Executive Committee

The functions of the Executive Committee include arranging for meetings and programs; disseminating information pertinent to SESP; developing policies and proposals for consideration of membership applications; appointing committees and subcommittees; collecting dues; maintaining appropriate continuity in the affairs of the Corporation; implementing plans produced by deliberations of the Corporation; and such other functions as are enumerated in the SESP By-Laws.

Officers and Committees

The Executive Officer of SESP is Steve Stroessner from UCLA. You can read about SESP's founding officers in a historical account published by Edwin Hollander in 1968.

A list of current Executive Committee members (officers) and other committee members appears below.
 

Standing Committees for 2025 Committee Member Names and Affiliations Conference Program Committee   Emily Balcetis (Chair), New York University Lara Aknin, Simon Fraser University  Kate Ratliff, University of Florida Tammy Garcia-Marques (Local Host), ISPA-Instituto Universitário Membership Committee   Emily Balcetis (Chair), New York University Lara Aknin, Simon Fraser University  Steve Stroessner (Executive Officer), UCLA Distinguished Scientist Award Committee   Abigail Scholer (Chair), University of Virginia Michael Bernstein, Penn State Abington Ashley Martin, Stanford University Career Trajectory Award Committee Maureen Craig (Chair), Duke University Mina Cikara, Harvard University Kyle Ratner, University of California, Santa Barbara  Scientific Impact Award Committee   Mina Cikara (Chair), Harvard University Emily Balcetis, New York University Lara Aknin, Simon Fraser University Dissertation Award Committee   Michael Bernstein, Penn State Abington Maureen Craig, Duke University Kyle Ratner, University of California, Santa Barbara FABBS Representatives   Lora Park, University at Buffalo Diversity Science Award Committee   Abigail Scholer (Chair), University of Virginia Kate Ratliff, University of Florida Kyle Ratner, University of California, Santa Barbara Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee     Maureen Craig (Chair), Duke University Mina Cikara, Harvard University Ashley Martin, Stanford University