Help Shape the Future of the Cognitive Science Society
The Cognitive Science Society is built by its members—for its members. Whether you’re an established researcher, an early-career scholar, or a student just entering the field, there are many ways to contribute. Your ideas, energy, and leadership can help us grow stronger, more inclusive, and more impactful.
Student Committee: Call for Application
We invite all students to apply to join the CSS Student Committee, the representative body for the Society’s student members. The committee provides an opportunity to share your perspective, advocate for student interests, and help shape initiatives and activities for the student community.
What does the Student Committee do?
The committee works to:
- Develop strategies to increase student engagement, participation, and recognition within the Society, including at the annual conference.
- Represent and advocate for student interests within the Society’s Governing Board.
- Develop skills and experience that can support future leadership and engagement within the Society.
- Help identify and develop initiatives that respond to the needs and interests of students in cognitive science.
Who can apply?
We are looking for up to four new members. To be eligible, you must:
- Be a current member of the Cognitive Science Society. Pay What You Can membership options are available.
- Be enrolled in a PhD program, or in a Master’s program with the expectation of continuing to a PhD.
- Be based anywhere in the world—there are no geographic restrictions.
Current committee members:
Salih Ozdemir, CSS Graduate Student Representative and Chair (University of California, San Diego, USA)
Julia Chauvet (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, the Netherlands); Candice Koolhaas – University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA ; Trinidad Speranza (Pontifical University Santa María de los Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Jinhan Zhang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong)
Interested in getting involved?
We particularly encourage applications from students and areas of the community that are currently less represented on the committee. Your perspective can help make sure that the Student Committee reflects the diversity of the CSS student community.
Apply by October 25: Complete the application form
Charles Kemp (President)
Arielle Borovsky (President Elect)
Roger Levy (Past President)
Sudeep Bhatia
Morten Christiansen
Stella Christie
Jennifer Culbertson
Virginia de Sa
Tilbe Göksun
Tom Griffiths
Janet Hsiao
Brett Martensen (Treasurer)
Ken McRae
Salih Ozdemir
Penny Pexman
Jonathan Phillips
Ercenur Ünal
Join a Committee or Working Group
Our committees drive important initiatives and programs. Consider lending your time and expertise to one of these groups:
Higher Education
Chair: Matt Goldrick and Jonathan Phillips
Key initiative: Higher Education Webinar Series
Outreach
gChair: Virdinia de Sa
Key initiatives: Broadening Participation in Cognitive Science, CogSci Mind Challenge
Partnerships
Chair: Charles Kemp
Sponsorship
Chair: Tom Griffiths
Industry
Chair: Tom Griffiths
Mentorship
Chair: Penny Pexman and Abhilasha Kumar
Diversity and Inclusion
Chair: Virginia de Sa
Key initiative: Conference Awards
Student Advisory Commitee
Chair: Salih Ozdemir
A committee for students and early-career researchers to represent peers, initiate new initiatives and develop leadership skills.
Organize a Future CogSci Conference
Interested in shaping the scientific direction of our flagship event? Consider applying to co-chair an upcoming CogSci conference.
We are currently seeking proposals for:
CogSci 2028 (Chicago, USA)
CogSci 2029
CogSci 2030
Co-chairs focus on the scientific program; logistical coordination is handled by professional staff. Learn more at https://cognitivesciencesociety.org/future-conference-organizers/