Committees

Note: Except where indicated, terms begin and end at the close of the Saturday business meeting of the SPR convention. Terms (in parentheses) indicate the first Sunday Board meeting to the last Wednesday Board meeting.

Legend: *Committee Chair, §Ex-Officio Member, ~Appointed Non-Student Members

Archives Committee
The task of the committee is the collection and preservation of archival material which is relevant to the Society’s history. Examples of this material are programs of annual meetings, listings of members of the Society, and taped recollections of original members concerning the Society’s origins and scientific foci. As part of the process of selecting archival material to be preserved, the committee is empowered to exclude items prior to archiving which it judges to be of no historical value to the Society.

  • Brennan Payne, University of Utah (2024-2027)*
  • Chad Forbes, University of Delaware (2019-2023; 2023 – 2026)
  • Hsu-Wen Huang, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (2024-2027)
  • Julian Koenig, University of Heidelberg (2020-2023; 2023 – 2026)

Bylaws Committee
The duties of the committee shall be to report to the Board detailed changes in Bylaws recommended by the Board.  In addition, the committee shall bring to the attention of the Board the fact that certain Bylaws may no longer be adequate or appropriate.

  • Rebecca Silton, University Chicago (2024-2027)
  • Sherona Garrett-Ruffinn, Bowling Green State University (2022 – 2025)
  • Catherine Norris, Swarthmore College (2024-2027)
  • Matthias Wieser, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2024-2027)
  • Harald Schupp, University of Konstanz (2021-2024; 2024-2027)

Committee to Promote Student Interests 2023-2024
(students = 2 year; non-students = 3 years after renewing post PhD):
* = appointed non-student members
The Committee shall act to monitor the extent to which the Society is addressing the needs and interest of its student members, and to act as liaison between student members and the Board.

Co-chairs

  • Anna Finley (Co-Chair), North Dakota State University (2024-2027)
  • Elizabeth Paitel (Co-Chair), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2023-2026)

Members with terms that expire at the end of the 2027 meeting

  • Matthias Sperl, University of Siegen (2024-2027)*
  • Jeff Sable, Christian Brothers University (2024-2027)
  • Micayla Lacey, Wilkes University (2024-2027)
  • Ty Lees, McLean Hospital & Harvard Medical School (2024-2027)
  • Katie Garrison, University of Alabama (2024-2027)
  • Grace Clements, United States Air Force Research Laboratory (2024-2027)
  • Echo Leaver, Salisbury University (2024-2027)

Members with terms that expire at the end of the 2026 meeting

  • Britain Taylor, Indiana University Bloomington (2024-2026)
  • Kamryn Witkowiak, Purdue University (2024-2026)
  • Sabrina Lenzoni, University of Innsbruck (2024-2026)
  • Timothy McCoy, University of Delaware (2024-2026)
  • Kayla Wilson, Texas A&M University (2024-2026)
  • Anthony Vivino, University of Delaware (2024-2026)
  • Alex Kallen, Florida State University (2024-2026)
  • Tabea Eimer, KU Leuven (2024-2026)
  • Julia Ditzer, Technische Universität Dresden (2024-2026)
  • Sarah Marshall, University of Delaware (2024-2026)
  • Roslyn Harold, Purdue University (2024-2026)
  • Megan Fok, Virginia Tech (2024-2026)
  • Jaron Tan, University of Alberta (2024-2026)
  • Anna-Lena Tebbe, University of Florida (2024-2026)
  • Mary Polking, Marquette University (2024-2026)
  • Philipp Ziebell, University of Wuerzburg (2024-2026)
  • Marcin Orzel, Brock University (2024-2026)
  • Luke Poole, Rutgers University (2024-2026)
  • Ha Jeong Park, Texas A&M University (2024-2026)
  • Chandler Morrell, University of Delaware (2024-2026)
  • Andrew Farkas, University of Florida (2024-2026)
  • Abigail (Abby) Moline, Purdue University (2024-2026)
  • Jourdan Pouliot, University of Florida (2024-2026)
  • Shannon MacDonald, Texas A&M University (2024-2026)

Members with terms that expire at the end of the 2025 meeting 

  • Brandon Watanabe, Texas A&M University (2023-2025)

Convention Sites Committee
The duties of the Convention Sites Committee shall be to recommend sites for future conventions, locate appropriate hotels, and to suggest necessary arrangements, which can then be presented to the Board for approval.

  • Tanja Endrass, Technical University Dresden (2021-2024; 2024-2027)*
  • Michael Larson, Brigham Young University (2019-2023; 2023 – 2026)*
  • Annmarie MacNamara, Texas A&M University (2019-2023; 2023 – 2026)
  • Nicole Prause, Liberos (2018 – 2022; 2023 – 2026)
  • Erik Mueller, University of Marburg (2022 – 2025)
  • Gilles Pourtois, Ghent University (2022 – 2025)
  • § Anna Weinberg, McGill University (Secretary, 2024-2027)
  • §Thérèse Clemens (Executive Director), therese@sprweb.org

Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology Award Committee (2024-25)
The Senior Award Committee shall be a standing committee and shall consist of the Past President, the President and the President-Elect.  It shall be the duty of this committee to determine each year whether any awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology shall be made and, if so, to whom.

  • Christine Larson, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (President)
  • Julian Thayer, University of California-Irvine (Past-President)
  • Lisa Gatzke-Kopp, Pennsylvania State University (President Elect)

Diversity & Outreach Committee
In consultation with the Board, the Committee’s focus shall be to promote sociocultural and geographic diversity in SPR’s membership and in the field of psychophysiology, enhancing inclusion of groups historically under-represented in science, and/or facing structural barriers to pursuit of their scientific careers. The committee shall aim to facilitate activities that encourage psychophysiologists from under-represented backgrounds and countries to present their research at the annual Society meeting, and publish their research in the Society’s journal, Psychophysiology.

  • Daniela Pfabigan, University of Oslo (2020-2023; 2023 – 2026)*
  • Keanan Joyner, University of California (2023 – 2026)*
  • Danielle Taylor, Wayne State (2022-2025)
  • Jason Moser, Michigan State University (2022-2025)
  • Akina Umemoto, Columbia University (2022-2025)
  • Thomas Covey, University of Buffalo (2020-2023; 2023 – 2026)
  • Kimberly Gálvez-Ortega, Purdue University (2023 – 2026)
  • Marian Dussault Gomez, Simon Fraser University (2023 – 2026)
  • Darwin Guevarra, University of California, San Francisco (2020-2023; 2023 – 2026)
  • Elizabeth (Liz) Parisi, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2020-2023; 2023 – 2026)
  • Frini Karayanidis, University of Newcastle (2018-2023; 2023 – 2026)
  • Lin Sørensen, University of Bergen (2023-2026)
  • Xiao Yang (2024-2027)
  • Samantha De León Sautu, Cornell University (2024 – 2027)
  • Marlen Gonzalez, Cornell University (2024 – 2027)
  • Alex Kallen, CPSI rep
  • Luke Poole, CPSI rep

Early Career Award Committee
Each year, the duties of the committee shall be to solicit nominations for possible recipients of the Early Career Award, to evaluate the qualifications of the nominees, and to inform the President of the winners (if any) of the Award.

  • Eddie Harmon-Jones, University of New South Wales (2021-2024; 2024-2027)*
  • Ilse Van Diest, KU Leuven (2022 – 2025)
  • Cristina Ottaviani, Sapienza University of Rome (2023 – 2026)
  • Lauren Bylsma, University of Pittsburgh (2021-2024; 2024-2027)

Education and Training Committee
The duties of the Committee shall be to evaluate the education and training needs of members of the Society on an ongoing basis, to sponsor special training sessions as needed, and to facilitate the regular exchange of ideas among members regarding the teaching of psychophysiology at undergraduate and graduate levels.

  • Peter Clayson, University of South Florida (2022 – 2025)*
  • Richard Addante, Florida Institute of Technology (2024-2027)
  • William Aue (2024-2027)
  • Christopher Brush, University of Idaho (2020-2023; 2023 -2026)
  • Kaylie Carbine, California State University, Dominguez Hills (2023 – 2026)
  • Holly Hamilton, University of California, San Francisco (2020-2023; 2023 -2026)
  • Miranda Lutz, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2023 – 2026)
  • Eric Rawls, University of North Carolina-Wilmington (2024-2027)
  • Christopher Sege, Medical University of South Carolina (2020-2023; 2023 – 2026)
  • Anna Finley, North Dakota State University ( 2021-2024)
  • Britain Taylor, CPSI rep

Ethical Principles Committee
The duties of the Committee shall be to report to the Board for recommendations to the Society, identification and review of issues concerning standards of conduct for workers in the field of psychophysiology, and formulation of public positions on ethically relevant matters.  As part of its continuing task, the Committee may develop guidelines for ethical conduct.  It bears emphasis that the Ethical Principles Committee will not make recommendations concerning, or deal directly with, alleged infractions of any specific member of the Society.  Such specific cases of alleged infractions will only be used by the Ethical Principles Committee to aid in its continuing formulations of general guidelines for ethical conduct.  

  • Mustafa Al’Absi, University of Minnesota (2023-2026)*
  • Dean Sabatinelli, University of Georgia (2022-2025)
  • Monica Fabiani, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2024-2027)

Fellows Committee

    • Kara Federmeier (Chair), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2020-2023; 2024-2027)*
    • Gabriele Gratton, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2020-2023; 2024-2027)
    • Steve Hackley, University of Missouri at Columbia (2020-2023; 2024-2027)
    • Alfons Hamm, University of Greifswald (2020-2023; 2024-2027)
    • Ursula Hess, Humboldt-University of Berlin (2022-2025)

Finance Committee
The members shall be drawn from individuals who have or are willing to develop the expertise required to provide investment advice to the Board. The committee members shall serve for three-year staggered terms.  The Finance Committee shall provide advice to the Board about SPR’s investments using the guidelines set out by the Finance Policy.

    • Dan Foti, Purdue University (Treasurer) (2024-2027)
    • Erin Hazlett (Past-Treasurer), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2024-2026)
    • §Thérèse Clemens (Executive Director)

Membership Committee
The Membership Committee shall review all applications received during the year and present those recommended for membership in the Society at its annual business meeting.  Membership is achieved upon the majority vote of the members voting at the annual meeting and by payment of dues.

  • Philip Gable, University of Delaware (2024-2027)*
  • Yuri Pavlov, University of Alabama, Birmingham (2024-2027)*
  • Anna Weinberg, McGill University (Secretary 2024 -2027)
  • Sarah Marshall, University of Delaware (CSPI reps)
  • Timothy McCoy, University of Delaware (CPSI reps)

Nominating Committee (2024-2025)
No member of the Society may be appointed to the Nominating Committee more often than once in every three years.  The Committee’s duty shall be to compile a full slate of candidates for each open elective office and position on the Board, based on nominations from the membership, as described in Article V of the bylaws.

  • Gabriele Gratton, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign*
  • Markus Junghofer, University of Muenster
  • Johanna Kissler, University of Bielefeld,
  • Lisa McTeague, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Jan Wessel, University of Iowa

Program Committee (2024-25)
The Program Committee shall be a standing committee designated by the President consisting of the Chair(s) and as many members, appointed by the Chair(s), as s/he believes necessary to assure adequate and timely reviews of the papers and symposia submitted.  To provide continuity and experience, these members should include, when possible, the next and the previous Program Committee Chairs.  The tenure of the Committee is one year.

  • Annmarie MacNamara (Chair), Texas A&M University*
  • Agnieszka Adamczyk, Jagiellonian University in Krakow
  • Anja Riesel, University of Hamburg
  • Anna Finley, North Dakota State University
  • Annabel Chen, Nanyang Technological University
  • Antonia Kaczkurkin, Vanderbilt University
  • Thérèse Clemens (Executive Director)
  • Bruce Bartholow, University of Iowa
  • Chris Panitz, University of Bremen
  • Cindy Yee Bradbury, UCLA
  • CJ Brush, University of Idaho
  • Claudia Becker, Florida State University
  • Cristina Ottaviani (2023-2024 Program Committee Chair), Sapienza University of Rome
  • Dean Sabatinelli, University of Georgia
  • Emili Cardenas
  • Grace Allison, McGill University
  • Ha Jeong Park
  • Isabel A. David, Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Jacklynn Fitzgerald, Marquette University
  • Julia Klawohn, MSB Medical School Berlin
  • Julian Koenig (2023-2024 Program Committee Chair), University Hospital Cologne
  • Michael Larson, Brigham Young University
  • Monica Fabiani, University of Illinois
  • Nicola Sambuca, University of Bari
  • Ottmar V. Lipp, Queensland University of Technology
  • Rebecca Brooker, Texas A&M University
  • Ruolei Gu
  • Vaughn Steele, Yale School of Medicine

Publication Committee
Members of the editorial board of  Psychophysiology shall not serve on this Committee. The Chair shall serve for three years, and if not a member of the Board he/she shall serve as a non-voting member of the Board. The other Committee members shall serve for three-year staggered terms. The Publication Committee Chair shall act, with the advice and assistance of the full Committee, as liaison among the Board, the Editor, and the Publisher of the journal, Psychophysiology. The Publications Committee also conducts the search for the Editor of the journal and makes a recommendation to the Board when that position becomes available. Voting may be done by any legal means.

    • Karen Quigley, Northeastern University (2023-2026)*
    • John Allen, University of Arizona (2019-2023; 2023-2026)
    • Kara Federmeier, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (2022-2025)

Public Relations Committee
The Public Relations Committee shall be a standing committee that acts to coordinate how SPR interfaces with the public generally. Specifically, the committee will be responsible for creating or vetting website content for the webmaster to post as well as overseeing society-related press releases such as for the annual meeting and for issues of our journal. The committee shall consist of a Chair and a number of members sufficient to accomplish the committee’s goals. 

  • Carola Dell’Acqua, University of Padova (2024-2027)*
  • Christian Otteman, Marquette University (2024 – 2027)
  • Nicole Prause, Liberos (2020-2023; 2024 – 2027)
  • Forest Rosenfeld, University of Tampa (2024- 2027)
  • Sebastian Schindler, University of Munster (2024 – 2027)
  • Benjamin Zimmerman, University of Illinois (2024 – 2027)
  • Christian Panitz, University of Leipzig (2022 – 2025)
  • Megan Fok, Virginia Tech (2022 – 2025)
  • Derek Spangler, Pennsylvania State University (2022 – 2025)
  • Katharina Paul, Universität Hamburg (2022-2025)
  • Frini Karayanidis, University of Newcastle (2022-2025)
  • Bridget Kennedy, University of Texas at Tyler (2022-2025)
  • Ebru Ecem Tavacioglu, University of Wurzburg (2024-2027)
  • Heather Webber, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Andreas Keil, University of Florida (Journal Editor)
  • Julian Koenig, Cologne University Hospital (2024 Program Co-Chair)
  • Cristina Ottaviani, Sapienza University of Rome (2024 Program Co-Chair)
  • Heather Lucas, Louisiana State University (Education and Training Committee liaison) (2023 – 2024)
  • Mary Polking (Committee to Promote Student Interests liaison, 2023-2024)
  • Elizabeth Paitel, John Hopkins School of Medicine (Committee to Promote Student Interests liaison, 2023-2024)
  • Shannon MacDonald, Texas A&M University (Committee to Promote Student Interests liaison, 2023-2024)
  • Carola Dell’Acqua, University of Padova (WISE Liaison, 2023 – 2024)

Student Poster Award Committee (2024-2025)
Each year the Committee shall select posters to receive SPR Student Poster Awards, with the option to designate some of these as SPR Outstanding Student Poster Awards. 

  • Julian Thayer (Past President, 2024-25)*
  • Committee TBD Summer 2025

Women in Science and Education (WISE) Committee
The Committee shall focus on supporting the careers of women in psychophysiology and enhancing recruitment and retention of women in the Society.

  • Lauren Bylsma, University of Pittsburgh (2019-2022; co-chair 2022 – 2025)
  • Aminda O’Hare, Weber State University (2017-2020; 2020-2023; co-chair 2023 – 2026)
  • Holly Hamilton, University of California, San Francisco (2020-2023; 2023-2026)
  • Elizabeth Paitel, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2022-2025)
  • Katherine Boere, The University of Victoria (2022-2025)
  • Amanda E. Lyall, Harvard Medical School (2022-2025)
  • Elizabeth Page-Gould (2017-2022; 2022-2025)
  • Britain Taylor, Indiana University (2024-2027)
  • Grace Clements, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2024-2027)
  • Mathew Rocha Hammerstrom, University of Victoria (2024-2027)
  • Miranda C. Lutz-Landesbergen, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (2024-2027)
  • Johanna Falk, Paris Brain Institute (2024-2027)
  • Valentina Jelinčić, KU Leuven (2024-2027)
  • Monika Lohani (Walters), University of Utah (2024-2027)
  • Mallory Cannon, Auburn University (2024-2027)
  • Kaylin Hill, Vanderbilt University (2024-2027)
  • Kiersten Jangigian, University of Maryland (2024-2027)
  • Shelby Alexis Keye, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2024-2027)
  • Rachel Siciliano, MUSC (2024-2027)
  • Jolie Baumann Wormwood, University of New Hampshire (2024-2027)
  • Heather Kissel, Longwood University (2024-2027)
  • Julia Ditzer, CPSI rep

Ad Hoc Webinar Committee

  • Matthew Pontifex, Michigan State University (co-chair 2022-2025)
  • Frini Karayanidis, University of Newcastle (co-chair 2022-2025)
  • Christian Panitz, University of Leipzig (2022-2025)
  • Douglas Angus, Bond University (2022-2025)
  • Emily Kappenman, San Diego State University (2024-2025; will take over as chair for 2025-2028)
  • Shelby Keye, University of Illinois Urbana-Champain (2024-2027)
  • Jason Moser, Michigan State University (2022-2025)
  • Matias Pulopulos, University of Ghent (2024-2027)
  • Anja Riesel, Universität Hamburg (2024 – 2027)
  • Jolie Wormwood, University of New Hampshire (2024-2027)
  • Aminda O’Hare, Weber State University (2022-2023); WISE liaison
  • Enes Avcu, Harvard Medical School (2022-2025); CPSI liaison

Ad-Hoc Strategic Planning for Annual Programming Committee

  • Christine Larson, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee*
  • Dan Foti, Purdue University*
  • Hedwig Eisenbarth, Victoria University of Wellington
  • Tanja Endrass, Technical University Dresden
  • Anna Finley, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Lisa Gatzke-Kopp, Pennsylvania State University
  • Keanan Joyner, University of California
  • Michael Larson, Brigham Young University
  • Cristina Ottaviani, Sapienza University of Rome
  • Elizabeth Paitel, Marquette University
  • Daniela Pfabigan, University of Oslo
  • Julian Thayer, University of California-Irvine
  • Anna Weinberg, McGill University

Liaison to FABBS

Bruce Bartholow, University of Missouri (2023-2024)

Liaison to AAAS

Frances Gabbay, Uniformed Services University (2018-2022; 2022-2025)

Revised: 03/07/2025