About

The Society for the Science of Motivation is an international, interdisciplinary organization of researchers who study motivation. Its mission is to encourage inquiry into all aspects of motivation from a variety of disciplines and perspectives, and to facilitate the dissemination of findings to a broad scientific audience.The SSM provides a forum for the exchange of scientific information, foster discussion of new ideas and findings on motivation among researchers, and encourages exchange and collaboration in research. It will do this through a list serve, online information exchange, annual conferences, and a journal dedicated exclusively to motivation research.

Executive Council

          Catalina Kopetz                                         Michael Inzlicht
                    Wayne State University, USA                         University of Toronto, Canada                       President                                                    President-Elect

                                                 Christopher Mlynski                                    Kerstin Brinkmann
                                             University of Vienna, Austria                                University of Geneva, Switzerland
                                                      Secretary-Archivist                                                        Treasurer

Members-at-Large

                                                Katharina Bernecker                              Marina Milyavskaya
                                       University of Zurich, Switzerland                          Carleton University, Canada

David Melnikoff Jessica Gamlin
Stanford University, USA University of Oregon, USA

Past presidents

Alexandra M. Freund
Ruud Custers
Ayelet Fishbach
Andrew Elliot
Tory Higgins
Peter Gollwitzer
David Dunning
Arie Kruglanski
Roy Baumeister
Rex Wright
William Graziano
Richard Sorrentino
Larry Bernard