family Care Grant Subcommittee

Priti Shah University of Michigan, USA (Chair)	Ian Dobbins Washington University in    St. Louis, USA	Christopher Donkin University of New South Wales , Australia	Candice Morey Cardiff University, UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Committee

Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol, UK (Chair)	Carolina E. Kuepper-Tetzel University of Glasgow, UK	Vanessa Loaiza University of Essex, UK	Dawn Weatherford Texas A&M University-San Antonio, USA

Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Jeanette Altarriba University at Albany, SUNY, USA (Chair)	Matthew Dye Rochester Institute of Technology, USA	Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol, UK	Kathy Rastle Royal Holloway University of London, UK	Jill Shelton University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA	Sharda Umanath Claremont McKenna College, USA	Maria Zaragoza Kent State University, USA

Ethics Committee

Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA (Chair)	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA		Jessica Witt Colorado State University, USA	Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA  (Publications Chair, Ex Officio)	Eva Van den Bussche KU Leuven, Belgium

Executive Committee

Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA (Chair)	James Pomerantz Rice University, USA 2017-2022 (Past Chair)	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada 2018-2023  (Chair-elect)	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) Non-voting

Fellows Committee

Priti Shah University of Michigan, USA (Chair)	Aysecan Boduroglu  Boğaziçi University, Turkey	Maryanne Garry   University of Waikato, New Zealand	Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA	Holly Taylor Tufts University, USA

 

Finance Committee

Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA (Chair)	Fabio Leite Ohio State University Lima, USA		Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts, USA (Publications Chair, Ex Officio)	Duane Watson Vanderbilt 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

Committee dormant in 2021 due to COVID-19

 

Nominations Committee

James Pomerantz Rice University, USA  (Chair)	Laura Carlson University of Notre Dame, USA		Robert Nosofsky Indiana University Bloomington, USA	Kathy Rastle Royal Holloway University of London, UK	Sharon Thompson-Schill University of Pennsylvania, USA

 

Program Committee

Angela Gutchess Brandeis University, USA  (Chair)	Jeanette Altarriba University at Albany, SUNY, USA	Aysecan Boduroglu Boğaziçi University, Turkey	Kimberly Fenn  Michigan State University, USA	John Henderson University of California, Davis, USA	Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol, UK	Priti Shah University of Michigan, USA	Reed Hunt University of Mississippi, USA (Secretary) Non-voting

 

Publications Committee

Caren Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA (Chair)	Jeanette Altarriba University at Albany, SUNY, USA	Sarah Creel University of California, San Diego, USA	Pernille Hemmer Rutgers University, USA	Kimberly Kirkpatrick Kansas State University, USA	Penny M. Pexman University of Calgary, Canada	Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA (GB Chair, Ex Officio)	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director) Non-voting

 

Workshop Committee

Eva Van den Bussche KU Leuven, Belgium (Chair)	Edward Awh University of Chicago, USA	Todd Braver Washington University in St. Louis, USA	Andrea Kiesel University of Freiburg, Germany

 

 

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	Vacant

 

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

Duane Watson Vanderbilt University, USA	Louis Shomette Psychonomic Society (Executive Director)

 

AAAS Representative

James Pomerantz Rice University, USA