Membership

When you join SPR, you join an international community of more than 800 members focused on studying the interrelationships between the psychological and physiological aspects of behavior.

If you are already a member, please log in to your member profile to renew your membership.

Member Benefits

STUDENTS/POST-BAC/POSTDOCS

A student/post-bac/postdoc membership affords you all the benefits of a professional membership, but also includes additional opportunities tailored for those working to complete their education. Through specialized programs, grants and awards, a membership will help you build a strong career foundation.

    • A subscription to Psychophysiology, a highly-respected journal that covers the latest developments in our field and reaches a wide audience of academic and applied researchers.
    • Reduced registration fees for the SPR Annual Meeting and Workshops, which includes presentations of new theory, methods and research in the form of invited addresses, symposia, poster sessions and Presidential and Award addresses. Pre-conference workshops are also offered on specific topics or methodological advances.
    • Access to subscribe to the SPR Listserv. Please see SPR Listserv Guidelines here.
    • A Membership Directory with contact information of all members, along with dates and locations of future conferences and a roster of the officers and board of directors.
    • Periodic mailings about SPR and other psychophysiology-related events and opportunities.
    • Reduced prices for books and subscriptions to journals.
    • A robust awards program.

PROFESSIONALS

SPR membership gives you access to invaluable information and provides the opportunity to network with psychophysiological experts. Through association publications, events, professional development opportunities and awards and grants programs, a professional membership will help you enhance your career.

    • A subscription to Psychophysiology, a highly-respected journal that covers the latest developments in our field and reaches a wide audience of academic and applied researchers.
    • Reduced registration fees for the SPR Annual Meeting and Workshops, which includes presentations of new theory, methods and research in the form of invited addresses, symposia, poster sessions and Presidential and Award addresses. Pre-conference workshops are also offered on specific topics or methodological advances.
    • Access to subscribe to the SPR Listserv. Please see SPR Listserv Guidelines here.
    • A Membership Directory with contact information of all members, along with dates and locations of future conferences and a roster of the officers and board of directors.
    • Periodic mailings about SPR and other psychophysiology-related events and opportunities.
    • Reduced prices for books and subscriptions to journals.
    • A robust awards program.

ELIGIBILITY

SPR offers full membership and student membership opportunities.

Full membership may be granted to individuals who meet one of the following qualifications:

    • Have membership in one of the major scientific associations for psychological, neuroscience, medical, biological or engineering professions; or
    • Have published scientific research in psychophysiology or related areas;
    • Have an interest in psychophysiology.

To qualify for student membership, applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or predoctoral program in psychophysiology or a related area. Student status must be certified annually by the student’s department chair or program director. Student memberships are subsidized by SPR. Post-Bac membership applicants are those holding a bachelor’s degree, but are not currently enrolled in an graduate degree program. Applicants of the Post-Bac category will be eligible to claim this membership status for up to five years.

Early Career membership is available to those who received their doctoral or other degree within the past five years.

Each new member application is reviewed and accepted by the membership committee before the individual becomes an SPR member.

    • Student/Post-Bac/PostDoc: $38
    • Early Career: $82
    • Full Member: $110
    • Emeritus (Retired Professional): $38
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