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News, Announcements & Awards
The Society for Mathematical Psychology would like to utilize this area of the website for announcement of interest to its members. If you have an announcement to contribute, please send an email to Jerome Busemeyer.
Announcements
Society for Mathematical Psychology
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD (2008)
The Society for Mathematical Psychology is soliciting nominations for an award to be given for exceptional published research in the field of mathematical psychology by a new investigator. “New investigator” is intended to include individuals who are either students or are no more than six years beyond the Ph.D. at the time of nomination. Publications dated 2002 or later will be considered. The award is to be given for a single research contribution. Single-authored publications are given most weight, but the committee may consider nominees who have been first author on more than one publication. The person nominated need not be a member of the Society. Self nominations will not be considered.
The winner will be selected by a special committee appointed by the Executive Committee; the selection committee normally is chaired by the Society’s President. The winner will be announced at the 41st Annual Mathematical Psychology Society Meeting in 2008. The recipient will receive a $250 tax-free award, plus up to $1,000 in travel costs, and will be invited to make a presentation at a future meeting of the Society.
Nominations should include four copies of the published work, a one-page summary of the significance of the research, a brief biographical information concerning the nominee, a letter from the nominator, and a letter from the nominee stating that he or she consents to be considered for the award.
The New Investigator competition will again be held annually. For the process to be successful, it is important for our members to nominate worthy candidates. While it takes some time to put together nomination materials, the reward of having a student or colleague recognized for creative early research is substantial. The President or Secretary-Treasurer will be happy to answer any questions about the competition.
Nomination materials should be sent by April 30, 2008 to The Society for Mathematical Psychology, New Investigator Award, Attention Richard M. Golden, The University of Texas at Dallas, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences – GR41, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
Past New Investigator Award Winners include: Daniel Navarro (2007), Eric-Jan Wagenmakers (2006), Josh Tenenbaum (2005), Marc Howard (2004), Michael Lee (2003); George Karabatsos (2002); David Huber (2001), Michel Reggenwetter (1999), Robin Thomas (1998), Adele Dieterich (1997), Jerry Balakrishnan (1996), In Jae Myung (1995), Zygmund Pizlo (1994), Michael D'Zmura (1993), Peter Wakker (1991), Rami Zwick (1990), Theodore Alper (1989), Michael Rudd (1988), and Robert Nosofsky (1987).
http://www.mathpsych.org
SMP 2008 Newsletter
Executive Committee Members:
New Society President: Jun Zhang (University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor) is the new President of the Society for Mathematical
Psychology!
Our previous President, Trish Van Zandt (Ohio State University),
now serves as Vice-President of the Society.
Appointed Members: Jerome Busemeyer (JMP representative), Richard Chechile (Federation representative), Hans Colonius (European Mathematical Society representative), Richard Golden (Secretary-Treasurer).
Elected Members: Thomas Wickens (University of California at Berkeley), Zygmunt Pizlo (Purdue University), and our two newly elected members: Michael Lee (University of California at Irvine) and Robin Thomas (Miami University)
41st Meeting of the Society for Mathematical
Psychology (July 26-July 28, Washington, D.C.). The 41st Annual Meeting
of the Society for Mathematical Psychology will begin the Evening of July 26, 2008 (Saturday) and end the
Afternoon of July 29, 2008 (Tuesday). The conference
will be located in Washington, D.C. at The Fairmont Washington DC hotel
(www.fairmont/washington).
The conference will feature symposia on the topics of: Cognitive Decision
Theory, Causal Modeling, Computational Linguistics, and Psychometric
Assessment. Additional conference details can be found at: www.mathpsych.org. Please support the
41st Annual Meeting by taking advantage of the special conference
discount rates offered by the Fairmont exclusively to Society for Mathematical
Psychology Conference Participants and registering early for the conference.
Submission deadline for the Society for Mathematical Psychology Conference
is April 1, 2008!
30th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (July 23-July 26, Washington, D.C.). The Society for Mathematical Psychology conference will immediately follow the 30th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (which will takes place July 23-July 26 about 2 miles away at the Omni Shoreham Hotel; see www.cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci.html ). If you can, arrange to attend both the Cognitive Science Conference and the Mathematical Psych Conference!
Congratulations to Daniel Navarro who was awarded the 2007 New Investigator Award! Dan will give a presentation on his research at this year’s SMP meeting in Washington, D.C. Please submit a nomination for the New Investigator Award for 2008 using the enclosed application form!
Congratulations to Robin Thomas who was awarded the 2007 Journal of Mathematical Psychology Outstanding Paper Award! Robin Thomas received the 2007 JMP Outstanding paper award for her contribution entitled “Processing time predictions of current models of perception in the classic additive factors paradigm,” JMP, 50, 441-455. Please submit your nominations for the 2006 JMP Outstanding Paper Award via email to Richard Golden (golden@utdallas.edu).
JMP Subscriptions: IMPORTANT UPDATE! The subscription process associated with receiving the Journal of Mathematical Psychology has now changed. As of January 1, 2008 members will not renew their subscriptions to the Journal of Mathematical Psychology indirectly by sending money to the Society for Mathematical Psychology. Rather, both new subscribers and existing subscribers who are members of the Society for Mathematical Psychology should call Elsevier Customer Service directly using the toll free number: +1 (877) 839-7126 (option #1). European society members may call +31 20 485 3757. Members should tell the representative that they are SMP members with a special annual JMP subscription rate of USD142. Members from countries other than the US may have to provide additional fees to cover VAT. In addition, appropriate sales tax may be required if applicable. Payment can be made by credit card and a receipt will be mailed. Currently, online ordering is not available. Members with questions regarding this new policy for subscribing to the Journal of Mathematical Psychology or renewing their subscription can email their questions to: usjcs@elsevier.com or for Europe, Middle East or Asia: nlinfo-f@elsevier.com. The website: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/contact.cws_home/regional
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39th Meeting of the European Mathematical Psychology Society (September 7-11, 2008). The EMPG 2008 (European Mathematical Psychology Meeting 2008) will be held at the University of Graz, in Graz (Austria), from September Sunday 7th (arrival and welcome) until Thursday 11th (farewell and departure), 2008. The meeting will be organized by the Cognitive Science Section (Department of Psychology, University of Graz). Email: empg2008@uni-graz.at, URL: http://empg2008.uni-graz.at/ .
24th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics (July 29-August 1, 2008). The 24th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics will be held July 29 - August 1, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The meeting will begin with its opening reception on Tuesday evening, July 29th, and continue through to Friday evening, August 1st. Optional special events include a trip to Niagara Falls with a stop at a vineyard for an ice wine tasting; taking in a baseball game at the domed stadium; enjoying a performance of the hit musical "Dirty Dancing," and enjoying open-air theatre "A Midsummer Night's Dream” in High Park. The weekend prior to the conference is the climax of the major Toronto Beaches International Jazz Festival, with ongoing free jazz performances; and immediately following the conference on Saturday is the free Caribana Day Parade, a Caribbean carnival-style parade of colours, costumes and pageantry.
Fordham Council on Applied Psychometrics (FCAP) Conference (June 26-27, 2008). The Fordham Council on Applied Psychometrics (FCAP) Conference to be held in the Bronx, New York will focus on defining psychometrics and its applications, the lack of adequate training, and the need for expertise. There will be a mixture of paper and poster sessions that aim to expose the many facets of psychometrics and its applications. Keynote speakers include Paul Holland (ETS, retired) and David Rindskopf (CUNY), and invited speakers include Charles Lewis (Fordham, ETS) and Michael Edwards (Ohio State University). Proposals for papers or posters covering a mixture of psychometric applications and methods are welcome. Proposals for papers must be received by March 15, 2008 and proposals for posters must be received by April 1, 2008. The conference will be preceded by a day of technical workshops on R, SAS and Winbugs. For more information please visit www.fordham.edu/fcap/conference
The Society for Mathematical Psychology Fund: This fund is used to support basic operating costs of the Society, awards, travel grants, and other special activities sponsored by the Society. There is a special box on your renewal form to check for contributions. If every member donated $2.00, we would add over $500 to the fund. Basically, this fund is used to help keep Society Membership Renewal Fees low!
Research Training and Development Fund: The purpose of this fund is to promote the growth of the field of Mathematical Psychology by funding the New Investigator Award ($500-$750) and by funding special activities (e.g., travel, honorariums, tutorial workshops) intended to educate members of the society. Members can donate money to this fund by checking the box "Research Training and Development Fund” on the renewal form.
Foundation for the Advancement of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) Donations: The FABBS plays a critical role in educating the public and congress on the importance of behavioral and psychological science. Members can donate money to FABBS through the Society for Mathematical Psychology by checking the box “FABBS Donation” on the renewal form and including their donation with their renewal fees. Please checkout: www.fabbs.org for more information!
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The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Cognition and Decision Program, seeks proposals to advance the understanding of higher cognitive processes, especially problem solving and decision making, through a combination of experimentation, computational and/or mathematical modeling. Contact:
| Jun Zhang, Manager, Cognition & Decision Program |
| Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| http://www.afosr.af.mil/ |
| "Zhang, Jun Civ AFRL/AFOSR" <jun.zhang@afosr.af.mil> |
| Voice: 703-696-8421, Fax: 703-696-8449 |
News
- Michael V. Levine has Passed Away
Michael V. Levine died at the age of 68 on December 22, 2004. Mike was the very first person to get 'enrolled' in the new mathematical psychology program at Stanford, and he got his Ph.D. about 1963 with Dr. Pat Suppes, writing a thesis on learning with a continuous response. It is said that he absorbed mathematics, starting with virtually no background, like a Kodiak bear consumes salmon. He spent some years at U. Pennsylvania as a post doctoral student with Dr. Duncan Luce and also as an Assistant Professor. Later he was a research scientist at ETS, and his last appointment was Director of the Model-Based Measurement Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His work was supported for many years by ONR. He is being missed by his colleagues.
- Tom Trabasso has Passed Away
It is with great sadness that we report of the death of Tom Trabasso. He died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday morning, May 22, at 2 AM. For over 18 months he battled with pancreatic cancer. Up until about a month ago he continued to be actively involved in the things that gave him the most pleasure and satisfaction: work, family, and leisure activities.
Tom had a very distinguished career in the fields of Mathematical Psychology, Experimental Psychology, and Discourse Analysis. Tom received his PhD in 1961 from Michigan State University with a Major in General Experimental Psychology and a Minor in Quantitative Psychology and Mathematical Statistics.
Tom started his career in the early 1960's as a mathematical psychologist with interests in concept identification and concept learning. He made a number of important contributions to the fields of mathematical psychology and experimental cognitive psychology during this time period. Some representative publications from this era in Tom's career included:
Bower, G. H., & Trabasso, T. R. (1963). Concept identification. In R. C. Atkinson (Ed.), Studies in mathematical psychology, Chapter 2. Stanford, CA.: Stanford University Press, 1963, 32-94.
Trabasso, T., & Bower, G. (1964). Component learning in the four-category concept problem. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 1, 143-169.
Friedman, M. P., Trabasso, T., & Mosberg, L. (1967). Tests of a mixed model for paired associates learning with overlapping stimuli. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 4, 316-334.
In the late 1970's Tom's work began to focus more upon the problem of understanding high level comprehension processes as revealed by causal network analyses of discourse. Tom continued working actively in this area for the remainder of his career. Although Tom's work over the past 35 years did not involve the derivation of complex formulas or proofs of profound mathematical theorems, his methodological approach to investigating high level comprehension processes involved a strong theory-driven and empirically-driven approach to discourse analysis. During the past decade, Tom began exploring simulation models of on-line comprehension processes although the majority of his work continued to focus upon empirical evaluations of theoretically motivated models of the representational systems driving high level comprehension processes.
Tom was a founding member of the Society for Text and Discourse and the first head of the Board. In recognition of the seminal contributions of Tom to the Society and to the field of discourse processing, this year's meeting of the Society is being dedicated to Tom.
Tom's family has established a fund in his honor at the Gastro-intestinal Research Foundation (GIRF). Anyone who is interested in supporting the fund can make a donation. The donation should be made out to:
GIRF: Tom Trabasso Research Fund
70 E. Lake Street Suite #1015
Chicago, IL 60601
The fund will be used for a variety of different studies having to do with GI diseases. Initial studies will investigate doctor-patient relationships in GI diseases, how doctors can be more effective at communicating with their patients, what learning strategies doctors need in order to better understand their patients, and how biological, psychological and environmental factors affect different GI diseases.
Tom was a great researcher, teacher, and colleague. He will be sorely missed.
If you would like to send an email letter of support to the family, please email: Joseph Magliano (Secretary of the Society for Text and Discourse).
Joe will forward those emails to the family. His email address is: jmagliano@niu.edu.
************************** - Duncan Luce wins National Medal of Science
R. Duncan Luce, of the University of California, Irvine was given the nation's highest honor for science on February 14, 2005, winning the 2003 National Medal of Science. Luce won for behavioral and social sciences.
The National Medal of Science honors individuals for pioneering scientific research that has led to a better understanding of the world, as well as to innovations and technologies that give the United States a global economic edge. President Bush announced the awards which will be given out at a White House ceremony on March 14.
For more, see "Four Californians win National Medal of Science", The San Jose Mercury News, February 14, 2005.
************************** - Recently, Ward Edwards passed away. He is known as the father
of behavioral decision making research. Ward Edwards pioneered the
way toward descriptive theories of risky decision making. He also
laid the groundwork for early research on Bayesian inference. Later
he became a leader in the development and promotion of decision analysis.
It is fair to say he [Edwards, W. (1962) Subjective probabilities inferred from decisions. Psychological Review, 69, 109-135] was one of the first to systematically introduce the idea of a subjective expected utility model where the subjective probablities do not necessarily obey the rules of probability. This was recognized in the original prospect theory article by Kahneman and Tverskty (1979). Of course, the full impact of using decision weights was later realized by the important work of Kahneman and Tverskty (1979), which was a major advance and extension of this prescient idea.
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Douglas Vickers died suddenly in his home in Adelaide, South Australia, on October 31, 2004. At the time of his death he was professor of psychology at the University of Adelaide and director of the Adelaide Cognition and Applied Decision Making Unit, a research group he had worked assiduously to develop and promote during the preceding years. With his death, Australian psychology lost one of its leading researchers in psychophysics and decision making and one of its most creative theorists. more |
SMP Newsletter (requires Acrobat Reader)
2002 Fund Report (requires Acrobat Reader)
SMP Funds Description
New Investigator Award
The Society for Mathematical Psychology presents an award annually for exceptional published research in the field of mathematical psychology by a new investigator. "New investigator" is intended to include individuals who are either students or are no more than six years beyond the Ph.D. at the time of nomination. Publications dated five years beyond the Ph.D. will be considered. The award is to be given for a single research contribution. Single-authored publications are given most weight, but the committee may consider nominees who have been first author on more than one publication. The person nominated need not be a member of the Society.
Call for Nominations 2007 New Investigator Award
New Investigator Award Recipients:
- Daniel Navarro (2007)
- E. J. Wagenmakers (2006)
- Josh Tenenbaum (2005)
- Marc Howard (2004)
- Michael Lee (2003)
- George Karabatsos (2002)
- David Huber (2001)
- (no award given) (2000)
- Michel Regenwetter (1999)
- Robin Thomas (1998)
- Adele Dieterich (1997)
- Jerry Balakrishnan (1996)
- In Jae Myung (1995)
- Zygmund Pizlo (1994)
- Michael D'Zmura (1993)
- (no award given) (1992)
- Peter Wakker (1991)
- Rami Zwick (1990)
- Theodore Alper (1989)
- Michael Rudd (1988)
- Robert Nosofsky (1987)
Best Paper Awards:
- Robin Thomas (2007)
- Adele Diederich and Jerome Busemeyer (2006)
- Michael Levine (2005)
- Ehtibar Dhafarov (2004)
- Louis Narens (2003)
- Phil Smith (2002)
- John Miyamoto (2001)
- Richard Chechile (2000)