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
Moira Marsh, Libraries
Indiana University
molsmith@iu.edu
ISHS Past President
Liisi Laineste, Folkloristics
Estonian Literary Museum
liisi-at-folklore.ee
ISHS Executive Secretary
Martin Lampert, Executive Secretary
Int. Society for Humor Studies
humorstudies–at–outlook.com
ISHS Board Member
Anastasiya Fiadotava, Folkloristics
Estonian Literary Museum
anastasiya.fiadotava-at-folklore.ee
ISHS Board Member
Alberto Godioli, European Culture & Literature
University of Groningen
a.godioli-at-rug.nl
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
Christian Hempelmann, Languages
East Texas A & M University
c.hempelmann–-at–etamu.edu
2026 Conference Conveners
João Capelotti & Viktor Chagas
Fluminense Federal University, Brazil 
joao.capelotti-at-gmail.com
2025 Conference Convener
Władisław Chłopicki, English
Jagiellonian University, Poland
w.chlopicki@uj.edu.pl
ISHS Historian
Don Nilsen, English
Arizona State University
don.nilsen–at–asu.edu
Liisi Laineste, Folkloristics
Estonian Literary Museum
liisi-at-folklore.ee
Julia Rayz, Computer & Information Technology
Purdue University
jtaylor1-at-purdue.edu
Simon Weaver, Social and Political Sciences
Brunel University
simon.weaver-at-brunel.ac.uk
Christian Hempelmann, Languages
East Texas A & M University
c.hempelmann–-at–etamu.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