Next Annual Meeting
February 26 – 28, 2026
The American Hotel - Atlanta Downtown
160 Ted Turner Dr NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Registration
Register for the 2026 Annual Meeting through your online SSPP account.
Access/Create your SSPP Account
Paper Submissions
The Southern Society encourages paper submissions to its Annual Meeting. You may submit a paper in advance of your meeting registration. If your paper is accepted for presentation, you will then be invited to register for the meeting.
Psychology Program
Philosophy Program
Questions About The Program?
If you have questions about a paper submission, or about the 2026 Annual Meeting program, please send an email to one of our program co-chairs.
Psychology Program Co-Chairs
- Lauren Taglialatela (ltaglial@kennesaw.edu)
- Jonathan Gulledge (jgulledge@georgiasouthern.edu)
- Bennett Schwartz (schwartb@fiu.edu)
Philosophy Program Co-Chairs
- Simon Fitzpatrick (sfitzpatrick@jcu.edu)
- Josh Mugg (joshuamugg@gmail.com)
Graduate Student Grants
Up to six grants (three in philosophy, three in psychology) will be awarded to graduate students whose papers are accepted for presentation at the annual meeting. Each award is $300. Students can apply for these grants simply by indicating their eligibility on their submission form. To be eligible for a grant, applicants must:
- be a member or applicant for membership in SSPP;
- be a graduate student in a doctoral program in philosophy or psychology; and
- be either the sole or joint authors of the paper or abstract they submit.
Griffith Memorial Award
At our annual meeting, SSPP recognizes two papers with the Griffith Memorial Award—an award designed to encourage work from early career academics. Award winners receive a $500 prize.