The Experimental Research Section was established in 2010 after hundreds of members of the political science community signed a petition in favor of its creation. Click here for the announcement of the section’s creation, and here for the meeting minutes for the initial set-up of the section. Click here for the Section bylaws and here for amendments passed in 2015.
The following have served as past presidents of the Experimental Research Section:
2010 – 2011: Don Green
2011 – 2012: Jamie Druckman
2012 – 2013: Shanto Iyengar
2013 – 2014: Alan Gerber
2014 – 2015: James Kuklinski
2015 – 2016: Lynn Vavreck
2016 – 2017: Macartan Humphreys
The following have also served as past members of the section’s council:
| Year | Council Members |
| 2010 – 2011 | Rose McDermott, Mike Tomz, and Lynn Vavreck |
| 2011 – 2012 | Don Green |
| 2012 – 2013 | Andre Blais, Jamie Druckman, and Jennifer Jerit |
| 2014 – 2015 | Kevin Esterling, Alan Gerber, and Jennifer Jerit |
| 2015 – 2016 | Jake Bowers |
| 2016 – 2017 | Cheryl Boudreau, Jake Bowers, and Nahomi Ichino |
| 2017 – 2018 | Cheryl Boudreau and Nahomi Ichino |
See below for archived versions of section meeting minutes, presentations, and important section documents:
- First Governing Rules for the Journal of Experimental Political Science (2010)
- 2010 Meeting Minutes
- 2013 Meeting Minutes
- 2014 Meeting Minutes
- 2015 Meeting Minutes
- 2017 Meeting Minutes
- 2010 Meeting Presentation
- 2011 Meeting Presentation
- 2013 Meeting Presentation
- 2015 Meeting Presentation
- 2016 Meeting Presentation
- 2017 Meeting Presentation
- 2018 Meeting Presentation
- 2012 Officers and Committees
- 2015 Committee Roster
- 2016 Committee Roster
- 2017 Committee Roster