Speakers
We are pleased to host the following Keynote speakers:
Arthur I. Miller, Ph.D
Arthur I. Miller is Emeritus Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at University College London. He is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Einstein, Picasso: Space, Time, and the Beauty that Causes Havoc; Insights of Genius: Imagery and Creativity in Science and Art; and Colliding Worlds: How Cutting-Edge Science is Redefining Contemporary Art. He regularly broadcasts, lectures, and curates exhibitions at the intersection of art and science, and has written for The Guardian, The New York Times, Scientific American, Wired and Nautilus. The Artist in the Machine: The World of AI-Powered Creativity, on AI and creativity in art, literature and music, was published in fall 2019 by MIT Press. Recently his new play Synchronicity – on the intriguing relationship between analyst Carl Jung and the brilliant but troubled scientist Wolfgang Pauli - had a standing room only reading in NY.
Find more information at: www.arthurimiller.com and www.artistinthemachine.net
Roger Beaty, Ph.D.
Roger Beaty is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity Lab at Penn State University. He completed his doctoral degree at UNC at Greensboro and his postdoctoral training at Harvard University. His lab uses psychometric and brain imaging methods to study cognitive and neural mechanisms of creative thinking; they also develop open resources for educators and researchers to measure creativity. Roger received the Berlyne Award for his early career contributions to creativity research from Division 10 of the American Psychological Association, and he was acknowledged as a 2021 “Rising Star” from the Association for Psychological Science. His research on creativity neuroscience and measurement has received grant support from National Science Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. He is an Associate Editor for Creativity Research Journal, and he serves on the Executive Committee of the Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity.
Find more information at: https://beatylab.la.psu.edu/
Roni Reiter-Palmon, Ph.D.
Dr. Roni Reiter-Palmon is the Varner Professor of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology and the Director of the I/O Psychology Graduate Program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Her research focuses on creativity and innovation in the workplace, cognitive processes and individual difference variables that influence creative performance of individuals and teams, leading creative individuals, and development of creativity and leadership skills. She has over 80 publications in leading journals. She is an associate editor for the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology and for Frontiers: Organizational Psychology. She was the former editor of The Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. She serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals, including The Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Journal of Creative Behavior, and International Journal of Problem Solving and Creativity. She has received UNO’s college of Arts and Science excellence in research award in 2013, UNO’s Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity (ADROCA) in 2014, and the Nebraska University System Award for research in 2017.
Mark Runco
Mark Runco is to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from SOU at the 2023 Creativity Conference. Mark is Past President of the APA’s Division 10 and Editor of the Journal of Creativity. He is Editor Emeritus of the Creativity Research Journal and has co-edited three editions of the Encyclopedia of Creativity. His Creativity textbook has been translated into over one dozen languages (the 3rd edition is due out any day.) Mark was previously the Torrance Professor of Creative Studies at the University of Georgia and is currently Director of Creativity Research and Programming at SOU.
Find more information at: www.markrunco.com
Arthur I. Miller, Ph.D
Arthur I. Miller is Emeritus Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at University College London. He is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Einstein, Picasso: Space, Time, and the Beauty that Causes Havoc; Insights of Genius: Imagery and Creativity in Science and Art; and Colliding Worlds: How Cutting-Edge Science is Redefining Contemporary Art. He regularly broadcasts, lectures, and curates exhibitions at the intersection of art and science, and has written for The Guardian, The New York Times, Scientific American, Wired and Nautilus. The Artist in the Machine: The World of AI-Powered Creativity, on AI and creativity in art, literature and music, was published in fall 2019 by MIT Press. Recently his new play Synchronicity – on the intriguing relationship between analyst Carl Jung and the brilliant but troubled scientist Wolfgang Pauli - had a standing room only reading in NY.
Find more information at: www.arthurimiller.com and www.artistinthemachine.net
Roger Beaty, Ph.D.
Roger Beaty is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity Lab at Penn State University. He completed his doctoral degree at UNC at Greensboro and his postdoctoral training at Harvard University. His lab uses psychometric and brain imaging methods to study cognitive and neural mechanisms of creative thinking; they also develop open resources for educators and researchers to measure creativity. Roger received the Berlyne Award for his early career contributions to creativity research from Division 10 of the American Psychological Association, and he was acknowledged as a 2021 “Rising Star” from the Association for Psychological Science. His research on creativity neuroscience and measurement has received grant support from National Science Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. He is an Associate Editor for Creativity Research Journal, and he serves on the Executive Committee of the Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity.
Find more information at: https://beatylab.la.psu.edu/
Roni Reiter-Palmon, Ph.D.
Dr. Roni Reiter-Palmon is the Varner Professor of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology and the Director of the I/O Psychology Graduate Program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Her research focuses on creativity and innovation in the workplace, cognitive processes and individual difference variables that influence creative performance of individuals and teams, leading creative individuals, and development of creativity and leadership skills. She has over 80 publications in leading journals. She is an associate editor for the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology and for Frontiers: Organizational Psychology. She was the former editor of The Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. She serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals, including The Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Journal of Creative Behavior, and International Journal of Problem Solving and Creativity. She has received UNO’s college of Arts and Science excellence in research award in 2013, UNO’s Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity (ADROCA) in 2014, and the Nebraska University System Award for research in 2017.
Mark Runco
Mark Runco is to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from SOU at the 2023 Creativity Conference. Mark is Past President of the APA’s Division 10 and Editor of the Journal of Creativity. He is Editor Emeritus of the Creativity Research Journal and has co-edited three editions of the Encyclopedia of Creativity. His Creativity textbook has been translated into over one dozen languages (the 3rd edition is due out any day.) Mark was previously the Torrance Professor of Creative Studies at the University of Georgia and is currently Director of Creativity Research and Programming at SOU.
Find more information at: www.markrunco.com
