Leadership

Board of Directors

Officers

Committees & Task Forces

External Advisors

The Board of Directors is the primary governing body and is responsible for advising the general direction of the affairs of ISSEP. The Board consists of up to seventeen Directors, with each serving a 3-year term (current term: August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026).

The officers are responsible for both leading the Board of Directors (as Executive Committee) and running the day-to-day activities of ISSEP, with each serving a 3-year term (current term: August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026).

Our standing and ad-hoc committees are responsible for coordinating leadership and seeking funding, observing governance and running elections, organizing the annual preconference, collecting and curating materials for the pedagogical advancement of existential psychology, and for reviewing grant applications and award nominations.

Executive

1. Kenneth Vail (Chair), Cleveland State University, USA.

2. Mark Landau, University of Kansas, USA.

3. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman, James Madison University, USA.

4. David Reed, University of Washington, USA.

Nominating, Membership, & Governance

1. Becca Schlegel (Chair), Texas A&M University, USA.

2. Kenneth Vail, Cleveland State University, USA.

3. Mark Landau, University of Kansas, USA.

4. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman, James Madison University, USA.

Conference

1. Kenneth Vail (Chair), Cleveland State University, USA.

2. Mark Landau, University of Kansas, USA.

3. Grace Rivera, University of Mississippi, USA.

4. Abdo Elnakouri, Northwestern University, USA.

Pedagogical Advancement

1. Kenneth Vail (Chair), Cleveland State University, USA.

2. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman, James Madison University, USA.

3. Mark Landau, University of Kansas, USA.

4. Becca Schlegel, Texas A&M University, USA.

Grants & Awards (w/ reviewer panel)

Committee

1. Kenneth Vail (Chair), Cleveland State University, USA.

2. Rachel Menzies, University of Sydney, Australia.

3. Steven Heine, University of British Columbia, Canada.

4. Jinhyung Kim, Sogang University, South Korea.

5. Travis Proulx, Cardiff University, Wales.

6. Becca Schlegel, Texas A&M University, USA.

7. Jeff Greenberg, University of Arizona, USA.

8. Julie Exline, Case Western Reserve University, USA.

9. Mark Landau, University of Kansas, USA.

10. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman, James Madison University, USA.

11. Daniel Liechty, Illinois State University, USA.

Reviewer panel

1. Andrew Abeyta, Rutgers University, USA.

2. Megan Edwards, University of Missouri, USA.

3. Alexis Goad, University of Arizona, USA.

4. Jeff Greenberg, University of Arizona, USA.

5. Perla Henderson, University of Houston, USA.

6. Joshua Hicks, Texas A&M University, USA.

7. Dylan Horner, Minot State University, USA.

8. Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University, USA.

9. Ashley Krause, University of Florida, USA.

10. Crystal Park, University of Connecticut, USA.

11. Elizabeth Pinel, University of Vermont, USA.

12. David Reed, University of Washington, USA.

13. Tomi-Ann Roberts, Colorado College, USA.

14. Sheldon Solomon, Skidmore College, USA.

15. Daniel Sullivan, University of Arizona, USA.

16. Roy Baumeister, University of Queensland, AUS.

17. Dane Easden, University of Melbourne, AUS.

18. Kristin Laurin, University of British Columbia, Canada.

19. Joseph Hayes, University of Acadia, Canada.

20. Lennia Matos Fernandez, University of Peru, Peru.

21. Muireann O’Dea, University of Limerick, Ireland.

22. Phoebe McKenna-Plumley, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland.

23. Constantine Sedikides, University of Southamptom, England.

24. Elena Reutskaja, University of Navarre, Spain.

25. Frank Martela, Aalto University, Finland.

26. Mario Mikulincer, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel.

27. Behzad Behzadnia, University of Tabriz, Iran.

28. Yu Shi, University of Hong Kong, China.

29. Thomas Chui, University of Hong Kong, China.

30. Da Ye Lee, Seoul University, South Korea.

31. Masato Kawabata, Rikkyo University, Japan.

Features & Spotlights

1. Kenneth Vail (Chair), Cleveland State University, USA.

2. Peter Helm (Vice-Chair), Montana State University, USA.

3. David Reed, University of Washington, USA.

4. Daryl Van Tongeren, Hope College, USA.

5. Emily Courtney, University of South Florida, USA.

6. Grace Rivera, University of Mississippi, USA.

7. Muireann O’Dea, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, GER.

8. Nick Kelley, University of Southampton, UK.

Ad-Hoc Journal Committee

1. Kenneth Vail (Chair), Cleveland State University, USA.

2. Daryl Van Tongeren, Hope College, USA.

3. Becca Schlegel, Texas A&M University, USA.

4. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman, James Madison University, USA.

5. David Reed, University of Washington, USA.

6. Mark Landau, University of Kansas, USA.

7. Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University, USA.

Our team of External Advisors provides professional expertise and experience in various fields related to the effective operation of non-profit charitable organizations and scientific societies.