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 Alexandra M. Freund Ruud Custers
Wayne State University, USA University of Zurich, Switzerland Utrecht University, Netherlands
President Past President Past President
Philip Gable Kerstin Brinkmann Julie Huang
University of Delaware, USA University of Geneva, Switzerland Stony Brook University, USA Secretary-Archivist Treasurer Past Treasurer
Members-at-Large
Katharina Bernecker Marie Hennecke Masanori Oikawa
University of Zurich, Switzerland University of Bochum, Germany Doshisha University, Japan
Joyce Pang Christopher Mlynski Jessica Gamlin
Nanyang Technological University, University of Vienna, Austria University of Oregon, USA
Singapore
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
Ruud Custers
Ayelet Fishbach
Andrew Elliot
Tory Higgins
Peter Gollwitzer
David Dunning
Arie Kruglanski
Roy Baumeister
Rex Wright
William Graziano
Richard Sorrentino
Larry Bernard