The United States is a member of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) through the National Academy of Sciences, which serves as the adhering body to the union.
Studying brain development in infants		The mission of the U.S. National Committee to IUPsyS (USNC/IUPsyS) is to support and build the international infrastructure for behavioral and social science. The committee acts as the liaison between U.S. scientists and the international psychological community as represented by the union. Committee membership includes illustrious scientists who have expertise in a variety of psychological disciplines, including neuroscience, aging, psychotherapy, social identity, medicine, health care policy, symbol systems and language structures, learning and memory, decision making, and risk perception and have received honors in their field. There are nine regular voting members on the committee and two ex-officio voting members.
Societies invited to nominate individuals for membership include the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Psychological Society (APS), the Psychonomic Society, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). The societies also supplement the budget of the committee, allowing committee members to travel to relevant meetings and invite guests to their meetings. Mission The core mission of the USNC/IUPsyS is to support and build the international infrastructure for behavioral and social science. The primary goal of the current committee is to develop and foster international partnerships vital for (a) providing access to geographically dispersed materials, events, and expertise and (b) fostering open and timely communication, sharing, and validation of findings. The national committee provides a valuable network through which the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Academy of Sciences enhance their capacity to contribute to global research and to create a diverse and globally-oriented workforce of scientists. Overall this program encourages cooperative research and education efforts across disciplinary and international boundaries, and positions the United States to benefit from global investment in science and technology. The functions of the U.S. National Committee for IUPsyS (USNC/IUPsyS) are to: Advise the President of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on matters pertaining to U.S. participation in the IUPsyS and inform both the NAS and U.S. scientists of all recommendations originating within the IUPsyS Nominate to the National Research Council persons to represent psychologists of the United States as delegates to the General Assemblies and other meetings sponsored by the IUPsyS and provide information and guidance for such delegates Plan and sponsor scientific meetings in the United States in accordance with the objectives of the IUPsyS Perform such other duties as are required of the National Committees under the Statutes of the IUPsyS, and to take any other action directed toward the benefit and advancement of the science of psychology in the U.S. and throughout the world. Membership 3 U.S. Psychologists Elected to IUPsyS Executive Committee At the XVIII International Congress of Psychology in August 2004 in Beijing China, Bruce Overmier, ex-officio member of the USNC, was elected President of the Union. Barbara Tversky, USNC delegate to the IUPsyS Congress, was elected to the Executive Committee. Merry Bullock, ex-officio member of the USNC, will remain Deputy Secretary General.
Bruce Overmier, newly elected president of the IUPsyS, with Barbara Tversky, who was elected to the IUPsyS Executive Committee.		Kevin Miller and Barbara Tversky, USNC delegates to the International Congress of Psychology.		Merry Bullock, IUPsyS Deputy Secretary General and USNC ex-officio member, at the registration booth.
Committee member Richard Thompson was invited to become a member of the Honorary Committee for the 29th International Congress of Psychology, to be held in Berlin, Germany, July 20-25, 2008. Chair Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Florida State University College of Medicine Medical regimen adherence, psychosocial aspects of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children, and psychosocial aspects of genetic testing on children and families. Members Oscar A. Barbarin, III, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, School of Social Work Children's health and mental health; African American children and families; family and pre-school Interventions; and the black-white achievement gap. Diane F. Halpern, Claremont McKenna College, Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children Work-family interaction, sex differences in cognitive abilities, and critical thinking. James Jackson, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Experimental and survey methodology, cultural influences on mental health, social influence, attitude theory and change, and aging and human development. Kevin Miller, University of Illinois, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Effect of thinking on symbol systems, such as number names, calendars, and writing systems, and language structures in cognitive development. Stephen W. Porges, University of Illinois at Chicago, Brain-Body Center Psychophysiological studies of attention during infancy and early childhood. Judith Torney-Purta, University of Maryland, Department of Human Development Social/political cognition; civic education cross-nationally; cross-cultural and inter-cultural studies; research related to social policy; interaction in technology-rich environments; and social studies and history learning. Barbara Tversky, Columbia University Cognitive Studies in Education Program Spatial mental representations, language, and memory. Ex-Officio Members Merry Bullock, American Psychological Association Deputy Secretary General, IUPsyS Policy making. James Bruce Overmier, University of Minnesota President, IUPsyS Cognitive and biological: stress, conditioning, learning, and memory in animals and humans, and their biological mechanisms. About the Union The International Union for Psychological Sciences (IUPsyS) is an international, nongovernmental, professional organization devoted to the promotion of activities in psychological science. Its members are drawn from national professional societies and national academies. Today it has National Members from close to 70 countries, and works to represent the full breadth of psychology as a profession and as a science. Members of IUPsyS are organizations that represent psychology in each country. In addition to its National Members, IUPsyS has a number of international affiliate organizations and liason associations that have individual members. The union identifies issues that affect the conduct of science across disciplinary boundaries, including restrictions on the free circulation of scientists and dissemination of research publications, the effects of electronic publishing on the costs and accessibility of research articles in developing countries, and the impact of security considerations on the free flow of scientific and technical information. The union also identifies and addresses major issues of importance to science and society and conducts projects that contribute to science for policy, or how scientific and technical knowledge can be used to achieve societal goals.