General and Contact Information

The International Society for Humor Studies' administrative office is located in Oakland, California. The Society is a 501c(3) tax-exempt organization and is registered in the state of Califonia as a nonprofit corporation (#5377397) and as a charitable trust (#CT0285848). Correspondence about membership and activities can be sent to:

Martin Lampert, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
International Society for Humor Studies
P.O. Box 5185
Oakland, CA 94619, USA
Email: humorstudies–at–outlook.com

Correspondence regarding Humor: The International Journal of Humor Research should be directed to the journal editors. Nominations for officers in upcoming elections may be sent to the ISHS Nomination Committee. For easy access, the current list of ISHS Executive Board members is provide below.

ISHS President
Liisi Laineste, Folkloristics
Estonian Literary Museum
liisi-at-folklore.ee
ISHS Past President
Sharon Lockyer, Sociology
Brunel University
sharon.lockyer-at-brunel.ac.uk
ISHS Executive Secretary
Martin Lampert, Executive Secretary
Int. Society for Humor Studies
humorstudies–at–outlook.com
ISHS Board Member
Dorota Brzozowska, Polish Philology
Opole University
dorbrzo-at-gmail.com
ISHS Board Member
Gil Greengross, Psychology
Aberystwyth University
humorology-at-gmail.com
ISHS Board Member
Julia Rayz, Computer & Information Technology
Purdue University
jtaylor1-at-purdue.edu
ISHS Board Member
Simon Weaver, Social and Political Sciences
Brunel University
simon.weaver-at-brunel.ac.uk
Humor Editor-in-Chief/Conference Convener
Christian Hempelmann, Languages
Texas A & M University–Commerce
c.hempelmann–-at–tamuc.edu
Past Conference Convenor
Patrice Oppliger, Communication
Boston University
oppliger-at-bu.edu
ISHS Historian
Don Nilsen, English
Arizona State University
don.nilsen–at–asu.edu
Sharon Lockyer, Sociology
Brunel University
sharon.lockyer-at-brunel.ac.uk
Dorota Brzozowska, Polish Philology
Opole University
dorbrzo-at-gmail.com
Gil Greengross, Psychology
Aberystwyth University
humorology-at-gmail.com
Christian Hempelmann, Languages
Texas A & M University–Commerce
c.hempelmann–-at–tamuc.edu
Dorota Brzozowska, Polish Philology
Opole University
dorbrzo-at-gmail.com
Gil Greengross, Psychology
Aberystwyth University
humorology-at-gmail.com
Sharon Lockyer, Sociology
Brunel University
Sharon.Lockyer-at-brunel.ac.uk
Martin Lampert, Exec. Secretary
Int. Society for Humor Studies
humorstudies–at–outlook.com