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Member Spotlight: 2025 Spence Awardee Mark Thornton on the Dynamics of the Social World
Learn about 2025 Janet Taylor Spence recipient Mark Thornton, an assistant professor at Dartmouth College and director of the Social Computation Representation and Prediction Laboratory. Visit Page
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on antisocial disorders, data analysis, a mindfulness model, a model of moral contagion, scientific collaboration, and social neuroscience. Visit Page
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Robert Provine, 1943 – 2019
Robert R. Provine studied the development and evolutionary basis of laughter, hiccupping, yawning, and other social behaviors. Visit Page
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Kristina Olson Named 2018 MacArthur Fellow
APS Fellow Kristina Olson has received the prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Grant for her innovative research on the social and cognitive development of transgender and gender-nonconforming youth. Visit Page
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Remembering APS Past President John T. Cacioppo (1951-2018)
Colleagues celebrate the life of an APS Past President and William James Fellow who introduced the world to social neuroscience and championed interdisciplinary research. Visit Page
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John Cacioppo, 1951-2018
APS Past President John T. Cacioppo, a co-founder of the field of social neuroscience and a 2018 recipient of the APS William James Fellow Award, has passed away. Visit Page