The ASPO is an organisation for and by social psychological researchers in The Netherlands.

The aim of this association is to stimulate empirical research with relevance for theory formation in the field of social psychology and to disseminate the knowledge thereof. This includes collecting and disseminating knowledge in the field of social psychology, giving direction to its development and strengthening the mutual contacts between social psychologists.

The main activities of the ASPO are

• the organisation of an annual conference where social psychologists can meet, inspire and learn from each other (ASPO conference);
• the organisation of an annual event presenting social psychological research to a lay audience (The Social Animal);
• the support of meetings relevant to social psychology at the initiative of our members;
• to keep members informed of developments in social psychology in The Netherlands via social media (LinkedIn: Associatie van Sociaal-Psychologische Onderzoekers, Instagram: @aspo_nl) and distribute up-to-date information to members by means of a mailing list.

Members

By joining ASPO, you become a supporter of ASPO. You get access to symposia which are organised by ASPO. The ASPO membership is valid for one year and runs from January 1st to December 31st.

To become ASPO member one should send an email to Manja Alsema (m.w.alsema@rug.nl) expressing the wish to become ASPO member. From this email it should become clear at which university one is affiliated and that one is able to do independent social psychological research. If not affiliated at a university, it should be indicated where one graduated.

Board

The ASPO board consists of the following persons:

• Tila Pronk (Tilburg University) – chair
• Hedy Greijdanus (University of Groningen) – treasurer
• Reine van der Wal (Utrecht University) – secretary
• Bastiaan Rutjens (University of Amsterdam)
• Marlon Nieuwenhuis (University of Twente)
• Daniel Balliet (Free University Amsterdam)
• Gijs Bijlstra (Radboud University)
• Niels van Doesum (Leiden University)
• Jurriaan te Koppele (Wageningen University and Research) – PhD representative