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The Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists (SSSP): A Self-Organizing System

The Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists (SSSP): A Self-Organizing System. Deborah South Richardson Augusta State University. SSSP Development Timeline. David Stang, Larry Wrightsman of the Society for the Advancement of Social Psychology encourage regional social psychology groups

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The Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists (SSSP): A Self-Organizing System

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  1. The Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists (SSSP): A Self-Organizing System Deborah South Richardson Augusta State University SSSP01

  2. SSSP Development Timeline David Stang, Larry Wrightsman of the Society for the Advancement of Social Psychology encourage regional social psychology groups March, 1978: Organizational/Interest Meeting at SEPA (Richardson, Shaffer, Tesser; Senn) November, 1978: First meeting at University of Georgia SSSP01

  3. Purpose of SSSP “…information exchange and general moral support” (May, 1978, letter to colleagues) “facilitation of communication” (SSSP brochure, 1979) “forum for interaction among social psychologists in the southeast…” (SSSP Newsletter, 1988) as social psychologists, we are tuned to recognize that proximity is important for self-organization SSSP01

  4. “Importantly, SSSP consists of social psychologists from both the “teacher” and “researcher” ends of the academic continuum who work in institutions ranging from small liberal arts colleges to major research universities. SSSP is one of the few professional organizations that makes an explicit attempt to include all social psychologists.”–Mark Leary, SSSP Newsletter (1988) SSSP01

  5. No Formal Organization: A Property of Self-Organization • no “officers” • no dues • no formal membership list All social psychologists in the southeast can consider themselves to be members of SSSP, which is “organized” by a self-selected group of people with no budget who set up a fall conference every year. SSSP01

  6. Emergent Properties of the Self-Organizing System • excitement • scholarship • 23 fall conferences • about 18 SEPA programs • collaborative relationships • interaction: discussions, insights, relationships (e.g., marriages, children) SSSP01

  7. Abe Tesser (UGA): 13 Mark Leary (Wake): 12 Bibb Latané (UNC,FAU): 10 D.Richardson (UGA,FAU):10 Anita Barbee (Louisville): 8 M. Cunningham (Louisvl):8 Mike Kernis (UGA): 8 Jack Brigham (FSU): 7 Frank Dane (Clem,Mercr): 7 Don Forsyth (VCU): 7 Leonard Martin (UGA): 7 Scott Allison (Richmond): 6 Keith Davis (USC): 6 Jim Luginbuhl (NCSt): 6 James Shepperd (UF): 6 Ann Weber (UNC-A): 6 Jacquelyn White (UNC-G): 6 Who are the “individual components” from which organization emerges? SSSP01

  8. 5 Danny Axsom (VPISU) Val Derlega (ODU) Clyde Hendrick (Miami, TxTech) Russell Jones (UKY,UNF) Warren Jones (U.Tenn) Lou Penner (USF) Sid Rosen (UGA) Caryl Rusbult (UNC-CH) Cecilia Solano (Wake) SSSP01

  9. Gender of Participants SSSP01

  10. Kurt Back (Duke) -- ’78, ’86 Robert A. Baron (NSF) -- ’80 Roy Baumeister (Case Western) -- ’93 Jim Dabbs (Georgia State) -- ’95 Richard Evans (Houston) – ’84 John Harvey (Vanderbilt) – ’85 Bibb Latané (UNC) – ’87 Mark Leary (Wake Forest) – ’92, ’97 James Pennebaker (SMU) – ‘95 Deborah Richardson (FAU) – ’98 Abe Tesser (UGA) – ’89 DanWegner (UVA) – ’90) Individual Components: Keynote Speakers SSSP01

  11. Program Chairs FL: USF (1980); UNF (1984); UF (1995) GA: UGA (1978, 1985, 1996); GSU (1983); Kennesaw (2001) KY: U. Louisville (1993, 1998) NC: UNC-C (1979); Wake Forest (1981, 1987); UNC-CH (1990); WCU (1994) SC: Clemson (1986) TN: Rhodes (2000) VA: VCU (1988, 1999); VPISU (1989); ODU (1991); U.Richmond (1997) SSSP01

  12. Conference Sites AL: Univ. Alabama – Birmingham (1985) FL: USF (1981); UNF (1991); FAU (1995) GA: UGA (1978, 1987, 1998); GSU (1984); Mercer (2000) KY: U. Louisville (1989) NC: Wake Forest (1982, 1994); UNC-A (1983); UNC-G (1988); NCState(1990); UNC-CH (1997) SC: Clemson (1979); USC (1980, 1992) TN: UT (1993); Carson Newman (2001) VA: W&M (1986); ODU(1996); VCU/U.Richmond (1999) SSSP01

  13. Self (9; ’84-’99) Relationships(8;’84-’99) Applied (7; ’80-’00) Interdisciplinary (7; ’85-’99) Methods (6; ’78-’98) Social Cog (6; ’79-’90’s) State of Discipline (6; ’78-’95) Attitudes/Social Influence (5; ’79-’00) Emotions (5; ’90’s) Groups (5; 90’s) Health (5; ’79-’93) Law (5; ’78-’92) Teaching (5; ’90’s) Session Topics SSSP01

  14. Broader Impact of SSSP • inspiration and encouragement for students • rub elbows with the “biggies” • student travel and poster awards • initiated poster sessions SSSP01

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