Ombudsperson

The Ombuds service of the PSA provides confidential and impartial assistance with PSA-related experience, conflict, communication, informal complaint resolution, and problem-solving.

PSA Ombuds are independent and neutral persons with whom all society members and conference attendees at all levels may correspond or speak confidentially, informally, and off-the-record about PSA-related concerns or questions.

Ombuds can facilitate the informal resolution of an issue, if requested by a respondent and when informal resolution is a better fit for the situation than is escalation to more adversarial, costly, and time-consuming formal processes.  But Ombuds will neither make recommendations nor take action unless such aid is requested by a respondent.

Please reach out to PSA Ombuds Joyce C. Havstad or Deputy Ombuds Anya Plutynski, in person or via email sent to ombuds@philsci.org as needed.  Respondents should feel free to write anonymously if preferred.