Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences


The Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences is a Washington, D.C.-based coalition of learned societies dedicated to psychology and related behavioral sciences. Its official journal is Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, which is published by SAGE Publications. Member societies of FABBS include the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Each society that is a member of FABBS pays dues to the organization to support its work.

History

The Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences was founded in 1981 as the Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Sciences. Its founding president was George Mandler. In 2004, the organization established the Foundation for the Advancement of Behavioral & Brain Sciences. In 2009, the organization was renamed to its current name, and the Foundation for the Advancement of Behavioral & Brain Sciences was renamed the FABBS Foundation. In 2015, the FABBS Foundation was merged into the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences.